THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, August 4, 1994 TAG: 9408040226
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 21 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY JOHN GORDON, SUN SPORTS EDITOR
LENGTH: Medium: 89 lines
MICHELLE GROVER not only won two different age categories at the Allied Colloids juniors tennis tournament in Suffolk last week, she didn't lose a game in the singles competition.
Grover, 12, blanked Dawn Harrell, 6-0, 6-0, to capture both the 14- and 16-and-under divisions.
A rising eighth-grader at Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, Grover went on to team up with Angela Jones to grab the 16-and-under girls doubles title. In addition, she paired off with her 10-year-old brother, Nate, to win the 14-and-under mixed doubles. Then she and Craig Rice combined to take the 18-and-under mixed doubles.
Her brother, Nate, also was a double winner in the singles division, capturing both the 10- and 12-and-under brackets. Then he and his 5-year-old brother, Barton, grabbed the 10-and-under boys doubles title.
The boys doubles play provided the most competition with two age brackets going to a third set. The 16-and-under division was cut short by the rain, forcing Scotty Holland and Marcus Artis to default to Arthur Bradshaw and Davy Slack because Artis could not return the next day.
Several youngsters played in two different age categories.
GIRLS
Singles 10-under: Melissa Holland d. Alice Cross, 6-4, 6-1.
12-under: Chelsea Green d. Melissa Holland, 6-4, 6-2.
14-under: Michelle Grover d. Dawn Harrell, 6-0, 6-0.
16-under: Michelle Grover d. Dawn Harrell, 6-0, 6-0.
18-under: Angela Jones d. Kelly Lewis, 6-4, 6-0.
Doubles
10-under: Melissa Holland and Alice Cross d. Julia Dorschel and Kristen Warren, 6-1, 6-0.
12-under: Britt Markham and Melissa Holland d. Courtney King and Michella Parr, 7-5, 6-2.
14-under: Chelsea Green and Dawn Harrell d. Britt Markham and Emily Pruden, 6-1, 6-0.
16-under: Angela Jones and Michelle Grover d. Lisa Allmond and Dawn Harrell, 6-2-, 6-1.
BOYS Singles
10-under: Nate Grover d. Nicholas Parr, 6-0, 6-0.
12-under: Nate Grover d. Carrington Pinner, 7-5, 6-0.
14-under: Joseph Cross d. Carrington Pinner, 6-3, 6-1.
16-under: Scotty Holland d. Joseph Cross, 6-0, 6-3.
18-under: Craig Rice d. Davy Slack, 6-2, 6-0.
Doubles 10-under: Barton Grover and Nathaniel Grover d. Lex Ferguson and Todd Barrett, 6-1, 6-1.
12-under: William Slack and Todd Barrett d. Jonathan Hubble and Blake Barrett, 5-7, 6-1, 7-5.
14-under: Joseph Cross and Nate Grover d. Scotty Holland and Carrington Pinner, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
16-under: Arthur Bradshaw and Davy Slack d. Scotty Holland and Marcus Artis, 3-6, 3-1, def.
MIXED DOUBLES
10-under: Melissa Holland and Nate Grover d. Kristen Warren and Nicholas Parr, 6-0, 6-0.
12-under: Chelsea Green and Carrington Pinner d. Britt Markham and Jonathan Hubble, 6-0, 6-2.
14-under: Nathaniel Grover and Michelle Grover; d. Joseph Cross and Emily Pruden, 6-2, 6-0.
16-under: Arthur Bradshaw and Heather Todd d. Scotty Holland and Teresa Kinner, 6-1, 6-2.
18-under: Craig Rice and Michelle Grover d. Davy Slack and Angela Jones, 6-1, 6-4. ILLUSTRATION: Staff photos by MICHAEL KESTNER
Melissa Holland winces as she slams a return during a doubles match
at the Lake Meade Landing courts. She was paired with Britt
Markham.
Katherine Parr, resting against her mother, gets the feel of a
tennis racket during a doubles match at the tournament. Her older
sister, Michella, competed in the tournament.
Barton Grover, 5, at right, warms up for his match with brother Nate
during the tournament, then cools down, above, in the 90-plus heat.
The boys grabbed the 10-and-under boys doubles title. Nate also won
the 10- and 12-and-under brackets in singles, and sister Michelle
won both the 14- and 16-and-under divisions.
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