Unioto junior tennis player Sylvia Gray was unable to surpass her goal of returning to the Elite 8 of the OHSAA State Tennis Tournament, losing in straight sets Friday morning to Rachel Buchinsky of Shaker Heights.
Gray fell by scores of 6-1, 7-6, with the tie-breaker in set #2 of (7-5). A win would have taken her to the final round of 8 players, which has been her best effort last year.
Gray has advanced to state tournament in each of her first three years of high school.