Hickory High won a state 3A boys tennis championship last weekend in doubles at the Burlington Tennis Center. Costen Holtzman, left, and Griffin Lovern captured the doubles title for head coach Jon Graham./HICKORY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PHOTO
Bandys’ Cockman reaches singles semifinals in 2A
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS STATE
INDIVIDUAL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
1A
(at Cary Tennis Park)
Team champions – Raleigh Charter, Pine Lake Prep
MVP – Griffin Whalen (Raleigh Charter),Tyler Ramnata (Pine Lake Prep)
Singles quarterfinals
Sebastian Rodriguez (Research Triangle) d. Owen Jennings (Elkin) 6-1, 6-2
Patrick Soos (Elkin) d. Joshua Lee (Raleigh Charter) 6-0, 6-0
Tyler Ramanata (Pine Lake Prep) d. Jeremiah Alcantara (Franklin Academy) 6-0, 6-0
Ryan Hill (Raleigh Charter) d. Georgie Kriek (Mt. Airy) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
Singles semifinals
Sebastian Rodriguez (Research Triangle) d. Patrick Soos (Elkin) 7-6 (7-1), 6-1
Tyler Ramanata (Pine Lake Prep) d. Ryan Hill (Raleigh Charter) 6-4, 6-1
Singles championship
Tyler Ramanata (Pine Lake Prep) d. Sebastian Rodriguez (Research Triangle) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles quarterfinals
Griffin Whalen-Ethan Meyerhoffer (Raleigh Charter) d. Jayden Gilliland-Preston Cox (Chatham Central) 6-1, 6-3
Jack Bradford-Gavin Schatz (Community School of Davidson) d. Matthew Southern-Dantz Tullis (Research Triangle) 6-2, 7-5
Davis Cohen-Parker Dotson (Pine Lake Prep) d. Tanner Collins-Lance Keller (Franklin Academy) 6-1, 6-0
Jeremiah Lee-Alex Hong (Raleigh Charter) d. Bobby Peters-Luca Pestana (Bishop McGuinness) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles semifinals
Griffin Whalen-Ethan Meyerhoffer (Raleigh Charter) d. Jack Bradford-Gavin Schatz (Community School of Davidson) 6-0, 6-2
Davis Cohen-Parker Dotson (Pine Lake Prep) d. Jeremiah Lee-Alex Hong (Raleigh Charter) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
Doubles championship
Griffin Whalen-Ethan Meyerhoffer (Raleigh Charter) d. Davis Cohen-Parker Dotson (Pine Lake Prep) 7-6 (8-6), 6-3
2A
(at Cary Tennis Park)
Team Champion – Carrboro
MVP – Aidan Chung (Carrboro)
Singles first round
Shane Swindell (N. Lenoir) d. Collin Bonner (N. Lincoln) 6-0, 6-3
Wesley Hanes (Carrboro) d. Alex Bhargava (Central Academy) 6-3, 6-2
Joseph Cockman (Bandys) d. Noah Goroski (Spring Creek) 7-5, 6-1
Will Koontz (Salisbury) d. Jagur Williams (Wheatmore) 6-4, 6-0
Joseph W. Caraccio (S. Rowan) d. Parker Wyatt (McMichael) 6-2, 6-3
J.J. Woerner (First Flight) d. Zach Cunningham (South Point) 6-4, 6-2
Aidan Chung (Carrboro) d. Bain Bennett (W. Davidson) 6-0, 6-0
Noah Shaul (Croatan) d. Sean Huynh (Lake Norman Charter) 6-1, 6-1
Singles quarterfinals
Shane Swindell (N. Lenoir) d. Wesley Hanes (Carrboro) 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
Joseph Cockman (Bandys) d. Will Koontz (Salisbury) 7-5, 6-1
J.J. Woerner (First Flight) d. Joseph W. Caraccio (S. Rowan) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
Aidan Chung (Carrboro) d. Noah Shaul (Croatan) 6-0, 6-1
Singles semifinals
Shane Swindell (N. Lenoir) d. Joseph Cockman (Bandys) 6-1, 6-0
Aidan Chung (Carrboro) d. J.J. Woerner (First Flight) 6-0, 6-0
Singles championship
Aidan Chung (Carrboro) d. Shane Swindell (N. Lenoir) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles first round
Tucker Williams-Jeremy Dawson (Greene Central) d. Ian Hunnell-Jacob Jensen (Burns) 6-4, 6-1
Jonas Miyagawa-Connor Nicol (Carrboro) d. Joe Lamb-Jake Queen (Ledford) 6-3, 6-3
Blake Sharpe-Bradley Rising (Brevard) d. Luke Edmondson-James Miller (Greene Central) 6-0, 6-4
Chris Hartzell-Sam Kruse (Ledford) d. Jackson Bostic-Will Hester (E. Bladen) 6-0, 6-1
Jackson Brown-Sreyes Venkat (W-S Atkins) d. Bryce Kronenwetter-Zander Burton (Whiteville) 6-0, 6-0
