Published: May 09, 2008 11:18 pm         

Petersburg doubles girls teams in finals

All three of the Petersburg girls doubles teams have reached the finals of the West Virginia AA-A state tennis tournament after two days of action at the Kanawha City Community Center in Charleston.

Along with the three doubles teams, the Vikings also had two players reach the finals in the singles brackets. Emily Harman is in the finals of the No. 1 singles, and Courtney Kisamore has advanced to the No. 2. The Pair have also reached the finals of the No. 1 doubles bracket.

Jessica Kopple and Jo Anna Rodgers are in the No. 2 doubles finals, and Michaela Boyce and Ashlee Mongold will play for the No. 3 championship.

Keyser’s Ashley Elliot is the finals of the No. 4 doubles bracket.

The Petersburg girls trail Catholic Charleston 13-12 in team points. Petersburg must win three of its five matches to overtake first place.

By virtue of making the finals, Harman and Kisamore have already earned All-State status.

Two boys doubles teams have advanced to the finals as well. Neal Garton and Matt Alt will play for the No. 2 championship, while Brandon Bates and Will George chase the No. 3 title.

Final round action begins today at 8 a.m.