FAIRMONT — The Fairmont girls tennis team earned a 5-1 win over Red Springs in the first round of the 4A dual-team state playoffs Monday.
Fairmont, the No. 12 seed in the 4A East Region, advances to face No. 5 Ledford in the second round on Wednesday.
Fairmont won five of the six singles matches in Monday’s matchup with the No. 21 Red Devils.
Lilly Grainger won 4-6, 6-4 (10-6); Emma Jones won 6-2, 6-1; Lexi Stone won 6-2, 6-4; Gracie Freeman won 6-1, 6-1; Jocelyn Bryant won 4-6, 6-3 (10-7). Fairmont’s Kenzi Blackwell lost 6-4, 6-6 (11-9).
Lady Rams advance
Purnell Swett also earned a first-round win in the 7A dual-team state playoffs on Monday as the No. 11 Rams defeated No. 22 Hopewell.
The Rams, who are in the 7A West Region, will travel to No. 6 R.J. Reynolds for Wednesday’s second round.
Purnell Swett won four of the six matches in singles against Hopewell. Kyndallon Oxendine won 6-0, 6-0; Johnna Sampson won 6-3, 6-1; Berkley Collins won 6-2, 6-2; and Zoli Godwin won 6-0, 6-2. Rylee Chavis lost 6-1, 6-4; and Blair Brooks lost 6-4, 6-1.
In doubles, Blakely Graham/Oxendine won 8-0 and Chavis/Brooks won 8-2. Godwin/Sampson lost 8-3.
Pirates head to second round
No. 10 Lumberton was scheduled to host No. 23 Southeast Raleigh in the 7A East playoffs on Monday, but Southeast Raleigh forfeited the match.
Lumberton advances to play at No. 7 Fuquay-Varina on Wednesday.
St. Pauls falls at Seaforth
The No. 23 St. Pauls girls tennis team lost 6-0 in Monday’s first-round 5A dual-team state playoff match at No. 10 Seaforth.
Seaforth advances to face No. 7 Fike on Wednesday.