Mount Airy coach Scott Kniskern said he was happy with his team’s performance against an East Surry sqaud which is no pushover.
“They played very well,” he said. “I knew East Surry was going to be a tough match. They were good last year, I think we were fortunate to win 7-2. I think our girls played well, especially in doubles when we needed them to.”
East Surry coach Phil Jordan said the Granite Bears are as tough a team in the Northwest 1A/2A conference.
“I think they are very good,” Jordan said. “They may be the cream of our league. I know they lost to North Stokes early, but from playing the two of them, they are close. I didn’t feel like we played badly, but we didn’t play good and a lot of that had to do with Mount Airy and the way they played.”
The Bears will have another shot at North Stokes Thursday.
Mount Airy 7, East Surry 2
SINGLES
Megan Shelton (ES) d. Jordan Jackson (MA) 6-4, 6-4; Ellie Case (MA) d. Marcie Matthews (ES) 6-3, 6-4; Merry Kessler (MA) d. Chloe Imus (ES) 0-6, 6-4, 11-9; Elizabeth Dinkins (MA) d. Leah Gibson (ES) 6-2, 6-0; Jordan Gwyn (MA) d. Sarah Thompson (ES) 6-3, 6-1; Lauren Thompson (ES) d. Alex Rigney (MA) 6-2, 6-3
DOUBLES
Case/Gwyn (MA) d. Shelton/Matthews 11-9; Jackson/Rigney (MA) d. Imus/S. Thompson (ES) 10-6; Kessler/Dinkins (MA) d. Gibson/L. Thompson (ES) 10-4
Vikings handle Greyhounds
DANBURY — North Surry lost twice to North Stokes Tuesday, losing a previously postponed match 5-1 and a shortened match 9-0.
The first match was begun on Aug. 20 before rain caused a delay. Of the two matches, the Greyhounds won seven games in singles.
Chantel Davis and Keightley Dalton had a close doubles match with North Stokes’ Emma McKinney and Emmy Stephens, with the Greyhounds dropping a 7-4 tiebreak to lose 9-8.
Aug. 20 match
North Stokes 5, North Surry 1
SINGLES
Jordan Wilkins (NSt) d. Chainey Kuykendall (NS) 8-0; Hayley Pack (NSt) d. Katie Smith (NS) 8-1; Taylor York (NSt) d. Abigail Brannock (NS) 8-1; Alysha Hutchins (NSt) d. Chantel Davis (NS) 8-0; Keightley Dalton (NS) d. Micayla Mitchell (NSt) default; Kendra Hopkins (NSt) d. Tedi Sue Tucker (NS) 8-0
Tuesday’s match
North Stokes 9, North Surry 0
SINGLES
Hayley Pack (NSt) d. Chainey Kuykendall (NS) 10-2; Jordan Wilkins (NSt) d. Katie Smith (NS) 10-0; Taylor York (NSt) d. Abigail Brannock (NS) 10-1; Alysha Hutchins (NSt) d. Chantel Davis (NS) 10-2; Kendra Hopkins (NSt) d. Tedi Sue Tucker (NS) 10-0; Millie Norman (NSt) d. Keightley Dalton (NS) 10-0
DOUBLES
Hopkins/Norman (NSt) d. Kuykendall/Smith (NS) 8-1; Cana Riersen/Brittany Foley (NSt) d. Brannock/Tucker (NS) 8-1; Emma McKinney/Emmy Stephens (NSt) d. Davis/Dalton (NS) 9-8 (7-4)







