WINCHESTER — On Tuesday, James Wood’s Josh Lucas defeated Handley’s Aman Gopal in singles, 6-2, 6-0, to advance to the semifinals of the Region 4D tournament that will continue on Wednesday at Handley High School.
Lucas, the Region 4D North No. 1 seed, will face Blacksburg’s Reed Marsden (South No. 2 seed) at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Charlottesville’s Sean Frank (North No. 2) defeated North No. 3 seed Greyson Foltz of Sherando, 6-1, 6-0.
Foltz and Sam Brooks, the North No. 1-seeded doubles pairing, defeated North No. 4 Will Brubaker and Owen Way of Handley 6-1, 6-3 on Tuesday. The Warriors’ duo advanced to the semifinals at 11 a.m. on Thursday, where they’ll meet South No. 2 Blacksburg. Charlottesville’s Frank and Kai Leonard (North No. 2) defeated James Wood’s Lucas and Ander Pratt-Perez (North No. 3) 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday.
The semifinal winners will play in the title matches at 1 p.m. on Wednesday (singles) and Thursday (doubles). The winners of those matches earn state tournament berths