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by Mike Maddock

AC Flora's Nick Rowe serves against Greenville High's Rich Ingram. Rowe won his match 6-4, 6-2. Beating the Greenville High School Red Raiders is a good omen for the AC Flora Falcons.

In 2004, the Falcons beat the Red Raiders 5-1 to win the Class 3A State Championship. In 2005, AC Flora met Greenville in the semi-finals and beat them 5-1. The Falcons then went on to win their second straight state championship.

This year AC Flora and Greenville met in the second round of the Upper State portion of the Class 3A State Playoffs on Monday May 1, 2006. Once again the Falcons prevailed 5-1. They still have two matches remaining for their third straight title, but if history proves correct, the title will be coming back to Falcon Drive once more.

Match Results

AC Flora 5, Greenville High 1

Singles: Grayson Lucas (GH) d. Luke Whiteside 6-2, 6-4; Nick Rowe (ACF) d. Rich Ingram 6-4, 6-2; Bryant Lambert (ACF) d. Josh Dority 1-6, 6-2, (10-6); Travis Muthig (ACF) d. J.N. Strausbaugh 6-0, 6-1; Yuri Veytskin (ACF) d. Roland Wessell 6-1, 6-3

Doubles: John Hobbs and Richard Bunch (ACF) d. William Reynolds and Justin Wise 6-2, 6-1