Alex Carver-Riley Carroll (N. Lincoln) d. Alex Kockler-Simeon Hurdle (Elizabeth City Northeastern) 6-3, 6-2
Jonathan Baddour-Callan Baruch (Carrboro) d. Jake Rogers-Jadon Carnes (Mount Pleasant) 6-2, 6-0
Luke Fountain-Graham Wright (Fred T. Foard) d. Michael Carter-Wilson Wysor (Elizabeth City Northeastern) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles quarterfinals
Jonas Miyagawa-Connor Nicol (Carrboro) d. Tucker Williams-Jeremy Dawson (Greene Central) 6-2, 6-3
Chris Hartzell-Sam Kruse (Ledford) d. Blake Sharpe-Bradley Rising (Brevard) 6-4, 6-3
Jackson Brown-Sreyes Venkat (W-S Atkins) d. Alex Carver-Riley Carroll (N. Lincoln) 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)
Jonathan Baddour-Callan Baruch (Carrboro) d. Luke Fountain-Graham Wright (Fred T. Foard) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles semifinals
Chris Hartzell-Sam Kruse (Ledford) d. Jonas Miyagawa-Connor Nicol (Carrboro) 6-0, 6-0
Jonathan Baddour-Callan Baruch (Carrboro) d. Jackson Brown-Sreyes Venkat (W-S Atkins) 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)
Doubles championship
Chris Hartzell-Sam Kruse (Ledford) d. Jonathan Baddour-Callan Baruch (Carrboro) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
3A
(at Burlington Tennis Center)
Team Champions – Chapel Hill, Hickory, Marvin Ridge
MVPs – Harrison Williams (Marvin Ridge), Griffin Lavern (Hickory), Dennis Perumov (Chapel Hill)
Singles first round
Ben Jones (Clayton) d. Liam Weller (A.C. Reynolds) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Joshua Mayhew (Cedar Ridge) d. Nicholas Clementi (Charlotte Catholic) 6-3, 6-1
Andrew Ganley (Watauga) d. Cole Peterson (Fike) 6-2, 6-1
Soham Pradhan (Marvin Ridge) d. Eddy Ferreira (Chapel Hill) 6-2, 6-4
Josh Gillis (Western Guilford) d. Jordan Miller (Fayetteville Sanford) 6-0, 6-2
Evan Friday (Forestview) d. Owen Osborne (Greenville Rose) 6-1, 6-1
Dennis Perumov (Chapel Hill) d. Jake Handler (Concord) 6-0, 6-3
Rylan Tuten (A.C. Reynolds) d. James Rodriguez (Pikeville Aycock) 6-0, 6-3
Singles quarterfinals
Joshua Mayhew (Cedar Ridge) d. Ben Jones (Clayton) 7-5, 7-5
Soham Pradhan (Marvin Ridge) d. Andrew Ganley (Watauga) 6-3, 6-1
Josh Gillis (Western Guilford) d. Evan Friday (Forestview) 6-2, 6-2
Dennis Perumov (Chapel Hill) d. Rylan Tuten (A.C. Reynolds) 6-1, 6-1
Singles semifinals
Joshua Mayhew (Cedar Ridge) d. Soham Pradhan (Marvin Ridge) 6-2, 6-4
Dennis Perumov (Chapel Hill) d. Josh Gillis (Western Guilford) 6-4, 6-2
Singles championship
Dennis Perumov (Chapel Hill) d. Joshua Mayhew (Cedar Ridge) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles first round
Alan Dimock-Augie Ballantine (Wilmington New Hanover) d. Jack McIntosh-Lewis Tate (Hickory) 6-0, 6-1
Kabir Grewal-Michael Gannon (E. Chapel Hill) d. Shlok Singh-Adya Nataraj (Cox Mill) 6-2, 6-3
Griffin Lovern-Costen Holtzman (Hickory) d. Foster Evans-Ford Evans (Clayton) 7-6 (12-10), 6-1
Jack Poelke-Aryan Vinay (Marvin Ridge) d. Wayne Vanderford-Alex Whang (Chapel Hill) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Rish Reddy-Harrison Williams (Marvin Ridge) d. Colin O’Hagerty-Brandon Gwinn (Orange) 6-2, 6-1
Snyder Pearson-Hatten Gore (Wilson Fike) d. Luke Kirby-Eli Roberts (Crest) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5)
Max Winzelberg-Harris Marsland (East Chapel Hill), BYE
Emerson Woolwine-Knox Lamar (Wilmington New Hanover) d. Andrew Nanney-Henry Longbine (Forestview) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles quarterfinals
Alan Dimock-Augie Ballantine (Wilmington New Hanover) d. Kabir Grewal-Michael Gannon (E. Chapel Hill) 6-3, 6-1
Griffin Lovern-Costen Holtzman (Hickory) d. Jack Poelke-Aryan Vinay (Marvin Ridge) 6-0, 4-6, 6-0
Rish Reddy-Harrison Williams (Marvin Ridge) d. Snyder Pearson-Hatten Gore (Wilson Fike) 6-2, 6-1
