Boyertown 4, Phoenixville 3 >> A sweep of the singles bracket was key to the Bears outlasting the Phantoms in Wednesday’s PAC match.

Olivia Vangeli had Boyertown’s best individual showing. Caroline Schwartz and Anne Absher, Phoenixville’s second-doubles tandem, led the way with a two-set win as the others were extended to three sets.

Perkiomen Valley 5, Methacton 2 >> In a PAC match where only two duels were decided in straight sets, the Vikings rode their sweep of the singles bracket to victory Tuesday.

Kay Mahon scored a 6-3, 6-2 victory at second singles to lead PV. Methacton’s best individual showing was the 6-0, 6-3 win Hannah Kim and Katie Chan scored at second doubles.

Blair Ac. 5, Hill School 2 >> Taking five of six singles contests Wednesday, Blair Academy handled the Blues in their Mid-Atlantic Prep League match.

Elena Zhang was a winner at second singles for the Hill, which took two of three doubles to get its other point. Zhang teamed with Tyne Miller for a win at first doubles, and Melissa Xu and Mofe Akinyanmi got other other victory at second doubles.

DOWNINGTOWN >> Under darkening skies, a full 26 minutes after sunset, the outcome of Wednesday’s tennis match between Ches-Mont National Division champion Downingtown West and Central League power Conestoga was still shadowy.
The two teams were tied at 3-3, and the match at first singles between D-West freshman Tanya Pant and Central League singles champion Ananya Krishnan featured a couple of never-say-die performers who repeatedly sustained long volleys in a three-set, 3 1/2 hour slugfest.
Finally, Pant prevailed for a 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) victory to give host Downingtown West a 4-3 nonleague win against Conestoga (10-3, 8-1) in a battle between two of the top teams in the district.
With the hard-earned victory, the Whippets improved their record to 15-1.
“It was really nerve-racking at the end of the match,” said a smiling Pant, who finished third in the Ches-Mont National Division singles championships four days earlier. “I think the key for me at the end was staying calm and taking it one point at a time.”
Pant was trailing 5-3 in the third set before battling back for the victory.
Downingtown West head coach Justin DePietropaolo said, “To be able to play in the [impending] dark, where you can see the ball [clearly] only if it’a against the skyline, requires incredible patience and incredible hand-eye coordination, and Tanya has both.”
Conestoga head coach Brittany Aimone said, “I was proud of the way Ananya fought through three sets, in the dark [at the end]. There was phenomenal play on both sides today.”
DePietropaolo said, “The play was unbelievable by both teams today. I was blown away by Conestoga’s play – Conestoga is a powerhouse in District 1, and the Central League is always strong.”
At second singles, Downingtown West sophomore Sophia Koons improved her record to 16-1 with a 6-3, 7-5 win against Conestoga sophomore Leena Kwak, who finished second in the Central League singles championships. In the second set Wednesday, Koons battled back from a 5-4 deficit.
“Leena really knows how to put the ball away on her forehand,” said a smiling Koons. “For me, the key was being consistent, keeping the ball in play.”
DePietropaolo said, “Our singles play has really been solid for us this season.”
At third singles, Conestoga senior Olivia Dodge, who has lost only one match this fall, defeated Lily Shi 1-6, 6-4, 6-4.
“I became more patient in the second and third set,” said Dodge.
At first doubles, Conestoga’s Coco Kambayashi and Bella Chen defeated sophomore Alyssa Dehart (13-5) and junior Siya Sehgal (12-3) in a three-set match, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
Downingtown West’s senior duo of Divya Kalmady and Lili Zebluim improved their record to 13-2 at second doubles with a 6-2, 6-4 win against Conestoga’s Felicia Manful and Catherine Hailey, who until Wednesday had only lost one match at second doubles.
“Thye key for us today was staying aggressive,” said Kalmady.
Conestoga’s senior duo of Taylor Deasy and Jess Niemeyer hung tough to win their third doubles match against the D-West senior pair of Sydney Minnier and Ali Madel, 7-5, 7-6. Entering the match, Minnier and Madel had posted a 14-1 record as a doubles pair this fall.
“I was extremely proud of the way all of our players fought today for every point,” said Aimone.
At fourth doubles, the D-West duo of junior Kaitlyn Pacheco (12-3) and junior Payton Beaver (playing in her first varsity match) battled back after a loss in the first set to defeat Claire Connelly and Rachel He, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. Four of the seven matches Wednesday went to three sets.
Downingtown West, who advanced to PIAA state quarterfinals last fall, has lost only one match this fall, to Unionville Sept. 5, and defeated powerful Episcopal Academy 4-3 earlier this season.
“When we lost two great players in Jordan Bradley and Holly Koons to graduation last spring, I think some people might have wondered how well we were going to do this fall,” said DePietropaolo. “But other players have stepped up this season, and we’ve got a solid team.”

