Pine Lake Prep
Pine Lake Prep won the 2024 2A Girls Tennis state championship vs Research Triangle, 5 at Burlington.
| Year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Sport | Girls Tennis |
| Classification | 2A |
| Champion | Pine Lake Prep |
| Runner-Up | Research Triangle |
| Score | 5 - 3 |
| Venue | Burlington, Burlington |
Notes
Pine Lake Prep gave Research Triangle it’s first loss of the season with a 5-3 victory and the Pride claimed the third Women’s Dual Team title in school history. Pine Lake Prep also won the 1A Championship in 2019 and in the 2020-21 Covid season. On Saturday morning, the 2A Singles Champion, Pine Lake Prep’s Mallory Aull, won her singles match with Victoria Zhou 6-4, 6-4 and Aull teamed up with Madison Utz to beat the 2A Doubles Champions Zhou and Alexis Zhao, 8-3. Utz also won her singles match with Eliza Basch 7-5, 6-4 and was named Most Valuable Player for her efforts. Pine Lake Prep also earned singles wins from Isabel Sieni and Molly Morgan Johnson. Zhao and Devan Patel won their singles matches to earn points for Research Triangle. Research Triangle’s Basch and Katherine Southern beat Sophie Stanford and Sieni 8-5 in their doubles match. Pine Lake Prep’s Johnson and Taylor Shelton were leading their doubles match 7-3 when Aull and Utz won their match to seal the championship. Pine Lake Prep finished the year 15-1 while Research Triangle ended the season 16-1. The NCHSAA is committed to recognizing outstanding sportsmanship in each of our State Championship events. The Association has partnered with the North Carolina Farm Bureau to award a pair of Sportsmanship Awards at each championship event, recognizing players who have demonstrated the ideals of outstanding character and sportsmanship throughout the 2024 season. The winners of the 2A Women’s Tennis NC Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Awards were Devna Patel from Research Triangle and Nya Morrical from Pine Lake Prep. Final Scores Singles Mallory Aull (PLP) d. Victoria Zhou 6-4, 6-4 Madison Utz (PLP) d. Eliza Basch 7-5, 6-4 Alexis Zhao (RT) d. Sophie Stanford 6-1, 6-0 Isabel Sieni (PLP) d. Katherine Southern 6-6 [7-4], 6-3 Molly Morgan Johnson (PLP) d. Maya Urquhart 6-4, 6-2 Devna Patel (RT) d. Taylor Shelton 6-1, 6-2 Doubles Aull/Utz (PLP) d. Zhou/Zhao 8-3 Basch/Southern (RT) d. Stanford/Sieni 8-5 Johnson/Shelton – Devna Patel/Kieran Patel DNF