PREP TENNIS: Browning sets record as Knights win region title
FLORENCE — Bobby Browning beat Brendan Nagle 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 singles and set a West Florence High School record for most victories in leading the Knights to a 5-2 victory on Monday over Carolina Forest in tennis.
The victory also wrapped up the Region 6-4A championship, the eighth straight year West has won that title.
Browning, who now has 105 career wins against just nine losses in six years, surpassed Mitch Sprengelmeyer and Pruitt Williams.
West won four of five singles matches against Carolina Forest and split two doubles matches.
SINGLES
Bobby Browning (WF) def. Brendan Nagle 6-0, 6-1; Matthew Canelon (WF) def. Zach Johnson 6-0, 6-1; Mark Andrews (WF) def. Troy Swartzling 6-2, 7-5; Chris Fosberry (CF) def. Taylor Jones 6-4, 3-6; John Fulp (WF) def. Joseph Weshefsky 6-4, 6-3.
DOUBLES
Brandan Nagle/Zach Johnson (C) def. Matthew Canelon/Billy Holland 8-4; Trae Elvington/Wesley Berry (WF) def. Austin Vaught/Luke Hancock 6-0, 6-0.
RECORDS: WF 8-0, 8-0 Region 6-4A. CF: 6-6, 5-2.
NEXT MATCH: West plays two matches today at Conway. Carolina Forest is at Sumter today.
Camden 6, Darlington 1
CAMDEN — Region champion Camden won all five singles matches in beating Darlington.
The Falcons’ lone victory came at No. 2 doubles, where William Jordan and Zachary Ward defeated Hunt Jones and Luke Harding 8-4 in a pro set.
The Falcons finished second in Region 6-3A.
SINGLES
Josh Cook (C) def. Alex Howle 6-0, 6-0; Cauthen Tiller (C) def. Brent Harrison 6-2, 6-1; Joseph Tiller (C) Def. Brad Lide 6-0, 6-0; Will Kornegay (C) def. Marcus Sigmon 6-0, 6-0; Roderick Todd (C) def. Adam Miles 6-0, 6-2
DOUBLES
Andrew Kouprolakis/Davis Goodrich (C) def. Stephen Delaine/Casey Anderson 6-3, 6-0; William Jordan/Zachary Ward (D) def. Hunt Jones/Luke Harding 8-4.
RECORDS: D 10-3, 2-2 region.
NEXT GAME: Darlington hosts Dillon at 4:30 p.m. today.

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