CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - George Washington's boys captured the
Class Triple-A state tennis title today, although the Patriot girls
lost their shot at a third straight championship on a tiebreaker.
Charleston Catholic won both the boys and girls titles in Class
Double-and-Single-A.
George Washington's boys won their third state crown in four
years. The Patriots got title wins from Logan Spears at number 2
singles and Ryan Lucci at number 4. The pair combined to win the
number 2 doubles title, and George Washington's Garett Rhodes and
Will Lorensen won the number 3 doubles crown.
Parkersburg's Goldie Preston and Lakin Whitlatch won the number
2 girls doubles championship in the final match of the day, moving
the Big Reds into a tie for first-place with George Washington.
Both teams won three championship matches but Parkersburg earned
the second tiebreaker because it had four finalists to three for
George Washington.
Charleston Catholic beat Petersburg by four points in the girls
team race and Bluefield by nine points on the boys side.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Results from the West Virginia high
school tennis tournament Saturday (NOTE Parkersburg was awarded the
girls Class AAA title on a second tiebreaker):
CLASS AAA
GIRLS
Team Scoring
1. (tie) Parkersburg, George Washington 13. 3. (tie) Huntington,
Cabell Midland 9. 5. Jefferson 8. 6. Morgantown 4. 7. (tie)
University, Wheeling Park 3.
No. 1 Singles
Alex Bush, Parkersburg, def. Stephanie Fox, Cabell Midland, 6-1,
6-2.
No. 2
Bethany Law, Cabell Midland, def. Christina Hammond, Jefferson,
6-4, 6-3.
No. 3
Cathy Liu, George Washington, def. Sarah Cummings, Huntington,
6-1, 6-3.
No. 4
Lakin Whitlatch, Parkersburg, def. Teal Pindell, Jefferson, 7-6
(8-6), 3-6, 6-0.
No. 1 Doubles
Alyssa Hackworth-Erica White, George Washington, def. Alex
Bush-Paige Hathaway, Parkersburg, 6-2, 6-4.
No. 2
Goldie Preston-Lakin Whitlatch, Parkersburg, def. Sarah
Cummings-Allie Steel, Huntington, 7-5, 6-3.
No. 3
Lindsay Kelly-Kelly Babiak, George Washington, def. Courtney
Brown-Kayla Brown, Morgantown, 6-3, 6-3.
BOYS
Team Scoring
1. George Washington 16. 2. Huntington 8. 3. Parkersburg 7. 4.
Morgantown 6. 5. (tie) Jefferson, Parkersburg South 4. 7. (tie)
Hedgesville, Nitro 3. 9. (tie) Princeton, Robert C. Byrd, St.
Albans 2.
No. 1 Singles
Doug Hornek, Morgantown, def. Chris Pratt, George Washington,
6-4, 6-2.
No. 2
Logan Spears, George Washington, def. Teddy Daub, Parkersburg,
6-0, 6-0.
No. 3
Jonathan Phillips, Nitro, def. Jawn Smith, Parkersburg, 6-2,
7-5.
No. 4
Ryan Lucci, George Washington, def. Blake Pindell, Jefferson,
6-2, 6-4.
No. 1 Doubles
Ross Evans-Darius Hadi, Huntington, def. Chris Pratt-Cameron
Harmon, George Washington, 6-1, 6-3.
No. 2
Logan Spears-Ryan Lucci, George Washington, def. Josh Wise-Logan
Richards, Parkersburg South, 7-5, 6-2.
No. 3
Garett Rhodes-Will Lorensen, George Washington, def. Trenton
Stemple-David Leonard, Jefferson, 6-3, 6-2.
CLASS AA-A
GIRLS
Team Scoring
1. Charleston Catholic 19. 2. Petersburg 15. 3. Bluefield 7. 4.
Winfield 5. 5. Wyoming East 3. 6. (tie) Keyser, Parkersburg
Catholic, Shady Spring, Wheeling Central, 2. 10. (tie) Liberty,
Point Pleasant, St. Marys, Weir, Williamson 1.
No. 1 Singles
Emily Harman, Petersburg, def. Preeya Shah, Winfield, 6-1, 6-0.
No. 2
Elizabeth Hensley, Charleston Catholic, def. Courtney Kisamore,
Petersburg, 7-5, 7-5.
No. 3
Alex Thomas, Charleston Catholic, def. Grace Sudduth, Bluefield,
6-0, 6-1.
No. 4
Haley Schlarb, Charleston Catholic, def. Ashley Elliot, Keyser,
6-2, 6-1.
No. 1 Doubles
Emily Harman-Courtney Kisamore, Petersburg, def. Elizabeth
Hensley-Alex Thomas, Charleston Catholic, 6-0, 6-1.
No. 2
Nicole Lee-Haley Schlarb, Charleston Catholic, def. Jessica
Kopple-Joanna Rodger, Petersburg, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0.
No. 3
Marieke Johnson-Morgan Mick, Charleston Catholic, def. Michaela
Boyce-Ashlee Mongold, Petersburg, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0.
BOYS
Team Scoring
1. Charleston Catholic 20. 2. Bluefield 11. 3. Wheeling Central
8. 4. (tie) Logan, Petersburg, St. Joseph 4. 7. (tie) Berkeley
Springs, Parkersburg Catholic, Poca, Scott, Williamstown 2. 12.
Keyser, 1.
No. 1 Singles
Chad Brady, Bluefield, def. Matt Phillips, Charleston Catholic,
6-1, 6-0.
No. 2
Tyler Whipkey, Charleston Catholic, def. Victor Greco, Wheeling
Central, 6-0, 6-0.
No. 3
Ryan Czul, Charleston Catholic, def. Brian Sigman, Poca, 6-2,
6-4.
No. 4
Jaime Hanna, Charleston Catholic, def. Jordan Sorge, Wheeling
Central, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.
No. 1 Doubles
Chad Brady-Cory Warner, Bluefield, def. Matt Phillips-Tyler
Whipkey 6-4, 7-6 (8-6).
No. 2
Jaime Hanna-Perry Campbell, Charleston Catholic, def. Matt
Alt-Neil Garton, Petersburg, 6-2, 6-4.
No. 3
Ryan Czul-Joe White, Charleston Catholic, def. Brandon
Bates-Will George, Petersburg, 6-0, 6-3.