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Mount Airy girls tennis handles Chatham Central, earns second straight 1A dual team title

Mount Airy claims second straight 1A dual team title

Mount Airy girls tennis needed only five matchups to claim its second straight N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A dual team state title, as it topped Chatham Central 5-0 on Saturday at the Burlington Tennis Complex.

For the second time in as many years, the top-seeded Granite Bears earned their championship against a foe from Chatham County. (Mount Airy defeated Chatham Charter in 2021). And just like last year, Mount Airy needed only the minimum number of matchups before the celebration ensued. The state title is Mount Airy’s fifth as a program. …read more

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Hendersonville girls tennis battles past Raleigh Charter to extend 2A dual team title streak

Hendersonville girls tennis claims 5th dual tennis title in program history

For years now, Hendersonville girls tennis has been the team to beat at the 2A level in the N.C. High School Athletic Association.

That’s still the case in 2022. The sixth-seeded Bearcats (17-1) topped No. 5 seed Raleigh Charter 5-4 on Saturday to take home their fifth dual team title as a program and their fourth straight, continuing a run of dominance that began in 2019. …read more

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Cape Fear girls tennis tops Lake Norman Charter to claim second straight 3A dual team title

Cape Fear girls tennis claims second straight 3A dual team title

Undaunted by the pressure of attempting to defend a state championship, Cape Fear girls tennis claimed the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A dual team title on Saturday for the second time in as many years, defeating Lake Norman Charter 5-1.

With the win, the fifth-seeded Colts finished the year 18-1. Lake Norman Charter, the No. 4 seed, ends its campaign at 21-2. …read more

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