SILER CITY — In a battle for bragging rights on the hard court, Chatham Charter edged Jordan-Matthews 5-3 last Monday afternoon in area high school boys tennis action.
Doubles proved to be the difference in the contest after singles play ended in a 3-3 draw.
In singles, Feliz Sifuentes put Jordan-Matthews in front early with a 10-4 victory over Tristan McInturff in top-seeded action.
Chatham Charter responded with a 10-1 triumph at No. 2 by Martin Meglar over Chris Cifuentes to tie the score at 1-1.
The back-and-forth trend continued all the way through singles as the Jets picked up wins at No. 3 and No. 5, and the Knights claimed victories at No. 4 and No. 6.
At No. 3, J-M saw Harrison Brewer double up Josh Lineberry 10-5 while at No. 5 it was Erik Lujan holding off Harrison Fogleman 10-7.
For Chatham Charter at No. 4 it was Cody Morgan downing David Herrera 10-3 while Lane Crowder whipped George Topete 10-3 at No. 6.
With the match on the line, doubles would decide the outcome, and Chatham Charter struck first in the top-seeded battle when McInturff and Meglar teamed up to down Sifuentes and Lujan 8-4 to send the Knights up 4-3.
At No. 3, Fogleman and Crowder would clinch the Chatham Charter win with an 8-3 triumph over Topete and Jason Santamaria.
The No. 2 doubles contest was called a 3-3 draw between Lineberry and Morgan versus Brewer and Cifuentes.