BREAKING NEWS: John Battle Wins State Team And Double Title, Captures Triple Crown

RADFORD, Va. — John Battle won the Virginia High School League state triple crown in girls tennis Saturday, as the Trojans added the Group A team and doubles titles to Emerald Lauzon’s singles championship that was won Thursday.

Fittingly, Lauzon was on the 100-plus degree courts at Radford University for yesterday’s titles. She and Carly Johnson finished off a tough 5-3 win over George Mason for the team title before drilling Jennifer Sing and Carrie Webber of Franklin 6-1, 6-2 for the doubles crown.

About the only thing Lauzon, one of the Trojans’ four seniors, didn’t win was first to touch the championship trophy.

“I couldn’t wait,” a grinning Johnson, who snuck around her teammate to grasp the trophy. “It’s just so exciting.”

John Battle 5, George Mason 3
Singles
Emerald Lauzon (JB) def. Michelle Repper 6-4, 6-2; Kelsey Kane (GM) def. Jill Williams 6-1, 6-4; Carly Johnson (JB) def. Annie Zweighaft 6-1, 6-1; Jessi Williams (JB) def. Claire Sedmak 6-1, 6-2; Isis Hanna (GM) def. Rachel Terry 6-3, 6-4; Corina Spanu (GM) def. Katie Clark 7-5, 6-1.
Doubles
Lauzon-Johnson (JB) def. Repper-Zweighaft 6-2, 6-4; Ji. Williams-Je. Williams (JB) def. Kane-Sedmak 6-1, 6-2.
Note: No. 3 doubles halted when Battle clinched state title.

Note: This story will be updated througout the day.