Prep Playoffs Roundup: Willets, Signori win in tennis regionals

Tennis

NCHSAA 4-A Midwest Regional: Chloe Willets and Bia Signori of Reynolds each easily won twice yesterday at Greensboro Grimsley to advance to the semifinals.

Willets did not lose a game in her two matches, and Signori lost only three games in her two matches. Ivy Gramm of Parkland and Jessica Davis of West Forsyth each won their first-round matches before losing in the second round.

Semifinals and finals are scheduled for today at Grimsley; if rained out, they will be held Monday.

First-round singles

Chloe Willetts (Reynolds) def. Sarah Faircloth (Southern Alamance) 6-0, 6-0; Brittney Willliams (Dudley) def. Paige Hubbard (Indian Trail Porter Ridge) 6-3, 6-2; Carli Tuscano (Grimsley) def. Felicia Akande (Parkland) 6-2, 6-3; Ivy Gramm (Parkland) def. Sarah Chin (Mount Tabor) 6-2, 6-0; Brooke Ingram (Indian Porter Ridge) def. Claire Cain (HP Central) 4-5, 6-3; Bia Signori (Reynolds) def Vanessa Prueter (Wester) 6-1, 6-1; Jessica Davis (West Forsyth) def Kayli Bushnell(Ragsdale) 6-3, 6-0; Nikki Curnes(Grimsley) def Lacy McNeil (HP Central) 6-0, 6-3

Second-round singles

Chloe Willetts (Reynolds) def. Brittney Williams (Dudley) 6-0, 6-0; Carli Tuscano (Grimsley) def. Ivy Gramm (Parkland) 7-6(5), 6-2; Bia Signori (Reynolds) def. Brooke Ingram (Indian Trail Porter Ridge) 6-0, 6-1; Nikki Curnes (Grimsley) def Jessica Davis (West Forsyth) 7-5, 6-2

First round doubles

Kayleigh Bullard/Logan Hurley (Southeast) def. Katie Lefler/Morgan Apple (SunValley) 6-0, 6-0; Roxanne Henshall/Allison Schoonhagen (Grimsley) def. Callie Payne/Liz Crampton (Northwest) 6-1,6-1; Allie Yost/Sayaka Matsuoka (Northwest) def. Lauren Gryder/Elizabeth Kennedy (Davie County) 6-3, 6-4; Tatiana Gomez/Bryce Ingram (Porter Ridge) def. Clarielle Marsh/Ai Nguyen (East Forsyth) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4; Megan Teague/Caroline Lindley (Southern Alamance) def. Haley Gfeller/Maggie Barclay (Reynolds) 6-4, 6-3; Emily Tucker/Katherine Ririe (Mount Tabor) def. Brittany Creft/Minshu Deng (Ragsdale) 6-2, 6-2; Majdou Lavoie/Lauren Tuscano (Grimsley) def. Andrea Parrish/Maja Salcian (HP Central) 6-1, 6-0

Second-round doubles

Bullard/Hurley (Southeast) def. Segur/El-Beshti (Reynolds) 6-4, 6-2; Henshall/Schoonhagen (Grimsley) def. Yost Matsuoka (Northwest) 6-2, 6-3; Teague/Lindley (Southern Alamance) def. Gomez/Ingram (Porter Ridge) 6-0, 6-4; Lavoie/L.Tuscano (Grimsley) def Tucker/Ririe (Mount Tabor) 6-1, 6-1

NCHSAA 3-A Mideast Regional: Tiffany Vanhpraseuth of Ledford won two matches yesterday in Cameron.

Vanhpraseuth defeated Lucy Stadler of Burlington Williams 6-0, 6-0 in the first round and then beat Tori Huffman of Eden Morehead 6-0, 6-0 in the second round.

First-round singles

Neena Wanko, Union Pines d. Leigh Cranford, Southwestern Randolph 6-0, 6-0 Caroline Lindsey, Rockingham Co. d. Samantha Ledbetter Westover 6-2,3-6,7-5 Tiffany Vanhpraseuth, Ledford d. Lucy Stadler, Williams 6-0, 6-0 Tori Huffman Morehead d. Margaret Whiteley Cardinal Gibbons 6-1, 6-3 Danielle Cohen, Chapel Hill d. Amber Ramirez Western Harnett 6-0, 6-1 Masey DeMoss McMichael d. Jordan Smith Union Pines 6-0, 6-3 Sierra Hanks Northern Vance d. Christina Deal Williams 6-2, 6-2 Lauren Brooker Cardinal Gibbons d. Kathryn Stroup Ledford 6-1, 6-0

Second-round singles

Wanko UP d. Lindsey RC 6-0, 6-0 Vanhpraseuth Led d. Huffman, Morehead 6-0, 6-0 DeMoss McM d. Cohen CH 6-4, 6-0 Brooker CG d. Hanks NV 6-1, 6-1

