Broughton Prevails 5-4 in Battle of 4-A Powers

Raleigh Broughton, ranked number three in the state and coached by Bill White, downed top-ranked Raleigh Millbrook, coached by Chris Grimes, by a score of 5-4 on Thursday, April 22nd.    The Capitals moved into a tie for first place in the Capital Area Seven Conference with the win, avenging an earlier loss.    Both teams finished league play with 11-1 records.   They will meet on Thursday, April 29th at Raleigh Enloe High School at 4:00 p.m. to decide the league's number one playoff berth.   Raleigh Broughton is now 18-1 overall.
Singles
Sean Weber (M) d. James Coxe (B) 2-6, 7-6, (11-9)
Steed Johnson (B) d. Michael Allen (M) 6-1, 6-0
Phil Cardella (B) d. Quinn Carmean (M) 6-3, 6-4
Jeff Cobb (M) d. Staats Battle (B) 6-2, 0-6, (10-7)
Mickey Carmean (M) d. Andrew Waddell (B) 6-1, 6-0
Alex Pollack (B) d. Mahan (M) 2-6, 6-2, (10-6)
Doubles
Coxe/Johnson (B) d. Weber/Q. Carmean 1-1 (retired-injury)
Battle/Cardella (B) d. Allen/M. Carmean 8-5
Cobb / Mahan (M)  d. Waddell/Longest 8-5