
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/John Lucas)
Cape Fear Christian Academy’s girls tennis team defeated Fayetteville Christian, 7-2, on Thursday to finish 4-0 for the regular season in the Sandhills Athletic Conference and claim the league championship.
Singles winners for the Eagles, 4-2 overall, were Anna Jackson (6-1, 6-0) at No. 2, Madeline Brocious (6-1, 6-1) at No. 3, Aubrey Jackson (6-2, 6-3) at No. 4 and Karson Hamilton (6-0, 6-0) at No. 6.
CFCA freshman Ella John Dupree bounced back from a loss in the No. 1 singles to Genoveva Willocks, likely the SAC Player of the Year, to team with Anna Jackson for an 8-5 win in the No. 1 doubles.
Brocious and Aubrey Jackson won 8-1 in the No. 2 doubles. Nina Sauer and Hamilton won the No. 3 doubles, 8-5.
The Eagles are coached by Page Jackson.
CFCA plays Community Christian at Lake Wilson Club in Elm City today (Friday, October 2) at 4 p.m. It will be the first match of the season on clay courts for the Eagles.
CFCA will be the defending champions for the SAC Tournament later this month.

(Dunn Area Sports Photo/John Lucas)

(Dunn Area Sports Photo/John Lucas)