T.C. ROBERSON’S WRIGHT IS 3-A SINGLES CHAMP,

STATESVILLE PAIR CAPTURES DOUBLES TITLE

BURLINGTON— Jacob Wright of Asheville T.C. Roberson won a pair of matches on Saturday to earn the singles title in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 3-A men’s tennis tournament championships at the Burlington Tennis Center.

Wright defeated Charlotte Catholic’s Daniel Tobben in a morning semifinal and then outdueled freshman Luke Synn of Hickory 6-0, 7-6(3) in the championship match.

Synn had knocked off surprising Trey McKee of Lake Norman in the semis, after McKee, the number four player qualifying from the West regional, had earned a couple of upset victories on Friday.

The Hickory player’s quest for a title was an attempt to keep championships in the family since Synn’s sister, Stephani, won the state 3-A women’s singles title in the fall.

Luke Gillis and Tripp Hawkins of Statesville earned the doubles title, beating Southeast Guilford’s Travis Sandman and Evan Hurley in a tough three-set match. The Statesville duo won the first set 6-1, dropped the second 6-3 and then took the decisive set 6-4.

Gillis and Hawkins had won the West regional title last weekend while Sandman and Hurley were earning top honors in the Midwest region.

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NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCATION

2008 STATE 3-A MEN’S TENNIS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Burlington Tennis Center

Saturday’s Results

Singles—Semifinals

Luke Synn (Hickory) def. Trey McKee (Lake Norman) 6-3, 6-1; Jacob Wright (Asheville T.C. Roberson) def. Daniel Tobben (Charlotte Catholic) 6-1, 6-1.

Singles Championship

Wright (T.C. Roberson) def. Synn (Hickory) 6-0, 7-6 (5).

Doubles—Semifinals

Luke Gillis-Tripp Hawkins (Statesville) def. Michael Huber-David Anderson (Charlotte Catholic) 6-2, 6-2; Travis Sandman-Evan Hurley (Southeast Guilford) def. Adam Blaser-Ross Powell (Burlington Williams) 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles Championship

Gillis-Hawkins (Statesville) def. Sandman-Hurley (Southeast Guilford) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.