Albemarle's Dadlani, Mount Airy pair win NCHSAA 1-A Men's Tennis Championships
May 17, 2009 North Carolina
CARY - Albemarle¹s Akash Dadlani earned the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 1-A men¹s tennis singles championship on Saturday at the Cary Tennis Center.
Dadlani, the runner-up in last year's 1-A singles tournament, downed South Davidson¹s Jan Ackermann 6-2, 7-5 in the morning final.
A pair of Northwest 1-A Conference teams, Ethan Lyon and Houston Calloway of East Wilkes along with Nick John and Brooks Mayberry of Mount Airy, met for the fifth time this season in the state doubles championship, and the Mount Airy team captured its fourth victory. John and Mayberry triumphed by 7-5, 6-2.
The previous battles included a pair of regular season matches, the Northwest Conference tournament and the West Regional last weekend.
John was representing Mount Airy in the doubles finals for the third straight year, playing with three different partners. John and Matt Johnson were the '07 champs.
Wendy¹s is the presenting sponsor of the NCHSAA sports program.
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2009 STATE 1-A MEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday's Results
Cary Tennis Center
Singles - Championship
Akash Dadlani (Albemarle) def. Jan Ackermann (South Davidson) 6-2, 7-5.
Doubles - Championship
Nick John-Brooks Mayberry (Mount Airy) def. Ethan Lyon-Houston Calloway (East Wilkes) 7-5, 6-2. |
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