NCHSAA 4-A WOMEN’S TENNIS

BROUGHTON DOUBLES DUOS IN SEMIFINALS

RALEIGH — Two Raleigh Broughton doubles teams advanced to the semifinals

with a pair of wins on Friday in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 4-A women’s tennis tournament championships at the Millbrook Exchange Park.

Defending state 4-A doubles champs Katie Kane and Maggie Kane, along with teammates Asha Iyengar and Kelsey Boole, won their matches in contrasting style. The Kanes rolled to easy victories in both of their matches in straight sets, dropping only one game. Iyengar and Boole had to survived a tough three-set match in the quarterfinals to oust Charlotte Myers Park’s Emily Carpenter and Olivia Turnbull.

Kane and Kane will face Kindell Schmitt and Jessica Davis of West Forsyth in one semifinal while Iyenger and Boole take on Clare Cox and Roxanne Henshall of Greensboro Grimsley.

In singles, three of the four regional champions advanced to the semifinals, with the only exception Marisa Pereira of Fayetteville Britt.  Pereira beat Christina Woodard of Winston-Salem Reynolds in straight sets at love in the quarterfinals. Woodard had advanced over regional champ Katie Porter of Charlotte Providence, who defaulted due to illness.

      Semifinals are scheduled for Saturday morning at 9 am with the winners advancing to the state championship matches later in the day. If there is inclement weather, the matches will be moved indoors at North Carolina State University and the semifinals will start later in the morning.

Singles–First Round

McKayla Zupan (Wilmington Hoggard) def. Lauren McCroquodale (Raleigh Millbrook) 6-4, 6-2; Hollie Champion (Matthews Butler) def. Astrid Pascua (Greensboro Grimsley) 6-3, 6-3; Sarah King (Raleigh Broughton) def. Helen Zhang (Fayetteville Terry Sanford) 7-5, 6-3; Montse Mesalles (Pfafftown Ronald Reagan) def. Jessica Perez (Charlotte Myers Park) 6-4, 6-2;  Christina Woodard (Winston-Salem R.J. Reynolds) def. Katie Porter (Charlotte Providence) by default; Marisa Pereira (Fayetteville Jack Britt) def, Audrey Channell (Cary Green Hope) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4; Hannah Templeton (Greensboro Page) def. Hannah Petersen (Watauga) 6-2, 6-1; Tyler Baker (Fayetteville Terry Sanford) def.  Megan Smith (Cary Panther Creek) 6-1, 6-3.

Singles–Quarterfinals

Zupan (Hoggard) def. Champion (Butler) 6-3, 6-2; King (Broughton) def. Mesalles (Ronald Reagan) 6-3, 6-3; Pereira (Jack Britt) def. Woodard (R.J. Reynolds) 6-0, 6-0; Templeton (Page) def. Baker (Terry Sanford) 7-5, 6-0.

Singles-Semfinals

McKayla Zupan (Wilmington Hoggard) vs. Sarah King (Ralelgh Broughton)

Marisa Pereira (Fayetteville Jack Britt) vs. Hannah Templeton (Greensboro Page)

Doubles–First Round

Helen Wang-Priyanka Srinivas (Cary Green Hope) def. Ann Hodges-Caitlin Neal (Wilmington Hoggard). 7-5, 6-4; Kindell Schmitt-Jessica Davis (West Forsyth) def. Erin Roberts-Kat Winkenwerder (T.C. Roberson) 6-0, 6-3; Katie Kane-Maggie Kane (Raleigh Broughton) def. Caroline Decker-Chrissy Nurnberg (Southern Pines Pinecrest) 6-0, 6-0; Carolina Chao-Adair Clark (Greensboro Grimsley) def. Constance Crisp-Sydney Rapier (Lake Norman) 6-4, 6-3; Emily Carpenter-Olivia Turnbull (Charlotte Myers Park) def. Allie Billings-Jennifer Webster (Davie) 6-0, 6-0; Asha Iyengar-Kelsey Boole (Raleigh Broughton) def. Claire Lieberman-Trisha Slehria (Fayetteville Terry Sanford) 6-2, 6-0; Clare Cox-Roxanne Henshall (Greensboro Grimsley) def. Erika Noblett-Shelby Winchester (East Gaston) 6-0, 6-0; Jasmine Sun-Sheila Deng (East Chapel Hill) def. Emma Caroline Edge-Laura Hatcher (Fayetteville Terry Sanford) 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles–Quarterfinals

Schmitt-Davis (West Forsyth) def. Wang-Srinivas (Green Hope) 6-4,3-6, 6-1;K.Kane-M. Kane (Broughton) def. Chao-Clark (Grimsley) 6-1, 6-0; Iyengar-Boole (Broughton) def. Carpenter-Turnbull (Myers Park) 7-5, 5-7, 6-1; Cox-Henshall (Grimsley) def. Sun-Deng (East Chapel Hill) 6-3, 6-3.

Doubles–Semifinals

Kindell Schmitt-Jessica Davis (West Forsyth) vs. Katie Kane-Maggie Kane (Raleigh Broughton) 

Asha Iyengar-Kelsey Boole (Raleigh Broughton) vs. Clare Cox-Roxanne Henshall (Greensboro Grimsley