Mt. Airy Wins 1-A Men's Tennis State Championship

Mt. Airy defeated the North Carolina School of Science and Math 5-3 to claim the 1-A men's tennis state title on Saturday, May 22nd at the Burlington Tennis Center.   The Granite Bears, coached by Scott John, finished the year with a record of 16-2.    The Unicorns, coached by Richard McClenny, suffered their first loss of the season in the state finals and completed the season at 19-1.     The two teams battled to a 3-3 deadlock in singles, but the Granite Bears romped to wins at numbers one and two doubles to clinch the decision.
Singles
Nicholas John (MA) d. Will Jackson (NCSSM) 6-1, 6-2
George Zhao (NCSSM) d. Matt Kessler (MA) 6-3, 3-6, (10-6)
Eric Belton (MA) d. Anson Lewis (NCSSM) 3-6, 6-1, (10-3)
Brooks Mayberry (MA) d. Kevin Huang (NCSSM) 6-4, 7-5
Seon Kang (NCSSM) d. Chance Hall (MA) 6-2, 6-3
Justin Harden (NCSSM) d. Taylor Bobbitt 7-6(6), 6-4
Doubles
John/Mayberry (MA) d. Jackson/Zhao (NCSSM) 10-4
Kessler/Belton (MA) d. Huang/Kang (NCSSM) 10-3
Lewis/Harden (NCSSM) leading Hall/Bobbitt (MA) 9-5, did not finish when match was decided