Tennis teams

from area high schools have been busy this week with the first round of

state playoff competition, with most of them advancing to the round of

16.

In Class A,

Landmark's boys beat Rabun Gap and went on to face Trion, while the girls

downed Jefferson and advanced to face Galloway. Both second-round matches

for Landmark were scheduled for yesterday afternoon. The girls from Our

Lady of Mercy lost in the first round to Athens Academy.

Sandy Creek

sent both of its squads to the AAAA state tournament, with the boys losing

to Lakeside-Evans in the first round and the girls losing to Greenbriar.

In AAAAA action,

McIntosh swept both of its first-round matches, the boys over Benedictine

and the girls over Wayne County. The Chiefs advanced to play Tift County,

while the Lady Chiefs moved on to face Lee County.

Starr's Mill

won its boys and girls matches over Camden County, with Eagle's Landing

waiting in the second round to face both squads.

East Coweta's

girls remained alive, winning over Glynn Academy to set up a second-round

date with Tift County. Glynn Academy defeated Fayette County in boys play,

while Newnan's girls lost to St. Vincent's.

All second-round

matches are to be completed by tomorrow, with the quarterfinals set for

Monday and Tuesday. All semifinals and finals in all classifications begin

next Friday at the Lincoln Tennis Center in Stone Mountain.

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