NCHSAA 4-A MEN’S TENNIS
GREENSBORO PAGE’S ANSARI WINS SINGLES,R.J. REYNOLDS PAIR CAPTURES DOUBLES TITLE
RALEIGH— Austin Ansari of Greensboro Page won both his matches on Saturday to take the single championship in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 4-A men’s tennis championships at Millbrook Exchange Park.
Ansari defeated Graham Duncan of Apex 6-2, 6-4 in the finals after rolling in his morning semifinal in straight 6-2 sets over Mike Roberts of Charlotte Ardrey Kell.
Chad Hoskins and Paul Yamane of Winston-Salem R.J. Reynolds triumphed in the doubles championship, beating Greensboro Grimsley’s Will Albright and Graham Pearson 6-3, 6-1.
Albright and Pearson had earned their berth in the finals by rallying from a set down to win their semifinal match over Bo Boyden and Jensen Martin of Raleigh Wakefield.
Yamane had been a part of the R.J. Reynolds state runner-up duo a year ago, as he and Jack Riazzi fell to Quinn Carmean and Sean Carmean of Raleigh Millbrook in the championship match.
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
4-A STATE MEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Millbrook Exchange Park, CONTACT _Con-3F785A58E0 Raleigh
Saturday’s Results
SINGLES—SEMIFINALS
Graham Duncan (Apex) def. Kelly Patch (Cary Green Hope) 6-1, 6-0; Austin Ansari (Greensboro Page) def. Mike Roberts (Charlotte Ardrey Kell) 6-2, 6-2.
SINGLES—CHAMPIONSHIP
Ansari (Page) def. Duncan (Apex) 6-2, 6-4.
DOUBLES—SEMIFINALS
Will Albright-Graham Pearson (Greensboro Grimsley) def. Bo Boyden-Jensen Martin (Raleigh Wakefield) 1-6, 6-4, 6-2; Chad Hoskins-Paul Yamane (Winston-Salem R.J. Reynolds) def. Chris Mahan-Sean Carmean (Raleigh Millbrook) 6-2, 6-3.
DOUBLES—CHAMPIONSHIP
Hoskins-Yamane (R.J. Reynolds) def. Albright-Pearson (Grimsley) 6-3, 6-1.
