NCSSM-Morganton girls tennis wins regional championship
NCSSM-Morganton girls tennis player Anjana Ramanujam attempts a forehand return during the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 1A West Regional dual-team title match against North Stokes on Tuesday at Freedom Park in Morganton. The top-seeded Lady Dragons (8-1) earned a 5-4 victory over the third-seeded Lady Vikings and will look to win their second straight state championship when they face East Regional champion and No. 1 seed Chatham Charter (13-4) on Friday at 9 a.m. at Burlington Tennis Center. Ramanujam was one of two NCSSM-M players to win in singles play as she defeated her opponent 6-1, 6-2 on the No. 4 line, while Leah Gibson was a 6-6 (7-5), 6-1 winner at No. 1 singles.
- LISA PRICE / THE PAPER
NCSSM-Morganton’s Leah Gibson keeps her eyes on the ball against North Stokes on Tuesday. In addition to her singles victory, Gibson also teamed with Elizabeth Lee to win by an 8-5 score at No. 1 doubles. Other doubles wins for the Lady Dragons came from Shrika Chatta/Anjana Ramanujam (8-3) on the No. 2 line and Khushi Kondra/Harshika Chenchu (8-5) on the No. 3 line.
- LISA PRICE / THE PAPER
NCSSM-Morganton’s Shrika Chatta gets her racket on the ball during Tuesday’s match against North Stokes. Prior to helping the Lady Dragons capture their second regional title in a row as part of the dual-team state playoffs, Chatta was one of four NCSSM-M players to reach the finals in the doubles portion of the 1A individual state tournament Oct. 23-24 at Cary Tennis Park, where she and Leah Gibson lost to teammates Anjana Ramanujam/Harshika Chenchu by a 6-4, 6-2 score. Ramanujam/Chenchu advanced to the finals thanks to a 6-0, 6-0 win over a Hobgood Charter duo and a 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 victory over a North Stokes duo, while Chatta/Gibson defeated teams from Chatham Central (6-0, 6-0) and Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (6-3, 6-1) in the first two rounds. Additionally, NCSSM-M’s Elizabeth Lee earned runner-up honors in the singles bracket at state after she beat a Chatham Central opponent 6-0, 6-1 in the quarterfinals and a North Stokes opponent 6-2, 6-2 in the semifinals before falling to Thomas Jefferson’s Abby Crawford 6-1, 6-1 in the finals.
- LISA PRICE / THE PAPER
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NCSSM-Morganton girls tennis player Anjana Ramanujam attempts a forehand return during the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 1A West Regional dual-team title match against North Stokes on Tuesday at Freedom Park in Morganton. The top-seeded Lady Dragons (8-1) earned a 5-4 victory over the third-seeded Lady Vikings and will look to win their second straight state championship when they face East Regional champion and No. 1 seed Chatham Charter (13-4) on Friday at 9 a.m. at Burlington Tennis Center. Ramanujam was one of two NCSSM-M players to win in singles play as she defeated her opponent 6-1, 6-2 on the No. 4 line, while Leah Gibson was a 6-6 (7-5), 6-1 winner at No. 1 singles.
- LISA PRICE / THE PAPER
NCSSM-Morganton’s Leah Gibson keeps her eyes on the ball against North Stokes on Tuesday. In addition to her singles victory, Gibson also teamed with Elizabeth Lee to win by an 8-5 score at No. 1 doubles. Other doubles wins for the Lady Dragons came from Shrika Chatta/Anjana Ramanujam (8-3) on the No. 2 line and Khushi Kondra/Harshika Chenchu (8-5) on the No. 3 line.
- LISA PRICE / THE PAPER
NCSSM-Morganton’s Shrika Chatta gets her racket on the ball during Tuesday’s match against North Stokes. Prior to helping the Lady Dragons capture their second regional title in a row as part of the dual-team state playoffs, Chatta was one of four NCSSM-M players to reach the finals in the doubles portion of the 1A individual state tournament Oct. 23-24 at Cary Tennis Park, where she and Leah Gibson lost to teammates Anjana Ramanujam/Harshika Chenchu by a 6-4, 6-2 score. Ramanujam/Chenchu advanced to the finals thanks to a 6-0, 6-0 win over a Hobgood Charter duo and a 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 victory over a North Stokes duo, while Chatta/Gibson defeated teams from Chatham Central (6-0, 6-0) and Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (6-3, 6-1) in the first two rounds. Additionally, NCSSM-M’s Elizabeth Lee earned runner-up honors in the singles bracket at state after she beat a Chatham Central opponent 6-0, 6-1 in the quarterfinals and a North Stokes opponent 6-2, 6-2 in the semifinals before falling to Thomas Jefferson’s Abby Crawford 6-1, 6-1 in the finals.
- LISA PRICE / THE PAPER
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