ECC 3A tennis: EW, CBA netters qualify for regionals

By Staff Reports
Published in Sports on April 10, 2014 1:48 PM

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PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock and Eastern Wayne combined to qualify six players for the 2014 N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A eastern regional tennis championships.

The Warriors' Ethan Quinn emerged as the Eastern Carolina 3-A singles champion with a 6-1, 6-0 decision over the Golden Falcons' Stanton Head. Each player advanced to the regionals at Barton College in Wilson next week.

Aycock qualified a pair of doubles teams -- ECC champions Addison Vail-Allan Best and runners-up Chas Hooks-Jackson Yelverton. Vail-Best handed Hooks-Yelverton, who were the tournament's top seed, a 6-3, 6-4 defeat in the championship match.

The fifth-seeded Head opened singles play with an 8-1 decision over the Warriors' Andrew Baker. He followed that with a 6-4, 6-0 semifinal-round upset of Southern Wayne's Bobby Stocks, who was the No. 1 seed.

Quinn defeated Aycock's Nick Coston in the semifinals.

Hooks-Yelverton eliminated the Warriors' tandem of Gray Sasser-Kevin Larson in the semifinals, while Vail-Best ousted the third-seeded duo of Sam Biggs-Le Solomon.