First round doubles

Caroline Kernodle-Helen Powell Williams d. Taylor Barber-Stephanie Montgomery GC 6-0, 6-0 Meredith Hilliard-Chelsea Robertson Morehead d. Brielle Anthony-Randi Loggins Ledford 6-0, 6-2 Raleigh McCoy-Rebecca Fogleman Western Alamance d. Kelsey Wayne-Kim Jones CH 6-2, 6-3 Melissa Tally-Madison Kramer UP d. Rachael Lynch-Megan Bok, CG 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 Kristin Blue-Katie Morgan Eastern Alamance d. Kristin Smith-Hillary Cook NE Guilford 6-1, 6-2 Caroline Smith-Cori Krause CG d. Katherine Sullivan-Drew Sapp Ledford 6-1, 6-0 Rosheny Edathil-Sydney Brooks Williams d. Kelly Long-Sara Stewart Southern Lee 6-0, 6-1 Tori Helpingstine-Hannah Kimbrough CH d. Laura Cameron-Brittany Jones UP 6-0, 6-1

Second-round doubles

Kernodle-Powell W d. Hilliard-Robertson M 6-0, 6-1 Tally-Kramer UP d. McCoy-Fogleman WA 6-4, 6-4 Smith-Krause CG d. Blue-Morgan EA 6-3, 6-3 Helpingstine-Kimbrough CH d. Edathil-Brooks W

4-A West Regional: Shannon Herndon of Watauga won two matches yesterday in Huntersville.
Herndon defeated Gabby Lindsay of Charlotte Mallard Creek 6-0, 6-0 in the first round and Shruthi Rajan of Lake Norman 6-0, 6-0 in the second round.

Field hockey

NCISAA 3-A playoffs: Moriah Rhyne scored three goals last night as Forsyth Country Day defeated Asheville Carolina Day 5-1 yesterday in Lewisville.

Rhyne scored the first goal at 10:44 off an assist from Emily Anne Moore. Rhyne scored the second goal with 10:54 left in the first half.

Carolina Rudolph pushed the lead to 3-0 early in the second half, and Rhyne scored her third goal at 37:44 to make it 4-0. Hannah Sullivan scored Carolina Day's (5-11) lone goal at 56:44. However, Mary Scott Neill gave FCD, which outshot Carolina Day 21-9, a 5-1 lead off an assist from Eliza Williams at 58:39.

FCD (12-7) will play at Durham Academy in the quarterfinals Tuesday at 4 p.m.

Soccer

NCCSA 2-A playoffs: Joseph Bailey scored two goals to lead Union Grove past visiting Hickory Christian 2-0 yesterday in the semifinals.

Both goals by Bailey came early in the second half. The first goal was unassisted and Bailey's brother Joshua assisted on the second goal.

Union Gove (16-1-2) will play in the championship game today at noon.

NCISAA 2-A playoffs: Matt Crooker scored on an assist from Angel Zalencia at the 77:55 mark to give High Point Westchester a 2-1 first-round win against Arendell Parrott Academy yesterday.

Crooker's goal broke a 1-1 tie.

Tyler Thompson scored the other goal for Westchester.

NCISAA 3-A playoffs: Matt Rickman scored in the ninth minute, and High Point Wesleyan held visiting Cary Academy without a shot to take a 1-0 first-round win yesterday.

Volleyball

NCCSA 3-A playoffs: Wilmington Christian defeated visiting Salem Baptist 27-25, 25-15, 25-20 in the semifinals yesterday.

SCOREBOARD

Volleyball

Area pairings for NCHSAA tournaments

Class 4-A Round 1

Char. Providence (11-10) at Reagan (18-5), Sat., 2 p.m.
Western Guilford (9-12) at NW Guilford (29-4)
North Davidson (13-10) at Char. Ardrey Kell (19-5)
East Forsyth (9-13) at Mount Tabor (21-3)
Parkland (10-12) at Greensboro Page (15-7)
West Forsyth (13-7) at Char. Myers Park (15-6)
Asheville Roberson (11-15) at Watauga (20-3), Sat., noon

Class 3-A Round 1

McMichael (22-7) at Ledford (16-7)

Class 2-A Round 1

HP Andrews (13-9) at Bartlett Yancey (14-8)
Thomasville (7-7) at Randleman (18-3)
West Stanly (12-6) at West Davidson (21-6)
Central Davidson (7-15) at Monroe Piedmont (22-1)
West Lincoln (12-7) at East Davidson (12-11)
South Stokes (2-19) at Catawba Bandys (18-3)
Smoky Mountain (10-11) at Forbush (17-9)
Valdese Draughn at North Surry (27-0)
Mountain Heritage (15-7) at Starmount (20-10)
Surry Central (11-12) at Newton-Conover (22-3)
Ashe (9-9) at Polk (20-6)

Class 1-A Round 1

Hickory Challenger (4-18) at North Stokes (8-8)
Meisenheimer Gray Stone (6-13) at East Surry (15-6)
Bishop McGuinness (8-11) at West Montgomery (17-4)
Mount Airy (7-14) at Alleghany (20-4)
West Wilkes (12-8) at Avery (4-18)
Mitchell (2-12) at East Wilkes (13-10)