Region/state roundup: Virginia Beach college stars, former NCAA champ, area coach in tennis exhibition Tuesday morning

TENNIS

Cape Henry Racquet Club’s clay courts in Virginia Beach will serve as the host of a doubles exhibition of college standouts past and present at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Thai-Son Kwiatkowski, who won the 2017 NCAA singles champion as a Virginia player and helped the Cavaliers take three NCAA team titles, will play on one duo alongside Barrett Foster, who has competed at No. 1 singles for Hampden-Sydney for two seasons.

Kwiatkowski, 28, has played in the singles main draw of all four Grand Slam events.

On the other side of the net will be CHRC head coach Dan McCain, a former Michigan Wolverines player who has earned victories over the likes of James Blake, and Ashton Legum.

Foster and Legum, a key starter for Christopher Newport’s NCAA Division III Tournament-qualifying team in 2023, were teammates and doubles partners for Cox, one of the state’s best high school teams.

BASEBALL

Tides, Charlotte rained out

The scheduled series finale between the Norfolk Tides and Charlotte Knights at Harbor Park was rained out Monday, necessitating a doubleheader on a date to be announced.

The Tides now move on to North Carolina for a six-game series against the Durham Bulls, starting at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday. Norfolk, which won the International League’s first half, began the second half by going 4-1 in its series against the Knights.

BASKETBALL

Former VCU 3-point ace on Knicks’ summer roster

David Shriver, a transfer who provided key outside shooting for VCU’s Atlantic 10 champions last season, gained a spot on the New York Knicks’ NBA Summer League roster.

Summer competition began Monday night with the California Classic in Sacramento and the Salt Lake City Summer League.

Among the other players on summer league rosters:

**former James Madison guard Matt Lewis on the Brooklyn Nets;

**former Virginia Tech guard Justin Robinson on the Charlotte Hornets;

**former Virginia player Braxton Key on the Dallas Mavericks;

**former UVA guard Armaan Franklin and ex-Richmond post player Grant Golden on the Denver Nuggets;

**former Liberty guard Darius McGhee on the Indiana Pacers;

**former Richmond guard Jacob Gilyard and ex-VCU wing Vince Williams Jr. on the Memphis Grizzlies;

**former William & Mary and Northwestern guard Chase Audige on the Miami Heat;

**former Norfolk State post player Kris Bankston on the Minnesota Timberwolves;

**former Lake Taylor High and N.C. State player Dereon Seabron and former Virginia Tech, Memphis and Cincinnati player Landers Nolley II on the New Orleans Pelicans;

**Norfolk native Keyontae Johnson of Kansas State on the Oklahoma City Thunder;

**former Hampton University and Texas Tech player Davion Warren on the Orlando Magic;

**ex-Virginia Tech forward Justyn Mutts on the Sacramento Kings;

**former George Mason player Justin Kier on the San Antonio Spurs;

**former Norfolk Academy and Kansas post player David McCormack on the Toronto Raptors;

**former UVA guard Kihei Clark on the Utah Jazz.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

JMU sweeps top VaSID state honors

James Madison swept the top honors of the Virginia Sports Information Directors all-state team after advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals.

Isabella Peterson was the Player of the Year, Mairead Durkin was the Defensive Player of the Year, Shelley Klaes was the Coach of the Year, and Maddie Epke was the Rookie of the Year.

Virginia, which reached the NCAA round of 16 in 28th-year coach Julie Myers’ final season, equaled JMU by putting four players on the first team: Rachel Clark, Ashlyn McGovern, Mackenzie Hoeg and Aubrey Williams.