Coach Laura Gurley's girls tennis team moved one step closer to back-to-back state titles yesterday. Traveling to Anderson, the girls trounced host TL Hanna 5-1. With its victory, the team gets to host the Upper State Championship on Thursday versus an opponent still to be determined. The girls are now 17-0 on the season. The results versus Hanna:
A. Speaks d. I. Welborn, 6-1 6-1
H. Elliott d. A. Rice, 6-0 6-2
S. Patton d. C. Dorsey, 6-1 6-0
L. Stewart d. R. Turner, 6-0 6-0
C. Counts (TL Hanna) d. M. Weih, 7-5 3-6 10-8
A. Patton/H. Behal d. Anderson/Martin, 6-1 6-0
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