Matt Walsh shot a 4-over-par round of 40 and no Downingtown East player shot worse than 44 as the Cougars secured a tie with West Chester Henderson for first place in the Ches-Mont League National Division boys golf standings with a 212-225 win over the Warriors at Whitford Country Club.

Matt Leon shot 42, Andrew McCook and Evan Drummond both shot 43, and Ian Harvey and Dylan Gute both fired rounds of 44 to lead East to the win and a 10-2 mark in the league. The Ches-Mont Championships next week will determine which team earns a district team tournament berth.

Henderson’s scorecard was anchored by Justin Cinnamond’s round of 40, followed by Dylan Kochis (44), Casey Canfield (46), Will James (47) and Dan Carnuccio (48).

WC Rustin 212, Oxford 216 >> Eric Miller’s impressive round of 37 helped the Golden Knights (8-2) edge Oxford by four strokes at French Creek. Matt Feeney of Rustin shot a 38, while the Knights’ scoring was capped by Ryan Dariano (43), Connor Martin (45) and Trevor Talerico (49). Oxford’s scorers were Matt Franjesh (40), Rocco Giannangeli (43), Brendan Humphrey (44), Hadden Phillips (44) and Trevor Dukes-Vincent (45).

Pottsgrove 226, Coatesville 236 >> Brady Frankland’s team-low round of 46 was not enough for the Red Raiders in the nonleague loss at Coatesville Country Club. Austin DiSciullo (47), Patrick McManamon (47), Bryan Taylor (48) and Matt Stout (48) finsihed the Coatesville scorecard.

Girls Golf

Mount St. Joseph’s 220, Unionville 229 >> Charlotte Scully shot an even par round of 35 for the low round of the day at North Hills Country Club, but it wasn’t enough to squeak out a nonleague win. Morgan Santaguida (44), Mary Dunigan (47) and Meghan Reilly (51) finished out the scoring for the Indians.

Boys Soccer

WC Rustin 3, Sun Valley 0 >> Matty Scoffone scored a first-half hat trick as the Golden Knights cruised past the Vanguards for a Ches-Mont shutout. Victor Rodriguez had an assist for Rustin.

Great Valley 2, WC Henderson 1 >> David Siguenza and Nate McKay scored for the Patriots in a Ches-Mont League win. Quintin Wrabley had eight saves for Great Valley (5-5), while Henderson (6-5-1) goalies Tommy DeAngelis (four saves) and Tino Kneis (five saves) combined in net. Brandon Watson scored the lone Henderson goal.

Unionville 3, Avon Grove 0 >> Kyle Ketterer had two goals and an assist, while Michael Hewes added the other Unionville goal in a Ches-Mont win. Garrett Pinkston and Anthony Zucchero had assists for the Indians (10-0-1 overall).

Bishop Shanahan 5, Oxford 1 >> Senior co-captains Conner Bailey and Gavin Domsohn each scored on Senior Night to help the Eagles cruise to a Ches-Mont win. Senior Alex Houser, Zane Domsohn and Colin Deal also scored for Shanahan in the win. Tyler Brooks scored the lone Oxford goal.

Field Hockey

Downingtown West 5, Downingtown East 2 >> The Whippets stormed out to a 4-0 halftime lead and never looked back for a Ches-Mont League win over their crosstown rival. Ciana Riccardo and Tatum Johnson both had two goals and an assist, while Chloe Morgan scored the other West goal. Ashley Plzak had two assists for West (6-0, 6-3).

Kennett 3, WC East 0 >> Steph Oleykowski scored on a penalty stroke, while Emma Schwarz and Caroline Fiss also found the net for Kennett in the shutout win. Oleykowski assisted on Schwarz’s goal, and Vivian Chiomento assisted on Fiss’s goal.

