Mubeen Wins Group A Championship: Radford Boys 2nd

June 2008

The third try was the charm as Malik Mubeen, junior at Radford High School, won the Group A Boy's Title at the Dedmon Center Tennis Complex at Radford University.  In his third trip to the Radford Jubilee, Mubeen defeated Goetz of George Mason to capture the crown.  Mubeen completed the season without a defeat.  Mubeen is the third Bobcat to claim the State Championship, the second since Radford moved to Group A.

Radford High Boys took the second place trophy, losing a tough match to Gate City.  This result matched the team's runner-up finishes in both 2006 and 2007.  For the Boys, the third time charm also seemed to be in the works, with Radford defeating George Mason in the semifinals, avenging the Finals losses on the two previous battles at the state tournament.  The runner-up finish is the sixth for the Bobcats, with one State championship and three previous second-place finishes in Group A competition.

The Radford High Girls won the Three Rivers and Region C titles, falling to George Mason in the semifinals at State.  Top seed Maggie Jaronski took her Region C title to State, falling in the semifinals, also.

In a rare outcome, Blacksburg High could not send either team to the Group AA State tournament, with Roanoke teams in their regions putting up impressive results this year.  One small consolation were BHS successes against the strong Radford teams, with a split for the boys' teams and a two match sweep for the Blacksburg girls over Radford.

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