Even after winning a match in the state dual team playoffs in 2021, there were still plenty of questions for the Orange women’s tennis team as its started its season against Voyager Academy on Tuesday. The Lady Panthers lost its top five singles players from last season. They did return plenty of experience, nonetheless, and it showed as the Panthers defeated the Vikings 6-3 at Orange High Tennis Courts on Tuesday. Orange won five of the six singles matches, including junior Erin Sollars winning a three-set battle against Voyager’s Katelyn Hutson 3-6, 6-4, 10-3. The only player for either team on the day to win both matches was Orange senior Madelyn Horn. In doubles action, Horn teamed with Isabel Jones to win against Grace Garrett and CeCe Meath. Horn also won her match at #6 singles. Makayla Davis, Shannon Solars and Sydney Rogers also captured Orange’s singles wins. The Lady Panthers will return home to face Southern Alamance on Thursday afternoon to wrap up the opening week of the season. 

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