Although Flowery Branch would rather be playing at home in the first round of the Class 4A state tennis tournament, the boys and girls teams still are in the hunt for a state title.
After falling to Madison County, 3-1, in the semifinals, the Lady Falcons rebounded with an impressive 3-0 win over Jefferson in the consolation bracket to secure a No. 3 seed in next month's state tournament.
Singles Sandra Hernandez (6-2, 6-1) and Avery Mary (6-0, 6-0) captured wins against Jefferson as did the doubles team of Violet Shultz and Richney Nguyen won in straight sets (6-1, 6-3) to help the Lady Falcons to third place.
No. 3 singles Katie Martin won the Lady Falcons' only match in the semifinals, 6-2, 6-3.
Meanwhile, the boys couldn't muster a win in the semifinals, falling to North Oconee, 3-0, and losing, 3-1, to Jefferson in the consolation bracket to earn a No. 4 seed in the state tournament.
Brayden Jackson picked up the Falcons' only win with a 6-1, 6-2 result against Jefferson's Ethan Duke.
The first round of the state tournament must be completed by April 21.
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