Tennis -- EW wins big one at Kinston

By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on May 5, 2004 1:57 PM

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KINSTON -- Eastern Wayne moved into dual-team playoff contention with a 7-2 triumph Tuesday afternoon against Kinston at Bill Fay Park.

The Warriors claimed fourth place in the Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference and own a half-game lead against the Vikings. Kinston concludes its regular-season schedule this afternoon at Charles B. Aycock. A Vikings loss creates a tie for fourth place and forces a playoff match with the Warriors to determine the ECC's No. 4 seed for the N.C. High School Athletic Association dual-team playoffs.

Ben Ziccardi, James Arceneaux, Andrew Smith, John King and Chris Musser each collected a singles win. Arceneaux-King and Smith-Musser each prevailed in doubles.

Kinston defaulted at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles.

Eastern Wayne 7, Kinston 2

Singles -- No. 1 Jamison Smith (K) d. Alex Bryant 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 Ben Ziccardi (EW) d. Jonathon Bowen 6-2, 6-4; No. 3 James Arceneaux (EW) d. Josh Anderson 7-5, 6-4; No. 4 Andrew Smith (EW) d. Chris Mills 6-4, 6-3; No. 5 John King (EW) d. Tyler Rose 6-2, 6-0; No. 6 Chris Musser (EW) by forfeit.

Doubles -- No. 1 Smith-Bowen (K) d. Bryant-Ziccardi 8-4; No. 2 Arceneaux-King (EW) d. Anderson-Mills 8-1; No. 3 Smith-Musser (EW) by default.