Lady Knights thrash Grizzlies in hard court action

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ALTAMAHAW — The Chatham Charter girls tennis team closed out the regular season Monday afternoon with an impressive 9-0 thrashing of Clover Garden in 1A Central Tar Heel Conference action.

Chatham Charter finishes league play at 6-4 while boasting an 8-5 record overall. The Knights were tied for second with Research Triangle but were swept by the Raptors 7-2 and 5-4, which relegates the locals to third. Raleigh Charter was a perfect 10-0 to capture the Central Tar Heel Conference crown.

Rachel Brookshire got the Knights rolling early with a decisive 6-0, 6-1 defeat of Kaylee Doiron in top-seeded singles play before Emery Eldridge topped Kaitlyn Watson 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2.

At No. 3, Lorelei Byrd hammered Savannah Byrd 6-1, 6-0 while Ashlyn Hart took down Morgan Wade 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 in convincing fashion to give Chatham Charter a 4-0 advantage.

Holly Askins would clinch the Lady Knights win with a 6-2, 6-4 triumph over Faith Wade at No. 5.

Lillie Jones would close out the sweep in singles by Chatham Charter with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Amy Smith.

In doubles, it was more of the same as the Knights dominated the action.

Askins and Dana Szpunar would team up at No. 1 for an easy 8-1 win over Watson and Clayton before Jones and Lacie Clark joined forces for an 8-2 triumph over Doiron and Wade.

At No. 3, Lauren Scotten and McKenna Reives doubled up Wade and Smith to put a cap on the 9-0 victory for the Lady Knights.