Christiansburg – #3 seeded Jabin Talley and Ethan Richardson dropped the first set of the quarterfinal match 6-2 to their opponents from Cave Spring and it appeared that the fans from Carroll County were about to witness the end of a four year run that has put Talley into the CCHS record books 📚.
Then in a blink of an eye the Dynamic Duo flipped a switch, storming back to winning the second set 6-1 to force a tiebreaker. The winner 🏆 would be the first team to score ten points and to do so with a lead of a minimum of two points.
These same four players needed a tie breaker in their team Regional tournament earlier at Cave Spring. That day the Cavaliers fell just short but they made sure that recent history would not repeat itself.
Playing in a free swinging manner, CCHS closed out the tiebreaker by a 10-4 margin. The victory was #74 for Talley over his four years. This victory came with the added significance of extending the season and career one more day !
Talley and Richardson will return to the courts at Christiansburg High School Wednesday at 11:00 am for the Doubles semi-finals. The match will begin shortly after the Singles Championship matches have concluded.
Talley earned victory #73 earlier in the morning in the Singles Quarterfinals. Playing as the #3 seed in that draw as well, Talley advanced with a convincing 6-2, 6-0 victory over his counterpart from William Byrd.
#2 seed Nick McReynolds (Abingdon) used his relentless left handed ground strokes to keep Talley at bay in the more competitive than the score indicates, 6-2, 6-2.
The Singles event stayed true to the seeding, leaving a classic Finals match between the Top Two Seeds tomorrow morning. Shortly after that showdown concludes our duo will go in search of victory #75 for Talley.
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