TCA varsity girls tennis team advances in state playoffs

The Carolina Academy girls varsity tennis team has advanced to the semifinals of the South Carolina Inde-pendent School Association state playoffs after sweeping St. Andrews Academy.

The team won 9-0 in Lake City during the first round of playoffs. The results were as follows:

Singles
1.) Rebecca Weaver (TCA) beat Charlotte Hall (St. Andrews) 6-2, 6-0.
2.) Taylor Osborne (TCA) beat Lauren Chisner (St. Andrews) 6-1, 6-2.
3.) Ali Courtney (TCA) beat Macy Martin (St. Andrews) 6-0, 6-0.
4.) Tori Osborne (TCA) beat Olivia Nelson (St. Andrews) 6-0, 6-0.
5.) Haley Hancock (TCA) beat Daria Rydzak (St. Andrews) 6-1, 6-0.
6.) Haven Brown (TCA) beat Erin Norrell (St. Andrews) 6-0, 6-1.
Additional matches
7.) Harula Paraschos (TCA) beat Louisa Daly (St. Andrews) 6-3, 6-1.
8.) Mary Bryant Matthews (TCA) beat Courtney Baumgartner (St. Andrews) 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles
1.) Rebecca Weaver and Tori Osborne (TCA) beat Charlotte Hall and Macy Martin (St. Andrews) 8-0.
2.) Haley Hancock and Taylor Osborne (TCA) beat Lauren Chisner and Olivia Nelson (St. Andrews) 8-2.
3.) Ali Courtney and Haven Brown (TCA) beat Daria Rydzak and Erin Norrell (St. Andrews) 8-0. 

The semifinal and final rounds of play in the state championships will be Friday and Saturday at the Pal-metto Tennis Center in Sumter.

Carolina Academy Girls Varsity Tennis Team completed regular season play with a 14-0 record and claimed the 2009 SCISA Region IV Championship with an 8-1 win over rival Pee Dee Academy.