NCHSAA 4A tennis: South Meck star 3-peats as state champion
South Mecklenburg’s Jenna Thompson three-peated as N.C. 4A state champion Sunday.
Thompson, a junior, has not lost a high school match in her career.
On Sunday, she beat Raleigh Sanderson’s Sibel Tanik in three sets. Thompson lost the first set 7-5 and rallied to win the final two 6-4, 6-2.
2018 4A Girls’ Individual Tennis Championships
Singles Draw
Saturday, October 27, 2018
First Round
Sibel Tanik (Sanderson) def. Caroline Richter (Reagan) 6-0, 6-0
Madeline Fowler (Independence) def. Rindha Sudhini (Green Hope) 6-1, 6-1
Laura Becker (Davie County) def. Becket Waters (Broughton) 6-3, 6-0
Elyse Duley (Myers Park) def. Gabriella Cicin (Apex) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
Bella Steffen (Panther Creek) def. Sylvia Mihailescu (Providence) 6-0, 6-0
Jade Houston (Rolesville) def. Livia Popa (Hough) 6-2, 6-2
Jenna Thompson (South Mecklenburg) def. Alka Tomar (Green Hope) 6-1, 6-0
Elizabeth Weidl (Northwest Guilford) def. Juliana Craft (Sanderson) default
Second Round
Sibel Tanik (Sanderson) def. Madeline Fowler (Independence) 6-1, 6-0
Laura Becker (Davie County) def. Elyse Duley (Myers Park) 6-3, 6-2
Bella Steffen (Panther Creek) def. Jade Houston (Rolesville) 6-0, 6-0
Jenna Thompson (South Mecklenburg) def. Elizabeth Weidl (Northwest Guilford) 6-3, 6-1
Sunday, October 28, 2018 (play begins at 1:00 pm)
Semifinals
Sibel Tanik (Sanderson) def. Laura Becker (Davie County) 6-0, 6-2
Jenna Thompson (South Mecklenburg) def. Bella Steffen (Panther Creek) 6-1, 6-1
Championship Finals
Jenna Thompson (South Mecklenburg) def. Sibel Tanik (Sanderson) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
2018 4A Individual Tennis Championships
Doubles Draw
Saturday, October 27, 2018
First Round
Karen Galush & Karly Fitzgerald (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Jessica Brannon & Emily Ramanata (Hough) 6-0, 6-3
Cynthia Xiao & Reilly Major (Green Hope) def. Maya Evans & Hannah Gross (Ardrey Kell) 6-0, 4-3 (retired)
Julia Abrams & Natalie White (Mooresville) def. Catherine Battle & Lila Vallot (Enloe) 6-3, 6-1
Melody Zhang & Diya Ramchandani (Panther Creek) def. Alba Eceiza & Camden Wallace (Ardrey Kell) 6-3, 6-2
Sophia Gray & Anna Rico (Green Hope) def. Cate Davis & Hayden Plyler (Myers Park) 6-2, 6-4
Morgan Little & Leslie Uy (Mooresville) def. Becca Bollinger & Meg Spickard (Sanderson) 6-2, 6-4
Halle Futch & Emily Holderness (Myers Park) def. Isabella King & Anna Grace Black (Pinecrest) default
Helen Alvis & Camden Clark (Leesville Road) def. Valentina Jimenez & Virginia Jimenez (Hough) default
Second Round
Karen Galush & Karly Fitzgerald (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Cynthia Xiao & Reilly Major (Green Hope) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
Melody Zhang & Diya Ramchandani (Panther Creek) def. Julia Abrams & Natalie White (Mooresville) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Sophia Gray & Anna Rico (Green Hope) def. Morgan Little & Leslie Uy (Mooresville) 6-1, 6-0
Halle Futch & Emily Holderness (Myers Park) def. Helen Alvis & Camden Clark (Leesville Road) 7-6 (5), 6-3
Sunday, October 28, 2018 (play begins at 1:00 pm)
Semifinals
Karen Galush & Karly Fitzgerald (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Melody Zhang & Diya Ramchandani (Panther Creek) 6-4, 6-4
Sophia Gray & Anna Rico (Green Hope) def. Halle Futch & Emily Holderness (Myers Park) 6-2, 6-3
Championship Finals
Sophia Gray & Anna Rico (Green Hope) def. Karen Galush & Karly Fitzgerald (Cardinal Gibbons) 7-5, 7-5