Lauren Herring didn't win the singles title, but she does go home with a championship from the Easter Bowl.

The Greenville tennis player and her playing partner took the girls 18s
doubles championship during the  43rd annual Eastern Bowl Junior Spring
National Championships which wrapped up a one-week run this past
weekend at Rancho Las Palmas Resort in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

The top-seeded duo of Herring and Grace Min of Lawrenceville, Ga.,
defeated sixth-seeded Courtney Dolehide of Hinsdale, Ill., and Ellen
Tsay of Pleasanton, Calif., 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday's ITF girls 18s
championship match.

This one went to the other Lauren.

In a matchup of rival Laurens, top-seeded Lauren Davis of Gates Mills,
Ohio, defeated ninth-seeded Lauren Herring of Greenville 6-1, 6-4 on
Thursday in the girls 18s quarterfinals of the 43rd Easter Bowl Junior
Spring National Championships.

Herring remains in contention for a championship, however.

Lauren Herring of Greenville found success, but it was a tough day for Triangle tennis players on Monday in California.

Herring, seeded ninth in the girls 18s singles, advanced to the round
of 32 at the 43rd annual Easter Bowl Spring Nationals tournament in
Rancho Mirage, Calif., defeating Kelly Chui of Milpitas, Calif., 6-1,
6-4, at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort, according to an event news
release.

Raleigh's Will Baird didn't fare as well as Herring on Monday.

Lauren Herring of Greenville on Wednesday advanced to the round of 16
in the girls 18s division of the sixth annual U.S. Tennis Association
Spring International Championships being played at the Home Depot
Center in Carson, Calif.

Seeded No. 12, Herring advanced with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Jade Frampton on Wednesday, according to an event news release.

Herring, who is considering Georgia, North Carolina and UCLA among her
college choices, also is part of the top-seeded doubles team with Grace
Min of Lawrenceville, Ga. The pair won their first-round match on
Wednesday, 6-4, 6-2.