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Published: Mar 07, 2010 02:00 AM
Modified: Mar 05, 2010 11:41 PM
Falcons win first match
Green Hope's boys downed Athens Drive 7-2 in the boys' tennis season and conference opener for both teams.The Falcons took five singles matches and two doubles Monday, despite missing its top seed to an outside tournament.Jake Bowling, a senior, was a finalist for last year's 4-A individual title and has signed to play for South Carolina.Athens got wins from returning Tri-Nine Conference champion Roman Cacha in his singles match and his No. 1 doubles match in which he paired up with Kelvin Menezes to win 8-6. Cacha, ranked the 11th-best junior in the state, downed Taylor Elliott 6-1, 6-2 in singles.Green Hope's Kelly Patch, a freshman, won a second-seed singles in straight sets 6-0, 6-0 as did fifth-seed Jack Jin.Third-seed Steven Wang prevailed for Green Hope 6-1, 6-0 as did fourth-seed Luke Wickelgren with a 6-0, 6-2 win.Freshman Matthew Hammond rounded out the Falcons' singles wins with a 6-2, 6-0 victory.In doubles, Green Hope took wins at second and third seeds with Wang and Wickelgreen teaming up to win 8-1 and Jin and Kyle Burns also winning by the same score.
mike.blake@nando.com or 919-460-2606
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