The Catawba Ridge girls’ tennis team inched closer to a Region 3-4A title with a win over rival Nation Ford.
Catawba Ridge won 4-2 over Nation Ford sweeping the season series as they improved to 11-1 overall on the season. Catawba Ridge still has two more region matches against Lake Wylie and Clover later this week, but being undefeated in the region, they only need to win one of those matches to clinch the region title. Both matches are at home.
The Copperheads won four singles matches to clinch the win over Nation Ford on the road. Elaina Beilstein won at No. 2 singles 6-0, 6-1 and Gracyn Root won in three sets at No. 3 singles 5-7, 6-4, 10-8.
At No. 4 singles Gigi Miller won 6-2, 6-3 for Catawba Ridge and Kaitlyn Wood won at No. 5 singles 6-2, 6-4 for the Copperheads to clinch the match.
Nation Ford’s two wins came at No. 1 singles with Eva Mabey winning 6-2, 1-6, 10-3 in three sets. Nation Ford’s Alexandra Siamants and Reagan Mullinix won in three sets in the only doubles match at 5-7, 6-4, 10-4 for the Falcons.
Nation Ford has one more region match at Indian Land on Thursday, Oct. 15 to finish out the regular season. They are 9-2 on the season in the region. Tennis playoffs start next week for both schools.
Mac Banks: mac@fortmillprepsports.com, @fortprep