Emerson Woolwine-Knox Lamar (Wilmington New Hanover) d. Max Winzelberg-Harris Marsland (E. Chapel Hill) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 7-5
Doubles semifinals
Griffin Lovern-Costen Holtzman (Hickory) d. Alan Dimock-Augie Ballantine (Wilmington New Hanover) 6-3, 6-4
Rish Reddy-Harrison Williams (Marvin Ridge) d. Emerson Woolwine-Knox Lamar (Wilmington New Hanover) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles championship
Griffin Lovern-Costen Holtzman (Hickory) d. Rish Reddy-Harrison Williams (Marvin Ridge) 6-3, 7-5
4A
(at Millbrook Exchange Park)
Team Champion – Raleigh Leesville Road
MVP – Braden Hakerem (Raleigh Leesville Road)
Singles first round
Declan O’Brien (Raleigh Millbrook) d. Kemp Garand (Providence) 6-0, 6-0
Ryan Xiao (Green Hope) d. Ryan Mangiapane (Hough) 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4)
Noah Hathout (Ardrey Kell) d. Sawyer Hanna (Raleigh Wakefield) 6-1, 6-2
Walker Valentine (Lake Norman) d. Sid Patil (Green Level) 6-0, 6-1
Carl Thomas Gedlitschka (Greensboro Grimsley) d. Matthew Woo (Fuquay-Varina) 6-0, 6-1
Matthew Bautista (Raleigh Enloe) d. Shiven Tiwari (Ardrey Kell) 6-2, 6-2
Marshall Landry (Pinecrest) d. Sebastian Hernandez (Hough) 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-3
Ben Moore (Myers Park) d. Alex Higgins (Raleigh Leesville Road) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Singles quarterfinals
Ryan Xiao (Green Hope) d. Declan O’Brien (Raleigh Millbrook) 6-1, 6-0
Walker Valentine (Lake Norman) d. Noah Hathout (Ardrey Kell) 6-1, 6-0
Carl Thomas Gedlitschka (Greensboro Grimsley) d. Matthew Bautista (Raleigh Enloe) 6-3, 6-0
Marshall Landry (Pinecrest) d. Ben Moore (Myers Park) 6-0, 6-1
Singles semifinals
Ryan Xiao (Green Hope) d. Walker Valentine (Lake Norman) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
Carl Thomas Gedlitschka (Greensboro Grimsley) d. Marshall Landry (Pinecrest) 6-1, 6-3
Singles championship
Carl Thomas Gedlitschka (Greensboro Grimsley) d. Ryan Xiao (Green Hope) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
Doubles first round
Joe Wayand-Walt Reese (Cardinal Gibbons) d. Jacob Anthony-Rishi Sadanandan (Ardrey Kell) 6-1, 6-1
Jesus Espinoza-Jackson Davis (Hough) d. Timothy Moon-William Moon (Holly Springs) 6-2, 6-3
Matthew Robbins-Rohan Nijhawan (Raleigh Leesville Road) d. Stefan Mihailescu-Grant Partridge (Providence) 6-3, 6-2
Josh Grosser-Prajwal Biradar (Panther Creek) d. Tristian Karmatz-Xabier Aguirrezabal (Lake Norman) 6-1, 6-2
Ryan Carpino-Anthony Carpino (Hopewell) d. Will Blackwood-Charlie Hodges (Pinecrest) 6-2, 6-0
E.J. Mildwurf-Hunter Tuttle (Raleigh Broughton) d. Sam Stapleton-Daniel Rohlman (Providence) 6-3, 6-0
Naresh Bharathy-Logan Siege (Green Hope) d. Joaquin Garcia-Noah Volk (Hough) 7-5, 6-2
Brayden Hakerem-Brandon Keisner (Raleigh Leesville Road) d. Jake Spiva-John Kelly (Myers Park) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles quarterfinals
Joe Wayand-Walt Reese (Cardinal Gibbons) d. Jesus Espinoza-Jackson Davis (Hough) 6-4, 6-4
Matthew Robbins-Rohan Nijhawan (Raleigh Leesville Road) d. Josh Grosser-Prajwal Biradar (Panther Creek) 6-3, 6-2
E.J. Mildwurf-Hunter Tuttle (Raleigh Broughton) d. Ryan Carpino-Anthony Carpino (Hopewell) 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
Brayden Hakerem-Brandon Keisner (Raleigh Leesville Road) d. Naresh Bharathy-Logan Siege (Green Hope) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles semifinals
Joe Wayand-Walt Reese (Cardinal Gibbons) d. Matthew Robbins-Rohan Nijhawan (Raleigh Leesville Road) 6-1, 6-0
Brayden Hakerem-Brandon Keisner (Raleigh Leesville Road) d. E.J. Mildwurf-Hunter Tuttle (Raleigh Broughton) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
Doubles championship
Joe Wayand-Walt Reese (Cardinal Gibbons) d. Brayden Hakerem-Brandon Keisner (Raleigh Leesville Road) 6-0, 6-2