Five area teams set for Wednesday’s girls tennis playoffs
Five area girls tennis teams will take the court Wednesday, Oct. 14, with Greene Central, Goldsboro and C.B. Aycock hosting playoff matches and Rosewood and Jones Senior traveling.
The matchups include a third meeting between Aycock and Southern Nash, a Rosewood team coming off a road playoff victory and a possible Greene Central–Goldsboro meeting in the next round.
Brackets: Click here for the official NCHSAA girls tennis playoff brackets.
3A: No. 18 Louisburg Magnet (4-10) at No. 2 Greene Central (11-8)
Greene Central enters on an eight-match winning streak after receiving a first-round bye. Wednesday’s match is listed for 4 p.m.
Juniors Caroline and Charlotte Medlin lead the Rams’ singles lineup and have a reported 14-1 record together at No. 1 doubles. Both won their singles matches 6-0, 6-0 in Greene Central’s 8-1 victory over Goldsboro on Oct. 8.
Louisburg advanced Monday with a 6-0 win over Wallace-Rose Hill. No. 1 Adelynn Virgie rallied from a first-set loss to win 1-6, 6-1, 6-1, while No. 3 Sophia Bobbitt won 6-3, 6-1. Virgie and Erin Currin have a reported 10-0 record at No. 2 doubles.
The teams’ posted 2026 schedules show no previous meeting or common opponent.
3A: No. 10 Northwood (5-8) at No. 7 Goldsboro (8-6)
Goldsboro went 8-0 in conference play and has productive players through the middle of its lineup. Alaina Lancaster is listed at 12-0 at No. 3 singles, Ava Pike Malpass at 9-3 at No. 4 and Emma Carlyle at 9-4 at No. 5. Kelsey Hartley and Malpass have a reported 9-2 mark at No. 2 doubles.
Northwood finished the regular season with four consecutive wins. In a 5-4 victory over North Moore on Oct. 1, Ruby Parks, MJ Shoup and Addyson Whitaker won the top three singles matches. Parks and Shoup also took No. 1 doubles, 8-6.
Both teams received first-round byes. Their posted schedules show no 2026 meeting or common opponent. If Goldsboro and Greene Central win Wednesday, they will meet Monday, Oct. 19. Greene won both regular-season meetings, 6-3 and 8-1.
5A: No. 14 Southern Nash (7-10) at No. 3 C.B. Aycock (16-4)
Aycock has already beaten Southern Nash twice, winning 9-0 on Sept. 9 and Sept. 15. The Golden Falcons received a first-round bye; Southern Nash advanced with a 6-0 victory over South Granville.
Aycock’s reported position records include Kannyn Fail at 16-3 at No. 1 singles and Mallorie Spriggs at 14-5 at No. 2. Together, Fail and Spriggs are listed at 16-0 at No. 1 doubles. Southern Nash’s Hayden Baker is listed at 8-9 at No. 1 singles.
Common opponents also favor Aycock. The Golden Falcons swept two meetings apiece with Hunt, Fike and Rocky Mount, while Southern Nash lost both matches against each. Both teams lost twice to Northern Nash.
2A: No. 10 Rosewood (7-13) at No. 2 Manteo (10-2)
Rosewood advanced with a 7-2 win at East Bladen, while Manteo defeated Henderson Collegiate 9-0.
Karsyn Smith and Olivia Sears each won in singles and teamed for a doubles victory Monday. Sears’ posted position records list her at 11-3 at No. 3 singles and 3-1 at No. 2. Manteo’s posted leaders include Emma Horne at 8-3 at No. 1, Ryhanna Bateman at 7-1 at No. 2 and Daisy Brewster at 8-0 at No. 5.
The teams did not meet during the listed regular season, but both played John A. Holmes. Rosewood won 5-4 on Aug. 12. Manteo lost 5-4 on Sept. 3 before winning the rematch 6-3 on Sept. 22.
1A: No. 7 Jones Senior (0-6) at No. 2 Hobgood Charter (8-4)
Jones Senior begins its postseason in a first-round matchup Wednesday. Senior Jeriyah Tucker heads the Trojans’ submitted lineup, but current individual records were not available.
Hobgood senior Harley Pierce has a reported 10-2 record at No. 1 singles and a 4-1 mark with Madison Dallas at No. 1 doubles. The Raiders’ official lineup also lists Graci Perry at 9-3 in singles.
The teams’ posted 2026 schedules show no head-to-head meeting or common opponent.
Team records include reported results through Monday. Individual records reflect available submitted or posted statistics and may not include Monday’s playoff matches. Start times other than Greene Central’s listed 4 p.m. match remain unconfirmed; fans should check with the host school before traveling.
