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MHS tennis wins Region 1A title

The Mathews High School girls’ tennis team recaptured the Region 1A East title last week with victories over Essex, Appomattox Regional Governor’s School, and Rappahannock.

With the wins, the Lady Devils return to the VHSL state tournament, hosting the quarterfinals match next Monday or Tuesday.

Top-seeded singles player Morgan Johnson and the #1 doubles team of Johnson and Ashley Hudgins are also still alive and in the hunt for a state tournament bid. Johnson and Hudgins were scheduled to play yesterday morning in the Region 1A Doubles Tournament and Johnson will play her singles match today. Both the regional singles and doubles tournaments are being held at the Howard Mast Tennis Center in Suffolk.

In this past week’s Region 1A East tournament, the host Lady Devils defeated Essex on Tuesday, May 26 and Appomattox last Thursday by 5-0 margins, having a tougher battle on Friday, beating Rappahannock for the crown, 5-2.

Morgan Johnson went 3-0 this past week, beat...

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