The Triangle North Athletic Conference women’s tennis championships turned into an All-Eno River Academy affair.
Both the singles and the doubles championships were contested by Eno River players at Fox Pond Park in Henderson on Monday.
Clara Sanford, a freshman, won the TNAC Singles championship. Sanford defeated teammate Sadie Davies-Payne 6-4, 7-6 (7-1) in the singles final. Eno River’s Meg Brinkman reached the semifinals.
In the doubles tournament, sophomore Avery Cooper and freshman Ellianna Harrell defeated teammates Natalie Harkins and Lyla York 6-4, 6-4 in the final.
Eno River is still in pursuit of the dual team TNA championship. The Bobcats are currently 6-2 overall, 2-0 in the TNAC. On Wednesday, Eno River will travel to Vance Charter in an attempt to win the regular season championship outright. The Bobcats will finish the regular season on October 8 against Roxboro Community at Fairview Park in Hillsborough. Eno River will then start play in the 2A State Dual Team Playoffs.
Men’s Soccer: Eno River 2, Vance Charter 0
Ivan Menolascinon had a strong overall night as the Bobcats defeated Vance Charter 2-0 at the soccer.com Complex in Efland last Thursday.
Andrew Zarate scored the game-winning goal as the Knights improved to 6-5. Orion Shepherd added an insurance goal as the Bobcats scored both goals in the first half.
Eno River improved to 3-2 in the TNAC, where they’re currently in third place. The Bobcats bounced back from tough losses to Falls Lake Academy and Excelsior Classical Academy.
Currently, Falls Lake Academy leads the TNAC with a 5-0 record. Excelsior Classical Academy is in second place at 4-1. Eno River is in third, a half game ahead of Vance Charter.
Coming up tonight (Tuesday) Eno River will host Roxboro Community School in Efland. They will return to TNAC action with a trip to Henderson Collegiate on Thursday.
Volleyball: Vance Charter 3, Eno River 0
Vance Charter, which defeated the defending 1A State Champions Falls Lake Academy earlier this month, maintained first place in the TNAC with a sweep of the Bobcats on Thursday night in Henderson. Vance Charter rolled on scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-16.
Eno River was led by Johanna Jans, who recorded a double-double with 13 kills and ten digs. She also tied for the team lead with two aces. It was her third double-double of the season. On September 14 against Clover Garden School, Jans had ten kills and 20 digs. Against River Mill Academy, she finished with 14 kills and 18 digs.
Sophomore Maddie Spohr finished with five kills and 16 digs. Junior Molly Pierce had 25 digs. Senior Rylee Hall came away with eleven assists while Jayda Peoples had ten assists.
Vance Charter improved to 14-2 overall. They lead the TNAC with a 9-0 record. Falls Lake Academy is 9-1 while Eno River is 5-4.
Southeast Alamance 3, Eno River 1:
For the third time this year, the Stallions faced an opponent from Hillsborough. For the first time, they came away victorious.
The Stallions defeated the Bobcats on Monday night.
Southeast Alamance improves to 6-10 overall.
Eno River is 10-8. They will return to TNAC action against Henderson Collegiate on Wednesday night for its final regular season home match of the season. It will also be their final conference match.
The Bobcats will face Durham School of the Arts at Sykes Gymnasium on October 8.
Women’s Golf:
Last week, Eno River finished second in the TNAC Tournament at Henderson Country Club. With four teams in the field, the Bobcats finished with 323 team strokes.
Falls Lake Academy came in first with 311 strokes.
In an 18 hole event, Eno River sophomore Sophie Purcell finished second overall with a 98. Summer Fairley, who was the only player for Oxford Prep, finished first overall with a 97.
Khloe Massengill, a senior from Falls Lake, came in third with a 102.
Eno River’s Ayla Hill came in seventh. Allison Bohlin and junior Emmrie Riley finished tied for 8th, each one stroke behind Hill. Lily Zeller came in 12th for the Bobcats.
Eno River will focus on the NCHSAA 2A/1A West Regional at Cedarbrook Country Club in Elgin on October 20.
