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Johnson wins Region 1A title

Mathews High School’s Morgan Johnson became the Region 1A East Singles Champion and earned Region 1A East Player of the Year honors.

The Region 1A East Singles Tournament was played last Thursday at the Franklin YMCA indoor tennis courts due to rain. In the quarterfinals, Johnson defeated Angela Head of Northampton in a four-hour, nine-minute match, hitting over 2,600 balls in just two sets. For one point that was played, the ball was hit 101 times. It was a battle of who could keep the ball in the court the longest. Johnson won the marathon match, 6-3, 6-2.

After an hour break, Johnson was back on the court playing the number-one seed, hard-hitting Lori Gagnon of Rappahannock. Gagnon quickly won the first set, 6-2. However, Johnson got her second wind and pulled off the second set, 6-4. After splitting sets, Johnson’s determination to win and hitting great shots pulled her through the match to upset the number-one seed, winning the third set 7-5. This match was a little ...

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