Girls Tennis

Unionville 7, Sun Valley 0 >> Meera Sehgal, Catherine Stone and Jaclyn Santaguida swept the singles courts, dropping just one game among them en route to a Ches-Mont League shutout. The doubles teams of Maura Blair and Emily Frederico, Alex Narun and Sophie Walter, Angie Shen and Olivia Kenyon, and Iris Cissel and Ella Mangano all cruised for Unionville.

Girls Volleyball

Kennett 3, WC East 1 >> Alex Seel had 33 assists and five aces, Savannah Applegate had 15 kills and 18 digs and Lauren Markle had four aces and 28 digs for the Blue Demons in the 25-11, 20-25, 26-25, 25-16 win. For the Vikings, Lizzie Carr had five aces, nine kills and four blocks, while Mg Kerns had 14 assists.

Unionville 3, Avon Grove 0 >> Maddy Lowe had nine kills, Lauren Stokes had four and RaeAnn Dowling had 16 assists in the 25-14, 25-11, 25-19 win for the Indians (7-0, 10-1).

Bishop Shanahan 3, Oxford 0 >> One night after sweeping the No. 1 ranked team in the state, the Eagles rolled to a Ches-Mont win, 25-10, 25-18, 25-17. The Eagles were led by Caroloie McNulty with six kills and six digs, Ava Thorley with three kills, two aces and nine digs, Laura Brozey with three kills, three blocks and a dig. Emily Ettien and Catherine Rae ran the Eagles offense, with Ettien adding 15 assists and two aces, and Rae with 12 assists and an ace. For Oxford, Emily Griffin had five kills, Emily Washkalavitch had 10 digs and Sydney Pearson had six assists.

WC Henderson 3, Great Valley 1 >> Amanda Ball had 22 digs, Jaclyn Rawa had 39 assists, Hope Ousey had 13 kills and Molly Nanni added 10 kills in the Warriors’ 21-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-17 win.

Boys soccer

Boyertown 1, Phoenixville 1, OT >> Gavin Perillo’s 10 saves helped the Phantoms hold off the Bears for a PAC cross-division draw Friday. Boyertown’s goal was scored by Kolby Houck, assisted by Landon Wenger, while Phoenixville benefitted from an own goal off the Boyertown keeper following a throw-in, both in the second half.

Spring-Ford 10, Pottstown 0 >> Brandon Duke, Brett Gulati and Colton Pollock scored two goals apiece in a mismatched PAC cross-division matchup Friday.

Other scorers for S-F were Colin Trainor, Marcel Francis, Rohan Daftari, Nick Tuffilaro while assists were credited to Connor Lynch, Nick Elsner, Andrew Merchant, Dylan Smith.

Methacton 5, Pope John Paul II 1 >> A Brett Eberly hat trick helped the Warriors overtake the Golden Panthers in a PAC crossover Friday.
Nick Ahlum had a goal and two assists and Andrew Kacala rounded out the Methacton scoring. Eberly had an assist, as did Luca Numerato and Chris Rowland. PJP’s goal came from Stephan Rist.

Perkiomen Valley 1, Upper Perkiomen 0 OT >> With an assist from Dillon Kane, Steve Warren got the final touch on a scramble in front of the Upper Perk net to give Perk Valley an overtime win in PAC crossover play Friday.

Patrick McHale had five saves for UP while Josh Moyer required only one save for his shutout.

Owen J. Roberts 5, Norristown 2 >> After spotting the Eagles an early goal Thursday, the Wildcats went on a scoring run to secure victory in this PAC Liberty Division game.

P.J. Deporry, Kyle Storti and Ryan Angelo all hit the nets in a 14½ minute span of the first half before Noah Greenspan added the first of his two goals with 12:42 left before halftime. Greenspan then scored with 31:23 remaining in the game to close out OJR’s point production.

Jeb Smith and Parker Waldman had a combined four saves sharing time in the Roberts cage. The ‘Cats enjoyed a 15-6 shot advantage on Norristown.

Hill School 2, Malvern Prep 1 >> Seeing Thursday’s non-league game extended into double overtime, the Blues hung in and came away with the victory.

