High school boys tennis: Salisbury’s Koontz is CCC singles champ

Published 2:35 am Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Salisbury’s Will Koontz. Photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post.

 

Staff report

LEXINGTON — Salisbury’s Will Koontz won 6-2, 6-4 against South Rowan’s Joey Caraccio in the singles final of the Central Carolina Conference Tournament on Tuesday.

Both players are juniors.

Koontz bounced back from a loss to Caraccio late in the regular season.

The conference tournament is a qualifier for regional play that will be hosted by Salisbury. The top seven singles finishers and top seven doubles teams in the tournament advance.

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The North Piedmont Conference Tournament will be conducted at West Rowan on Thursday, with the top two singles finishers and doubles teams advancing to regional play.