Back-to-back wins ahead of Easter Break will do a lot to uplift a Christ School varsity tennis team being fueled largely by a youth movement.
The Greenies swept Asheville Christian Academy on Tuesday, 9-0, then followed it up Thursday with a 6-3 home win over Rabun Gap. There were no seniors in the lineup for the latter match.
The Greenies (2-2, 2-0) had top-heavy success Thursday, winning four of the six singles matches – Chris Michaelides ’28 at No. 1, William Davis ’27 at No. 2, Andrew Carson ’28 at No. 3, and Matthew Chen ‘29 at No. 5 – along with No. 1 doubles (Andrew and William) and No. 2 doubles (Chris and Jordan Stolevski ’30).
Christ School’s next match is Thursday at home against Carolina Day (3-2, 1-0), which is the defending champion in the Carolinas Athletic Association.
Christ School 6, Rabun Gap 3
Singles
Chris Michaelides (CS) d. Phong Vo, 7-6, 6-1; William Davis (CS) d. Wyatt Arbitter 1-6, 6-4, 10-5; Andrew Carson (CS) d. James Black 6-1, 6-2; Rodrigo Barrio (RG) d. Jordan Stolevski 4-6, 6-3, 12-10; Matthew Chen (CS) d. David Chen 7-5, 6-0; Rainier Finley (RG) d. Bowen Maggard 4-6, 6-4, 10-6.
Doubles
Carson-Davis (CS) d. Vo-Arbitter 9-7; Michaelides-Stolevski (CS) d. Black-Barrio 8-1; Finley-Coby Bloedow (RG) d. Maggard-Kevin Zheng 9-7.