Jordan Samuels headed home a cross from Sam Beckett, with two minutes remaining in the second OT period, for the golden goal. After a scoreless first half, Malvern took a one-goal lead in the 43rd minute before Noah Toole evened things in the 62nd. The Hill went down to 10 men a couple of minutes later when one of its midfielders was carded off. Despite being shorthanded, the Blues kept the ball and pressure on, missing a penalty kick in the final minutes of regulation.

Blake Groff and Alan Kim each made saves in the Hill nets.

Girls soccer

Boyertown 5, Phoenixville 1 >> The Bears pulled away with a three-goal second half to down the Phantoms in a PAC crossover meeting Friday.
Camilla Kuever (2), Samantha Devlin (assist), Samantha Goffice an Aimee Toscano scored for Boyertown (11-1). Lauren Moccia set up two scores. Izzy Dise-Carranza scored in the first half for Phoenixville.

Ella Stout had 12 saves for the Phantoms while Boyertown’s Maddie Gallagher needed one save.

Upper Perkiomen 2, Perkiomen Valley 0 >> Upper Perk got goals from freshmen Mary Kate Sitko and Sarah Edwards on their way to a 2-0 victory over Perkiomen Valley in a PAC crossover game Friday. Sitko’s goal came with six minutes remaining in the first half, receiving a perfectly played ball from Hannah Keeney to be the goalkeeper 1v1. Edwards added the insurance goal as she ran onto a flick on from Kyra Lesko on Bryanna Marinari’s free kick. Hannah Landis made 11 saves as the Indians registered their 9th shutout of the year, improving their record to 10-4-0.

Pottsgrove 7, Norristown 0 >> Skylar Glass scored four goals in the opening 26 minutes as the Falcons flew past the Eagles in a PAC cross-division match Friday.

Lexi Leaman and Ciara Garcia also scored for Pottsgrove. Assists came from Lexi Zook (2), Becca Delp, Chloe Manogue-Shivak and Avery Makoid.

Pope John Paul II 1, Methacton 1 OT >> Sophia Hinke, assisted by Delanie Didier, gave PJP a first-half lead but the Warriors leveled in the second half through a Ruby Murray free kick, both teams sharing the points from a PAC crossover draw Friday.

Conrad Weiser 5, Daniel Boone 2 >> Grace George scored five goals, raising her season total to 18, to lead the Scouts past the Blazers in Thursday’s Berks League game.

Nicole Brown and Amy Shafer both scored in the first half for Boone. (2-4-1, 6-6-1). Lily Ferguson was credited with an assist, and Jenna Heasley had seven saves in goal for the Blazers.

Field hockey

Pottsgrove 8, Norristown 0 >> Pottsgrove’s Riley Simon had the first two goals in the game with assists by Justine Fretz and Jayde Yorgey. Kathryn Henriksen made it 3-0 at halftime with an assist by Lu O’Neill. For the Falcons (6-5), Victoria LaPrince, Simon, Henriksen, Cece Burg, and Katie Bean all were able to find the net in the second half with assists by Kennedy White, Fretz, Bean, O’Neill, and Bailey Murphy. Norristown goalie Basimah Curry had 14 saves.

Conrad Weiser 3, Daniel Boone 2 >> Elena Tulli scored off a pass from Brea Borrell with 16 seconds left in the first overtime Thursday, and the Scouts edged the Blazers (2-5, 4-7) in Berks League play.

Borrell had two goals for Weiser. Mackenzie Ring and Lily Stefanelli scored for Boone, which got 14-save goaltending from Ashley Finkbiner.

Girls volleyball

Pope John Paul II 3, Owen J. Roberts 0 >> The Golden Panthers maintained their unbeaten league mark with a 25-10, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Wildcats Friday.

PJP leaders were Bella Ricevuto and Caroline Regan with 12 kills apiece while Lauren Phillips had seven. Lexi McMonagle (19 assists, 2 aces), Erin Dychdala (10 assists, 2 aces) and Jessie Donovan (9 digs) were other key contributors.

Methacton 3, Norristown 0 >> Methacton improved to 7-2 in the PAC with a 25-18, 25-12, 25-16 league win Friday.

