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25 May 2008
Written by: prepalertnc Posted under Hendersonville

BURLINGTON - The 1-A championship was the most closely contested of the day and the only one that went into doubles play, as Durham’s North Carolina School of Science and Math outlasted Hendersonville 5-2.

Hendersonville won the top two singles matches, including at number-one by state singles champ Tyler Grove. But NCSSM won the remaining four matches and then Joe Gitt and Keith Funkhouser at number-three doubles teamed to win the deciding contest.

1-A
North Carolina School of Science and Math 5, Hendersonville 2

Singles: Tyler Grove (H) def. Andrew Guo 6-2, 6-0; Robert Beal (H), def. Joe Gitt 6-0, 6-3; Anupam Dalvi (NCSSM) def. Evan Kirkland 6-7(5), 6-2, (10-4); Albert Tang (NCSSM) def. Scott Davis 6-2, 6-4; Cole Caplan (NCSSM) def. Brent Coburn 6-1, 6-0; Keith Funkhouser (NCSSM) def. Tamir Shemesh 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles:  Joe Gitt-Keith Funkhouser (NCSSM) def. Evan Kirkland-Scott Davis 10-2;  Andrew Guo-Anupam Dalvi (NCSSM) vs. Tyler Grove-Brent Coburn (H) had match stopped when championship decided; Albert Tang-Cole Caplan (NCSSM) vs. Robert Beal-Seth Horton (H) had match stopped when championship decided


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