Christ Church Win 30^th Hall of Fame Classic Tennis

 

Christ Church of Greenville won 4 of 7 flights and finished second in 2 other flights to earn 34 points and capture their third straight Chick-fil-A of Anderson Hall of Fame Classic high school girls tennis tournament played in Belton September 24-25.  T. L. Hanna had the other 3 flight champions and finished second with 30 points.  This was Christ Church’s fourth tournament title; they also won in 2010, 2014 and 2015.  Final team standings were:

1. Christ Church 34
2. L. Hanna 30
3. Boiling Springs 17
4. Greenville 16
5. C. Flora 16
6. L Mann 12
7. Clinton  6
8. Belton-Honea Path

Boiling Springs was named the team sportsmanship winner.

The results of the individual championship matches were:

• #1 Singles: Corbin Dorsey (TLH) def. Anna Greer (BS) 6-1, 6-3
• #2 Singles: Lauren Allen (CC) def. Kristin Reynolds (TLH) 6-4, 6-3
• #3 Singles: Lauren Anderson (TLH) def. Abby Riddle (CC) 6-2, 6-1
• #4 Singles: Mary Philpot (CC) def. Addie Anderson (TLH) 6-4, 6-0
• #5 Singles: Mary Cage Carter (CC) def. Westly Cannon (GV) 6-2, 6-1
• #2 Doubles: Paula Pieper & Jenna Taylor (CC) def. Hannah Ellis & Carley Morgan (JLM) 6-1, 6-0

• #1 Doubles: Lauren Anderson & Corbin Dorsey (TLH) def. Lauren Allen & Mary Philpot (CC) 6-1, 6-2

Belton-Honea Path’s 2 points were earned by Ellen Blake and Kenyetta Anderson who won their final matches at #4 and #5 singles Sunday morning.

Tournament Director Rex Maynard said:  “This might have been the best Hall of Fame Classic ever.  We had close competition, some great matches and the coaches and players were great.  The weather was a little warm, but it sure beat the rain we had last year.  We appreciate the coaches and players giving up their weekend to compete in Belton, and hope they will find it beneficial as they play the second half of their season and approach the playoffs.”

The Hall of Fame Classic is hosted annually by the Belton Tennis Association and sponsored by Chick-fil-A of Anderson.

Belton will host a tournament for the second straight weekend this Friday, Saturday and Sunday when the South Carolina Men’s Collegiate Championships sponsored by AnMed Health will be played during Standpipe Festival weekend.  Over 50 player are expected to compete.  Schools sending players include Clemson, South Carolina, Furman, Wofford, The Citadel, Presbyterian, Coastal Carolina and Lander,  State championships will be determined in singles and doubles.  This will be the third year for the tournament, which is played in memory of Big Jim Russell.  Last year’s tournament was moved to indoor courts at Furman due to heavy rains throughout the weekend.