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Pinecrest High School's Marshall Landry is the 2023 recipient of the USTA North Carolina Coach Don Skakle High School Male Player of the Year award. Landry is currently a freshman on the men's tennis team at Mississippi State University.
Landry won the 2023 North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4-A singles championship at Raleigh Millbrook Exchange Park.
Congratulations to Marshall, and to Pinecrest coach Gail Deese, pictured displaying state championship rings presented by their school at a recent home basketball game.
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The NCHSAA conducted its 2023 Women's Dual Team Championships on Saturday, November 4th, with Mount Airy, Hendersonville, Lake Norman Charter, and Myers Park earning the titles.
In 1-A, Mount Airy topped Voyager Academy in convincing fashion, winning 5-0, and losing only 11 games in the process.
In 2-A, Hendersonville won its fourth consecutive state championship with a 5-2 win over Research Triangle.
In 3-A, Lake Norman Charter defeated Fayetteville Terry Sanford, 5-4, in a match decided by a tiebreaker at No. 3 doubles.
And, in 4-A, in another 5-4 battle, Myers Park defeated New Hanover on the strength of a third-set tiebreak win at No. 5 singles.
Click here for a complete recap of the tournament finals.
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The North Carolina High School Athletic Association crowned its 2023 women's individual tennis champions at state tournaments taking place on October 27th & 28th.
At the 1A tournament, played at the Cary Tennis Park, Highland Tech's Madison Darnell claimed the singles title, while the team of Sasha Korjova and Brianna Viets of Triangle Math & Science won the doubles championship.
In 2A play at Ting Park in Holly Springs, Olivia Hankinson of Reasearch Triangle defended her singles crown, and Hendersonville's Eliza Perry and Ramsey Ross earned their third consecutive doubles titles.
At the 3A tournament, played at Burlington Tennis Center, McKinley Battle of Rocky Mount won the singles championship, while Pauline Bui and Loren Galavis of Fayetteville Terry Sanford won the doubles title.
And, in 4A play, at Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center in Raleigh, Broughton's Allison Harris won the singles title, and Apex Friendship's Julianne and Caroline Izod won the doubles championship.
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Congratulations to all the champions, as well as all the other participants in this year's individual tournament.
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Player School Class
Abigail Brown Burlington Walter M. Williams Junior
Pauline Bui Fayetteville Terry Sanford Sophomore
Ryan Hanes Carrboro Junior
Genesis Gonzalez Southern Lee Senior
Shay Bieniek Cape Fear Senior
Andi Brinker Cape Fear Senior
Loren Galaviz Fayetteville Terry Sanford Junior
Jenny Wang Fayetteville Terry Sanford Freshman
Molly McGuirk East Lincoln Senior
Sydney Dann East Lincoln Freshman