Gryphons fall to Union Pines in tennis playoff opener

CAMERON - Rocky Mount's boys tennis team saw its season end Monday with a 6-3 loss to Union Pines in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A dual team tennis state playoffs.

Rocky Mount, the No. 2 seed from the NEW 6 Conference, ended its season with a 12-6 season. Union Pines improved to 17-1.

"It was a close match yesterday and I don't know if it was the long bus  ride, the heat, or IB exam strain but after singles, we just didn't have the energy we needed to beat a very good doubles UP team," said Rocky Mount head coach Barry Nethercutt. "Alex's (Durham) loss in the third set tiebreaker hurt a lot mentally knowing we needed two of the three doubles matches, and the guys just seemed to not have the energy in doubles."

NCHSAA 3-A MEN'S DUAL TEAM TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

First Round

UNION PINES 6, ROCKY MOUNT 3

Singles

1. Dillon Rice (UP) def. Alex Durham 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (10-5)
2. Travis Kirkpatrick (RM) def. Will Fondrie 6-4, 6-3
3. Sameer Prasada (RM) def. Jake Waits 6-4, 6-4
4. Gavin Stone (RM) def. Gary Garner 6-3, 6-1
5. Josh Bryant (UP) def. Ross Bradley 6-1, 6-3
6. Jay O'Conner (UP) def. Josh Moore 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

1. Rice/Fondrie (UP) def. Durham/Kirkpatrick 10-4
2. Waits/O'Conner (UP) def. Prasada/Stone 10-2
3. Garner/Bryant (UP) def. Bradley/Moore 10-1

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