4-A state girls champ Panther Creek was great, but 2001 Caps were better

But North Carolina may never see another girls team as good as the 2001 Broughton Caps, who won the fourth of six straight 4A state titles.

The Catamounts are favored to win a third consecutive team title in 2015 and doubles champions Sammi Smith and Jordan Strickland can make history if they win the doubles title for the fourth straight time.

Christine Simpson won the first of her two singles titles in 2001 while Rankin Williams and sister Hampton Williams won the doubles.

Rankin Williams had won the singles title in 1999 and 2000, but played doubles in the 2001 tournament so that she could win a doubles title with her sister.

The team also included Bonnie Baird, a three-time 4A state titlist who teamed with Julia Roach to win the doubles in 2002.

Five of the six top singles players won either singles or doubles state titles during their careers.