Leaders were: Madi Roth (25 assists, 9 digs, 9 aces, 2 kills), Melinda Eglinton (8 kills, 1 dig, 1 block), Sydney Zerbe (7 kills, 2 aces, 7 digs), Alli Hazlett (5 kills, 2 blocks), Elly Brunt (18 digs, 1 ace) and Emma Ginther (9 digs, 1 kill, 1 ace).

Boyertown 3, Blue Mountain 0 >> The Bears downed previously unbeaten Blue Mountain, 25-15, 26-24, 25-12 Friday. Boyertown was led by Emma Ludwig with 32 assists, Adrianna Derstine with 16 kills, Emily Wolfe with 14 kills and Julia Smith with 25 digs.

Perkiomen Valley 3, Spring-Ford 0 >> The Vikings swept their PAC matchup with the Rams, 26-24, 25-23, 25-17. PV leaders were Ella Beckman (21 assists, 9 kills, 4 digs), Isabel Clauhs (11 digs, 9 kills, 2 aces), Naomi Clauhs (13 kills, 13 assists, 2 blocks, 6 digs, 2 aces), Abby Souder (14 digs, 2 aces) and Camila Leyes (11 digs, 1 assist).

Pottsgrove 3, Phoenixville 0 >> The Falcons swept their PAC contest 25-15, 25-20, 25-22 Friday.

Daniel Boone 3, Gov. Mifflin 0 >> The Blazers swept Thursday’s Berks League match with the Mustangs by set scores of 25-19, 25-13 and 25-15.
Statistical stars for Boone were J.J. Valentin (12 assists, 17 digs, one ace) and Val Klick (eight kills, two blocks, four aces).

Ridley 3, Owen J. Roberts 1 >> The Wildcats fell to the Green Raiders in Thursday’s non-league match.

Statistical stars for Roberts were Bridget Kowalski (21 digs), Jordyn Chambers (one kill, 24 assists, one dig), Jessica Taney (six kills, four blocks) and Chloe Golas (one ace, 13 kills, one assist, one block, 16 digs).

Boys golf

Pottsgrove 224, Coatesville 236 >> Steve Rinda claimed low-man honors for the Falcons Wednesday as they outlasted the Red Raiders in a non-league match at Coatesville Country Club.

Rinda carded a 42 ahead of teammates j.R. McMenamin and Trey Browne, who both checked in with 43s. Brady Frankland was the leader for Coatesville with a 46.

Girls tennis

It was another day of early exits for the Pioneer Athletic Conference’s qualifiers for the District 1 Tournament Friday at Healthplex.
Four of the league’s six representatives bowed out after their opening-round matches, and two were eliminated in the second round. The PAC’s most successful competitors were Isabel Mejia of Spring-Ford and Nadja Townsend of Perkiomen Valley. They dominated their first-round opponents in the Class AAA field, but were dominated in turn in the second round.

Mejia was a 6-2, 6-1 winner of Mount St. Joseph’s Grace Walker, and Townsend controlled Penn Wood’s Sallay Thollie 6-0, 6-1. Mejia was then downed in straight sets by Pennsbury’s Megan Walsh 6-1, 6-1, and Townsend went out in a 6-1, 6-1 setback to Souderton’s Caitlin Le.

Cady Krause, another Spring-Ford qualifier coming off a championship finish in last weekend’s PAC Singles tournament, was eliminated by Conestoga’s Ananya Krishnan 6-1, 6-0. The Rams’ third representative, Riley Burke, fell to Lenna Kwak 6-1, 6-0. Also from the PAC was Veronica Marinari of Pope John Paul II, who lost to Wissahickon’s Nicole Zappin 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 6-1.

In Class AA competition, Abby Parson of Pottstown was eliminated in the first round by Delco Christian’s Brette Foutch 6-0, 6-0.

Field Hockey

Pope John Paul II 1, Pottsgrove 0 >> Brooklyn Rodgers’ goal broke a scoreless draw with under 10 minutes left in the Golden Panthers’ Pioneer Athletic Conference Frontier win on Monday.

Maeve Riley assisted on the game-winner. Golden Panthers goalkeeper Chicky Escudero made eight saves to record the shutout. Pottsgrove’s Mackenzie Johnson saved four shots.

Spring-Ford 2, Methacton 1 >> The Rams finally found themselves on the right side of a close PAC Liberty contest Monday.

