High school tennis: Glass tops Blacksburg in Group AA quarterfinals

LYNCHBURG — E.C. Glass (18-1) made short work of Blacksburg by winning all five singles matches on their home courts on the way to topping the Bruins 5-0 on Tuesday to advance to the Group AA boys tennis semifinals.

Nick Daly of Glass led the way at No. 2 singles with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Nicholas Elvinger.

Singles

Nick Daly (G) d. Nicholas Elvinger, 6-4, 6-1; Luc Mortemousque (G) d. Ryan Wells, 6-2, 6-1; Mitchell Swann (G) d. Rohan Kumar, 6-2, 6-3; Jeb Brammer (G) d. Will Abel, 6-3, 6-1; J.D. Bowden (G) d. Michael Xiao, 6-1, 6-1.GIRLS

E.C. Glass 5, Abingdon 2

LYNCHBURG – The reigning Group AA champions improved to 20-0 although the Hilltoppers needed to win a doubles match to close out the victory.

Emily Henderson of Abingdon won the No. 1 singles match 6-4, 6-2 over Sydney Moon.

Singles

Emily Henderson (A) d. Sydney Moon, 6-4, 6-2; Paige Riley (G) d. Carrie Lopez, 7-5, 6-3; Ruby Hutchison (G) d. Sarah Stallard, 6-2, 6-2; Taylor Weaver (G) d. Olivia Ball, 6-2, 6-2; Tess McNerlin (A) d. Katie Gray Brammer, 6-2, 7-5; Julia Nelligan (G) d. Emily Greear, 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles

Hutchison and Weaver (G) d. Ball and Josie Canada, 6-3, 6-1.

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