From staff reports
WINSTON-SALEM - Watauga's girls' tennis team finished third in the Twin Cities Tennis Invitational held Friday and Saturday.
The Pioneers lost to Raleigh Broughton 9-0 on Saturday in the semifinals, but rallied to beat Wilmington New Hanover 6-3 in the third-place match.
Watauga won its top four-seeded singles matches to put away New Hanover. Playing 10-point pro-sets, No. 1 seeded Shannon Herndon beat Campbell Cooper 10-0, and Hannah Peterson (No. 2 seed) beat Thornton Cornette 10-2. Meredith Smith (No. 3) beat Miraih Warren 10-4 and Katelin Fox (No. 4) beat Kate Leader 10-7.
Herndon teamed with Smith to win 10-2 at No. 1 doubles, while Patterson teamed with Fox to win 10-8 at No. 2 doubles.
It was a different story against powerful Raleigh Broughton. Herndon narrowly lost 10-8 to Hamilton Lovett, who went on to win her championship match 10-1 over Salisbury's Joy Loeblein. Broughton won two other singles matches over Watauga by 10-1 scores and three by 10-0 scores.
Broughton won the team event with a 9-0 win over Salisbury.
Friday's match
WINSTON-SALEM - Watauga won its first match of Friday by beating Cardinal Gibbons of Raleigh 6-3.
The Pioneers won four of the six singles matches, all played in a pro-set style. Herndon won her match 10-2 over Rachel Lynch-Daniels at No. 1 singles, while Peterson beat Cori Krasue 10-3 in No. 2 singles.
Smith beat Panosian 10-3 in No. 3 singles, and Fox beat Christian Wangen at No. 4.
Lexi Evans fell 10-8 to Andie Fitzgerald at No. 5 and Margaret Anagnos lost to Taylor Bodemann at No. 6.
Herndon teamed with Smith to win 10-4 at No. 1 doubles, while Peterson and Fox won their doubles match 10-2. The Pioneers improved to 2-0 overall, while Cardinal Gibbons slipped to 2-3.
Watauga is scheduled to host Northwestern Conference rival Fred T. Foard on Tuesday.

Twins Cities Invitational
Third-place match
Watauga 6, New Hanover 3
Singles
Shannon Herndon (W) d. Campbell Cooper, 10-0
Hannah Peterson (W) d. Thornton Cornette, 10-2
Meredith Smith (W) d. Miriah Warren, 10-4
Katelin Fox (W) d. Kate Leader, 10-7
Heather Parra (NH) d. Lexi Evans, 10-5
Sophie Kot (NH) d. Margaret Anagnos, 10-5
Doubles
Herndon/Smith (W) d. Cornette/Warren, 10-2
Paterson/Fox (W) d. Cooper/Leader, 10-8
Parra/Kot (NH) d. Evans/Anagnos, 10-2
Semifinals
Broughton 9, Watauga 0
Singles
Hamilton Lovett (B) d. Shannon Herndon, 10-8
Sarah King (B) d. Hannah Peterson, 10-1
Maggie Kane (B) d. Meredith Smith, 10-0
Olivia King (B) d. Katelin Fox, 10-0
Laura Robertson (B) d. Lexi Evans, 10-1
Kelsey Boole (B) d. Margaret Anagnos, 10-0
Doubles
Katie Davidson/Lovett (B) d. Herndon/Smith, 10-4
Kane/Katie Kane (B) d. Peterson/Fox, 10-0
Robertson/Kelsey Boole (B) d. Evans/Anagnos, 10-0
Watauga 6, Card. Gibbons 3
Singles
Shannon Herndon (W) d. Rachel Lynch-Daniels, 10-2
Hannah Peterson (W) d. Cori Krause, 10-3
Meredith Smith (W) d. Monica Panosian, 10-3
Katelyn Fox (W) d. Christina Wangen, 10-7
Andie Fitzgerald (CG) d. Lexi Evans, 10-8
Taylor Bodemann (CG) d. Margaret Anagnos, 10-3
Doubles
Herndon/Smith (W) d. Daniels/Wangen, 10-4
Peterson/Fox (W) d. Krause/Fitzerland, 10-2
Panosian/Bodemann (CG) d. Evans/Angnos, 10-3