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Raleigh: Cardinal Gibbons wins 7A doubles; Carrboro and Research Triangle take titles

Official Saturday results list Beatrice Unwin and Claire O'Brien in 4A, Isabelle Lu and Coco Rahm in 7A, and Alexis Zhao and Victoria Zhou in 2A. Millbrook finished as the 8A runner-up.

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By Triangle Local Newsroom · Published

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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 play was at Cary Tennis Park, Burlington Tennis Center, the Tennis Complex at Holly Springs, and Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center.Confirmed by NCHSAA 2026 Women's Individual Tennis Championships page
  • In 4A doubles, the NCHSAA lists Beatrice Unwin and Claire O'Brien of Carrboro as champions and Samantha Blitstein and Shayna Blitstein of Lake Norman Charter as runners-up.Confirmed by NCHSAA 2026 Women's Individual Tennis Championships page
  • HighSchoolOT, writing Saturday from Burlington, also has Unwin and O'Brien beating the Blitstein sisters 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).Confirmed by HighSchoolOT 4A recap, Oct. 24, 2026
  • In 7A doubles, the NCHSAA lists Isabelle Lu and Coco Rahm of Cardinal Gibbons as champions and Kyliee Ryan and Nicole Ryan of Cardinal Gibbons as runners-up.Confirmed by NCHSAA 2026 Women's Individual Tennis Championships page
  • HighSchoolOT, writing Saturday from Raleigh, also has Lu and Rahm beating the Ryan sisters 6-1, 6-1 at Millbrook Exchange Park. That recap spells the first sister Kylie.Confirmed by HighSchoolOT 7A recap, Oct. 24, 2026
  • In 2A doubles, the NCHSAA lists Alexis Zhao and Victoria Zhou of Research Triangle as champions and Katherine Southern and Eliza Basch of Research Triangle as runners-up.Confirmed by NCHSAA 2026 Women's Individual Tennis Championships page
  • HighSchoolOT, writing Saturday from Cary, also has Zhao and Zhou beating those teammates 6-3, 6-1 at Cary Tennis Park.Confirmed by HighSchoolOT 2A recap, Oct. 24, 2026
  • In 8A doubles, the NCHSAA lists Zannah Ann Roberson and Aubrey Sica of Hoggard as champions and Camryn Dysart and Carson Margulies of Millbrook as runners-up.Confirmed by NCHSAA 2026 Women's Individual Tennis Championships page
  • HighSchoolOT, writing Saturday from Raleigh, also has the Hoggard pair beating Dysart and Margulies 7-5, 2-6, 7-6. That recap spells Sica's first name Audrey.Confirmed by HighSchoolOT 8A recap, Oct. 24, 2026
  • In 4A singles, the NCHSAA lists Kate Champion of Lake Norman Charter as champion and Sophie Owen of Brevard as runner-up. HighSchoolOT has Champion winning 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.Confirmed by NCHSAA championships page; HighSchoolOT 4A recap

Still unknown

  • How the NCHSAA spells Kyliee Ryan in its draw files besides the results page
  • Whether HighSchoolOT's Audrey spelling for Hoggard's Sica matches a school roster

What this means for you

Instructions from North Carolina High School Athletic Association

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

What happened

In Raleigh, Isabelle Lu and Coco Rahm of Cardinal Gibbons won the 7A doubles crown Saturday.

The N.C. High School Athletic Association posted the two-day individual results. Sites were Cary Tennis Park, the Tennis Complex at Holly Springs, Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center and Burlington Tennis Center.

7A

The posted board names Lu and Rahm as the 7A winners. It lists teammates Kyliee Ryan and Nicole Ryan next.

HighSchoolOT's Raleigh recap had that Gibbons pair winning 6-1, 6-1 at Millbrook Exchange Park. It spells the first sister Kylie.

4A

Beatrice Unwin and Claire O'Brien of Carrboro are the 4A pair on the same board. Samantha Blitstein and Shayna Blitstein of Lake Norman Charter finished second.