Alyssa Mozi scored on an assist by Kate Crist in the first half, and Crist put away a penalty stroke in the second half to finish off the Spring-Ford victory. Ashley Della Guardia made 10 saves.

Grace Shields scored for Methacton, and Rachel Alderfer had a defensive save for the Warriors.

Girls Tennis

Quakertown 4, Pottsgrove 3 >> The Falcons swept the singles matches but couldn’t come away with the doubles point needed in the non-league loss

Mya Krueger, Grace Myers and Jaelyn Kennedy picked up singles wins for Pottsgrove.

Girls Volleyball

Daniel Boone 3, Reading 0 >> The Blazers dominated early in Monday’s Berks League win on the way to a 25-3, 25-9 and 25-19 sweep.

For Boone, Aubrey Hunt had five kills and six digs, JJ Valentin tallied 10 assists, six digs and nine aces, and Val Klick had seven kills and two aces.

Methacton 3, Perkiomen Valley 2 >> The Warriors outlasted the Vikings in a tight fifth set for the PAC Liberty win Monday (25-23, 14-25, 25-23, 18-25, 15-12).

Madi Roth led Methacton with 40 assists to go along with 12 digs. Elly Brunt had 35 digs, two aces and an assist. Melinda Eglinton  (14 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs, 3 blocks) and Sydney Zerbe (11 kills, 5 aces, 17 digs) were the Warriors’ kills leaders. Other stat stars for Methacton were Emma Ginther  (7 kills, 2 aces, 16 digs), Nya Cherry (15 digs, 1 ast) and Alli Hazlett (7 kills, 4 digs, 4 blocks).

For PV, stat leaders were Jessica Lofton (5 blocks, 1 assist), Ella Beckman (5 aces, 7 kills, 13 assists, 4 digs), Isabel Clauhs (14 kills, 4 blocks, 7 digs, 1 ace), Cam Leyes (16 digs, 2 aces) and Naomi Clauhs (17 assists, 7 kills, 1 block, 15 digs).

Kacie Czyszczon and Alena Catka won in straight sets to help Sun Valley sweep doubles and claim a 5-2 nonleague girls tennis match over Bonner & Prendergast.

Czyszczon and Catka won the No. 3 doubles match, 6-0, 6-1 to clinch the victory for the Vanguards then Amanda Tiger and Kaitlin Lynch closed things out in the No. 4 match with a 6-2, 6-1 win. Jamie Horne only dropped one game in the No. 3 single match to start Sun Valley’s rally.

Hailey Foreacre picked up the first win over the day with a 6-4, 6-1 victory in the No. 1 single match and Jasmine La won in straight sets in the No. 2 match to lead Bonner & Prendergast.

Also in nonleague play:

Ridley 7, Academy Park 0 >> Saige Thammavong dropped one game in the first singles match while Sydney Nguyen and Caitlin Stevens cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win in No. 3 doubles for the Green Raiders.

The tandem of Chanel Geohaghan and Shaniya Robinson won six games in the No. 2 doubles match for the Knights.

In the Catholic League:

Cardinal O’Hara 5, Little Flower 0 >> Caroline Lynch and Calre Hayden remained undefeated on the season by winning second and third singles, respectively for the Lions (11-2, 7-0), who earned a first-round bye in the Catholic League playoffs.

Samma Zahran did not drop a game in the No. 1 single match and the tandem of Kylie Seeger and Jordan Graney won, 6-1, 6-2 in No. 2 doubles to close things out.

In the Inter-Ac:

Episcopal Academy 7, Springside Chestnut Hill 0 >> The Churchwomen dominated in doubles play as Caroline Burt and Natalie Johnston and later Hollis duPont Maggie Dugery did not drop a game.

Ashley Kennedy also had a strong outing by winning the No. 1 single match, 6-0, 6-0.

In the Central League:

Radnor 7, Garnet Valley 0 >> Kanon Ciarrocchi, Bridget Dougherty and Lucy Hederick only lost one game combined in singles play and Grace Frigerio and Mia Xie took home the No. 2 doubles match for the Raiders.

