Chamblee’s Olivia Pharr moving up for a forehand against Greenbrier. Pharr and her doubles partner Sami Yarborough won the match and now team up as the Lady Bulldogs face Harris County on Monday (4/22). (Photo by Mark Brock)
DeKalb County Schools has six teams vying to move into state playoff quarterfinals as they take on Sweet 16 opponents on Monday through Wednesday of next week.
Chamblee has a doubleheader of Class 5A Sweet 16 action set for Monday (4/22) at Chamblee High School beginning at 1:00 pm with the Lady Bulldogs (9-6) hosting Harris County. Chamblee advanced with a 4-1 victory over Greenbrier in the opening round and Harris County matched them with a 4-1 win over Jones County.
The Bulldogs (12-3) play in the boys’ Sweet 16 at approximately 3:00 pm against Northgate (9-6) following the girls’ match. Chamblee advanced with a first round 3-0 victory over Ware County and Northgate knocked off Ola 3-0 to move into the second round.
The Dunwoody Wildcats (11-8) travel to Evans to take on Lakeside at 12:30 pm in the Class 6A boys’ Sweet 16 round. Dunwoody beat Tift County 3-0 in a road playoff victory to move into the second round while Lakeside swept Morrow 3-0 in a home match.
The Dunwoody Lady Wildcats (10-8) head to Brunswick on Tuesday (4/23) to take on Glynn Academy at 4:00 pm in a Class 6A girls’ second round match. Dunwoody moved into the round of 16 with a 3-0 road win over Houston County and Glynn Academy swept Forest Park 5-0 at home to advance.
Lakeside’s Julian Santucci had an easy win at No. 1 singles in the Vikings’ 4-0 win over Thomas County Center in first round playoff action. He and his Vikings’ teammates face off with Effingham County in the Sweet 16 round of the Class 6A state playoffs. (Photo by Mark Brock)
Class 6A boys’ play has the Lakeside Vikings (13-2) hosting Effingham County on Tuesday at DeKalb Tennis Center. Lakeside rolled 4-0 over Thomas County Central in their opening round home triumph while Effingham defeated Rockdale County 4-0 in a road contest.
Wednesday’s Class 6A girls’ play has the Lakeside Lady Vikings (14-1) traveling to College Park to take on the Woodward Lady War Eagles at 4:30 pm. Lakeside had three straight set victories in singles to defeat Lee County 3-0 at home in the opening round. Woodward opened the playoffs with a 5-0 home win over Effingham County.
DCSD STATE TENNIS SCHEDULE
Monday, 4/22
CLASS 5A GIRLS
Harris Co. at Chamblee (9-6), 1:00 pm
CLASS 5A BOYS
Northgate at Chamblee (12-3), 3:00 pm
Tuesday, 4/23
CLASS 6A BOYS
DeKalb Tennis Center
Effingham Co. vs. Lakeside (13-2), 2:00 pm
AWAY
Dunwoody (11-8) at Lakeside-Evans, 12:30 pm
CLASS 6A GIRLS
Dunwoody (10-8) at Glynn, 4:00 pm
Wednesday, 4/24
CLASS 6A GIRLS
Lakeside (14-1) at Woodward, 4:30 pm