Tennis -- Aycock upends ECC champion

By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on March 14, 2004 2:03 AM

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KINSTON -- Charles B. Aycock captured two of the three doubles matches and knocked off two-time defending Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference champion Kinston 5-4 on Thursday afternoon.

The teams were tied 3-3 after singles play.

Aycock's No. 2 doubles of Sean Kelly-David Dodson blizted Jonathan Bowen-Josh Anderson 8-1. Kelly had lost to Bowen at No. 3 singles, while Dodson had suffered a straight-set defeat against Anderson at No. 4.

David Williams-John Ball, the Golden Falcons' No. 3 tandem, shut out Chris Mills-Tyler Rose 8-0.

Williams, Brandon Howard and Rich Holder each won a singles match.

"Brandon, David and Rich played well in singles," Aycock coach Luke Vail said. "Our No. 2 and 3 doubles teams played outstanding. This match was a great confidence builder.

"It was C.B. Aycock's first win over Kinston in men's tennis."

The Golden Falcons (3-1, 2-0) entertains West Craven at 4 p.m. next Monday.

C.B. Aycock 5, Kinston 4

Singles -- No. 1 James Walker (K) d. Danny Fairchild 6-3, 6-2; No. 2 Brandon Howard (CBA) d. Jamison Smith 6-3, 7-5; No. 3 Jonathan Bowen (K) d. Sean Kelly 6-4, 6-2; No. 4 Josh Anderson (K) d. David Dodson 6-0, 6-3; No. 5 David Williams (CBA) d. Chris Mills 6-4, 6-0; No. 6 Rich Holder (CBA) d. Tyler Rose 6-1, 7-5.

Doubles -- No. 1 Walker-Smith (K) d. Fairchild-Howard 8-4; No. 2 Kelly-Dodson (CBA) d. Bowen-Anderson 8-1; No. 3 Williams-John Ball (CBA) d. Mills-Rose 8-0.