The Garner Trojans celebrated "Senior Day" by securing the Greater Neuse River Conference Championship with our win over East Wake.
Garner 8
East Wake 1
Singles:
C. Smith (G) d. C. Jones (EW) 6-2, 6-1
K. Fowler (G) d. C. Batts (EW) 6-3, 6-1
A. Bowling (G) d. S. Atkinson (EW) 6-3, 6-2
T. Hunter (G) d. Z. Heath (EW) 7-5, 6-4
S. Whittington (G) d. B. Howell (EW) 6-0, 6-0
C. Sutton (G) d. J. Gutierrez (EW) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles:
C. Smith/K. Fowler (G) d. C. Jones/C. Batts (EW) 8-4
A. Bowling/T. Hunter (G) d. S. Atkinson/Z. Heath (EW) 8-5
B. Howell/J. Gutierrez (EW) d. S. Whittington/C. Sutton (G) 9-7
Exhibitions:
J. Webster/K. Dolman won 9-7 and J. Stewart/E. Mitchell won 8-1 in doubles.
J. Graham won 8-0 in singles.
Records: (13-0, 16-2)
By virtue of winning the conference championship, the Trojans earned the number one seed for the State Playoffs. This means Garner will be at home for the first round of the playoffs on Tuesday at 4:00, the opponent will be announced on Monday.
Congratulations to Coach Walls and the Tennis squad for an outstanding season and best of luck in the playoffs!
