Sports

Concord, Northwest Cabarrus advance in 5A tennis playoffs

By Maryam Khanum · October 14, 2026 · 1 min read

Female tennis player in black outfit lunges to hit a forehand on an outdoor court. — A female tennis player lunges to hit a forehand on an outdoor hard court. Concord and Northwest Cabarrus each won their first-round NCHSAA 5A girls tennis playoff matches Monday, advancing to the second round. West Point - The U.S. Military Academy (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons

Concord and Northwest Cabarrus each won first-round matches in the NCHSAA 5A girls tennis playoffs Monday, Oct. 12, sending two area teams into the second round.

Concord beat Smoky Mountain 6-3. Northwest Cabarrus shut out North Henderson 6-0. Northwest Cabarrus plays at Carson in the second round Wednesday, Oct. 14, according to the Salisbury Post.

On the volleyball court, Concord entered the South Piedmont Conference tournament as the No. 4 seed with a 13-11 record, according to MaxPreps. The Spiders rallied to beat East Rowan 3-2 in Monday's first round, the only contested match among the four advancing teams. Carson won by forfeit over Jay M. Robinson, South Rowan swept Salisbury and West Rowan swept Northwest Cabarrus.

Top-seeded Carson then swept Concord 3-0 in Tuesday's semifinal, ending the Spiders' tournament run. No. 3 West Rowan faced No. 2 South Rowan in the other semifinal.

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Maryam Khanum is a journalist based in Winston-Salem, NC. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2024 with majors in Political Science and Communications. Maryam was heavily involved in journalism throughout her college career, serving as Multimedia Managing Editor for the student-run newspaper, the Old Gold & Black. She previously worked for the International Business Times.