Signal Mountain was the only one of four Chattanooga area teams to win two matches on the opening day of the Tennessee state volleyball tournament.
Boyd-Buchanan, Baylor and Red Bank each lost at least once on Wednesday. Red Bank started its second match of the day more than two hours after its 7:30 scheduled start time.
The Lady Eagles defeated Page 3-2 in the first round and Christian Academy of Knoxville 3-2 in the second round Wednesday night at at Stewarts Creeks.
Signal Mountain (44-10) rallied from deficits in both matches to advance to the semifinals today at 2 p.m. EST against Knoxville Catholic. The Lady Eagles beat Page by scores of 16-25, 24-26, 25-21, 25-19 and 15-13. They beat CAK 20-25, 25-16, 14-25, 25-21 and 15-9.
In the Class A tournament at Blackman High School, Boyd-Buchanan swept Loretto 3-0 then lost to Trinity Christian 3-1. The Lady Bucs (33-15) beat Loretto by scores of 25-19, 25-14 and 25-21. They fell to Trinity Christian 23-25, 22-25, 25-22 and 25-1.