No one gets to eat cake before the birthday boy and Nick Banker ’27 earned it Wednesday.
The freshman turned a year older with his third-set super tiebreaker at No. 4 singles part of an 8-1 home win by Christ School varsity tennis over Rabun Gap (Ga.).
Nick’s individual match went on the longest for the Greenies (3-2, 2-0). But No. 3 singles player Norwood Bryan ‘26 and No. 6 William Paschall ’24 were winners in three sets, too. Ben Fedder ’24 (No. 1), Jani Erdi ’25 (No. 2), and William Davis ’27 (No. 5) only needed two sets to stake the Greenies to a 6-0 lead after singles.
Wednesday was the third consecutive win for Christ School as a team. The next match is Friday at home against the Asheville Trailblazers.
Christ School 8, Rabun Gap 1
Singles
Ben Fedder (CS) d. Andrea Peleson 6-0, 6-1; Jani Erdi (CS) d. Jimmy Chang 6-2, 6-3; Norwood Bryan (CS) d. David Laguarda 6-3, 2-6 (10-6); Nick Banker (CS) d. Ovi Partell 6-7 (4), 10-6; William Davis (CS) d. James Black 6-2, 6-1; William Paschall (CS) d. Wyatt Arbitter 4-6, 6-2, 10-7.
Doubles
Fedder-Erdi (CS) d. Peleson-Laguarda 8-4; Chang-Partell (RG) d. Banker-Davis 8-5; Bryan-Paschall (CS) d. 8-1.