NCSSM-Morganton girls tennis player Shrika Chatta attempts a forehand return in a file photo from Sept. 17. Chatta and partner Leah Gibson took part in the doubles portion of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 1A individual state tournament when it began on Friday, and play continues today (Saturday, Oct. 24) at Cary Tennis Park. Other Lady Dragons to qualify for the individual state tournament include Anjana Ramanujam/Harshika Chenchu in the doubles bracket and Elizabeth Lee in the singles bracket. Top-seeded NCSSM-Morganton (7-1) will also host the 1A West title match against third-seeded North Stokes (12-3) in the dual-team state playoffs on Oct. 27 at Freedom Park after knocking off fifth-seeded Clover Garden School by a 9-0 score in the second round on Monday, although individual statistics were unavailable. Also on Monday, sixth-seeded Draughn (11-4) was eliminated from the 3A dual-team playoffs courtesy of a 5-0 road loss to third-seeded Hendersonville. Additionally, the following county players qualified for regional tournaments but were unable to advance to state: Draughn’s Maddy Hudson/Mati Kincaid reached semifinals of 3A West doubles, Draughn’s Reagan Webb/Makenzie Powell and Patton’s Charlotte Wilson/Madi Norman reached second round of 3A West doubles, East Burke’s Olivia Garcia/Sarabeth Bradley reached second round of 4A West doubles, Draughn’s Roselyn Siong and Ryan Watson as well as Patton’s London Berry and Mahi Shah lost in opening round of 3A West singles, and Patton’s Kinley Acord/Coley Berry lost in opening round of 3A West doubles.
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