Times-Dispatch All-Metro boys tennis team. Evan Charles, Deep Run. Playing No.2 singles and No.1 doubles with Hunter Koontz, Charles helped Deep Run defeat Mills Godwin and win the Colonial District title. He lost just three singles matches and teamed with Koontz to advance to the state tournament in doubles. The Wildcats were the region and state runners-up in team competition.

Mills Godwin High School’s Kyle Parker won his third Central Region boys tennis singles title, defeating Deep Run’s Hunter Koontz 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 today at James River High School. Down 5-4 in the second set, Parker staved off four match points to tie the match then won the next two games. Both players will advance to Group AAA state championships.—Tim Pearrell

Evan Charles plays No. 2 for Deep Run, which is trying to overtake Mills Godwin. The high school athletic cycle dictates a perennial champion’s streak eventually runs out and the baton is passed. The Deep Run boys tennis team is poised to wrest the Colonial District and Central Region titles from longtime power Mills Godwin. Deep Run stepped over Douglas Freeman, which has won its share of district and region titles, to become the region’s second best team last year.