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Durham: NCSSM-Durham wins 3A doubles; Vandiver is the singles runner-up

Official Saturday results list Emily Tang and Hrida Ajith as the 3A doubles champions. HighSchoolOT has them beating Pine Lake Prep 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3. Regan Vandiver finished second in singles.

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What we know

Confirmed

  • The N.C. High School Athletic Association posted Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, results for the women's individual tennis championships held Friday and Saturday.Confirmed by NCHSAA 2026 Women's Individual Tennis Championships page
  • That page says 3A play was at Burlington Tennis Center.Confirmed by NCHSAA 2026 Women's Individual Tennis Championships page
  • In 3A doubles, the NCHSAA lists Emily Tang and Hrida Ajith of NCSSM-Durham as champions and Carolina Endsjo and Sophie Stanford of Pine Lake Prep as runners-up.Confirmed by NCHSAA 2026 Women's Individual Tennis Championships page
  • HighSchoolOT, writing Saturday from Burlington, also has Tang and Ajith beating Endsjo and Stanford 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3. That recap spells Ajith's first name Hridya.Confirmed by HighSchoolOT 3A recap, Oct. 24, 2026
  • In 3A singles, the NCHSAA lists Mallory Aull of Pine Lake Prep as champion and Regan Vandiver of NCSSM-Durham as runner-up.Confirmed by NCHSAA 2026 Women's Individual Tennis Championships page
  • HighSchoolOT has Aull beating Vandiver 6-0, 6-0.Confirmed by HighSchoolOT 3A recap, Oct. 24, 2026

Still unknown

  • How the NCHSAA spells Hrida Ajith in its draw files besides the results page
  • Whether Tang won a prior 3A doubles title, as HighSchoolOT's recap implies

What this means for you

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What happened

In Durham, Emily Tang and Hrida Ajith of NCSSM-Durham won the 3A doubles crown Saturday.

The N.C. High School Athletic Association posted the two-day individual results. The 3A matches were at Burlington Tennis Center.

The results list names Tang and Ajith first in 3A doubles. Carolina Endsjo and Sophie Stanford, from Pine Lake Prep, finished second.

HighSchoolOT's Burlington recap had that NCSSM-Durham pair winning 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3. It spells Ajith's first name Hridya.

The same list has Regan Vandiver of NCSSM-Durham second in 3A singles. Mallory Aull of that same Pine Lake Prep program is first.

That recap had Aull beating Vandiver 6-0, 6-0.

What happens next

This site is not the NCHSAA. For brackets and the posted results, use nchsaa.org. If someone is in danger, call 911.

Photos

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Why it matters

A Durham high school pair won the 3A doubles title on Saturday, and a teammate reached the singles final. The 3A matches were at Burlington Tennis Center.

Updates

  1. Oct 24, 2026, 4:05 PM

    NCHSAA Saturday results list Emily Tang and Hrida Ajith of NCSSM-Durham as 3A doubles champions. Regan Vandiver is the 3A singles runner-up. HighSchoolOT's Burlington recap matches those finishes and adds final scores.

Sources

  1. 2026 Women's Individual Tennis Championships (NCHSAA: Oct. 23–24; 3A at Burlington Tennis Center; 3A doubles Emily Tang and Hrida Ajith, NCSSM-Durham, over Carolina Endsjo and Sophie Stanford, Pine Lake Prep; 3A singles Mallory Aull, Pine Lake Prep, over Regan Vandiver, NCSSM-Durham)

    Official sourcePublished by North Carolina High School Athletic Association · Checked Oct 24, 2026, 4:05 PM

  2. 3A girls tennis: Pine Lake Prep's Aull 3-peats singles, NCSSM-Durham wins doubles (HighSchoolOT, Oct. 24, 2026: Burlington Tennis Center; Tang and Ajith, first name printed Hridya, def. Endsjo and Stanford 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3; Aull def. Vandiver 6-0, 6-0)

    Published by HighSchoolOT · Checked Oct 24, 2026, 4:05 PM

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