The Burlington recap from HighSchoolOT had Unwin and O'Brien winning 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). It also had Kate Champion of the same Lake Norman Charter program taking the 4A singles match from Sophie Owen of Brevard, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. Those two singles names match the board.

2A

Alexis Zhao and Victoria Zhou of Research Triangle are the 2A pair on the board. Katherine Southern and Eliza Basch, from the same school, finished second.

HighSchoolOT's Cary report had Zhao and Zhou winning 6-3, 6-1 at the Cary courts.

8A

Camryn Dysart and Carson Margulies of Millbrook finished second in 8A. The board names Zannah Ann Roberson and Aubrey Sica of Hoggard first.

HighSchoolOT had that last match 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 at the Millbrook courts. It prints Sica's first name as Audrey.

What happens next

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

Photos

Text-only. No HighSchoolOT or association photos are used here.

Why it matters

Three Triangle pairs won classification doubles titles on Saturday, and a Millbrook pair reached the 8A final. The events used Wake County courts in Cary, Holly Springs and Raleigh.

Updates

  1. Oct 24, 2026, 2:16 PM

    NCHSAA Saturday results list Carrboro (4A), Cardinal Gibbons (7A) and Research Triangle (2A) as doubles champions. Millbrook is the 8A doubles runner-up. HighSchoolOT recaps match those titles and add final scores.

Sources

  1. 2026 Women's Individual Tennis Championships (NCHSAA: Oct. 23–24 at Cary Tennis Park, Burlington Tennis Center, Tennis Complex at Holly Springs, Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center; 4A doubles Beatrice Unwin and Claire O'Brien, Carrboro, over Samantha Blitstein and Shayna Blitstein, Lake Norman Charter; 7A doubles Isabelle Lu and Coco Rahm, Cardinal Gibbons, over Kyliee Ryan and Nicole Ryan, Cardinal Gibbons; 2A doubles Alexis Zhao and Victoria Zhou, Research Triangle, over Katherine Southern and Eliza Basch, Research Triangle; 8A doubles Zannah Ann Roberson and Aubrey Sica, Hoggard, over Camryn Dysart and Carson Margulies, Millbrook; 4A singles Kate Champion, Lake Norman Charter, over Sophie Owen, Brevard)

    Official sourcePublished by North Carolina High School Athletic Association · Checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:15 PM

  2. 4A girls tennis: LNC's Kate Champion a singles champ, Carrboro doubles team wins title (HighSchoolOT, Oct. 24, 2026, 2:04 p.m. Eastern: Burlington Tennis Center; Unwin and O'Brien def. Samantha and Shayna Blitstein 6-3, 7-6 (7-5); Champion def. Owen 6-3, 3-6, 7-5)

    Published by HighSchoolOT · Checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:15 PM

  3. 7A girls tennis: Castellanos Trujillo repeats as singles champ, Gibbons duo wins doubles (HighSchoolOT, Oct. 24, 2026, 11:33 a.m. Eastern: Millbrook Exchange Park; Lu and Rahm def. Kylie and Nicole Ryan 6-1, 6-1)

    Published by HighSchoolOT · Checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:15 PM

  4. 2A girls tennis: 3-peat titles for Bishop's Neves in singles, Research Triangle duo in doubles (HighSchoolOT, Oct. 24, 2026, 1:13 p.m. Eastern: Cary Tennis Park; Zhao and Zhou def. teammates 6-3, 6-1)

    Published by HighSchoolOT · Checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:15 PM

  5. 8A girls tennis: Hoggard sweeps singles and doubles championships (HighSchoolOT, Oct. 24, 2026, 12:52 p.m. Eastern: Millbrook Exchange Park; Roberson and Sica, first name printed Audrey, def. Dysart and Margulies 7-5, 2-6, 7-6)

    Published by HighSchoolOT · Checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:15 PM

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