Fourth-Ranked First Flight Wins Playoff Opener

First Flight, coached by Pete Rudolph and ranked number four in the state, downed Tarboro 6-3 in the opening round of the 2-A men's tennis dual team state playoffs on Wednesday, May 5th in Kitty Hawk.   First Flight, the champions of the Northeastern Coastal Conference, improved to 13-1 with the victory.  Tarboro, coached by Billy Strother, ended the season with a 14-6 overall record.    Carter Baum's third set tiebreak win at number three singles gave First Flight a 4-2 win after singles play.
Singles
Tommy Taylor (FF) d. Will Leland (T) 6-1, 6-1
Patrick Gray (FF) d. Armando Gonzalez (T) 7-6(9), 6-4
Carter Baum (FF) d. Tyler Bennett (T) 4-6, 6-1, (10-5)
Rob Touhey (FF) d. Tony Ramirez (T) 7-5, 7-5
Christian Jarrell (T) d. Alex Williams (FF) 6-4, 3-6, (10-7)
Trent Holloman (T) d. Sean O'neal (FF) 4-6, 6-3, (10-8)
Doubles
Taylor/Baum (FF) d. Gonzalez/Bennett (T) 10-4
Leland/Ramirez (T) d. Gray/Touhey (FF) 11-10(9)
Williams/O'neal (FF) d. Jarrell/Holloman (T) 10-3