The Episcopal Academy girls’ water polo team captured the Flight 2 championship at the Beat of the East tournament Sept. 27-28.
On Sept. 27, the Churchwomen competed at Wissahickon High School, where they beat Hazelton 11-2, led by Katie Brian (14 saves), Jovana Sekulic (seven steals, six goals) and Abby Bonner (four goals on four shots). EA then lost to host Wissahickon 11-3, despite three steals each from Mekhi Wilson And Ava Hendrickson, earning them a slot in Flight 2, which was held at Governor Mifflin High School Sept. 28.
In their first game in Flight 2, the Episcopal girls defeated Muhlenberg 8-4, as Jovana Sekulic had 13 steals and seven goals. Next, the Churchwomen defeated Upper Dublin 9-6, as Abby Bonner had three goals, and Jovana Sekulic had seven steals. The victory advanced EA to the champions round, where they faced Worthington Kilbourne from Ohio.
In a wild championship final, EA prevailed in sudden death overtime, 9-8, which included a 30-minute delay as the host facility tried in vain to re-set the scoreboard. In sudden-death overtime, a 5-meter penalty shot was awarded to Episcopal, and leading scorer and captain Jovana Sekulic took the shot that ended the game. Jovana Sekulic had all nine goals, and she tallied nine steals and drew eight kick outs as well. Katie Brian made 16 saves and Margot LeRoux made three steals.
EA standouts from the tournament include goalie Katie Brian, who held Muhlenberg to no goals until well into the second quarter of the semifinal game; captain Jovana Sekulic, who was the leading scorer for the championship game; captain Abby Bonner with four goals versus Hazelton; Gracie Sheehan with two goals against Upper Dublin; Mekhi Wilson with three steals against both Wissahickon and Hazelton; and captain Margot LeRoux who had the second highest number of steals in the championship game (two).
Haverford School defeated LaSalle, 13-7, Sept. 27, led by Koby Degenhardt (13 saves, three steals), Bram Schork (four goals, seven steals), Ryan LaRocca (six assists) and Matej Sekulic (four goals). The victory meant that the Fords advanced to Flight 1 for the first time in program history.
The following day, Haverford School improved to 16-0 after a come-from-behind, double overtime 11-10 win against Cumberland Valley. The Fords were led by Bram Schork (three goals, five steals, one drawn ejection), David Gobora (three assists, eight steals, one drawn ejection, one block), Ryan LaRocca (two goals, three assists, three steals) and goalie Koby Degenhardt (13 saves, one steal),
The Fords then lost to eventual champion Brunswick, 15-6. Leaders for the Fords included Koby Degenhardt (eight saves, one steal), Bram Schork (one assist, two steals), David Gobora (two goals, one drawn ejection), Jack Deppen (one assist, one steal), Ryan LaRocca (one goal, two assists), Luka Sekulic (two assists, three steals, one drawn ejection) and Matej Sekulic (one goal, two assists, one steal, one drawn ejection).
Malvern Prep (8-7) finished as the Flight 3 runner-up at the Beast of the East tournament Sept. 28 at Central York High School. Malvern lost to Souderton, 14-11, in the Flight 3 championship game, as Ryan Cochran had nine goals and seven steals. Malvern advanced to the Flight 3 championship game with a 7-4 win against Upper Dublin Saturday. Ryan Cochran scored three goals and Jake Caulfield made 13 saves. Earlier in the day, Malvern defeated Pennridge 10-6, as Jake Caulfield made 12 saves while Eric Yablonski and Gavin Kane scored three goals to lead the Friars. Chris Krein had four assists and four ejections drawn while Ben Kutufaris and Brady Tierney each tallied a goal in Malvern’s victory.
In other Main Line high school sports action (the high school wrapup is compiled from game results sent to badams@mainlinemedianews.com by the respective teams):

Soccer
Academy of Notre Dame defeated Hill School, 4-0, Sept. 25. Izzy Casale had two goals, and Morgan O’Brien and Julia Rossi tallied one goal apiece.
Agnes Irwin defeated Germantown Academy, 3-0, Sept. 27. Alyssa Hardin scored two goals and dished out an assist, while Natalie Pansini tallied one goal and one assist. Owl goalie Amelia Leyden recorded 13 saves and a shutout.
Baldwin School defeated Episcopal Academky, 2-1, in double overtime Sept. 24. Alex Loomis scored the first goal off a free kick in the middle of the second half, then EA answered less than five minutes later to equalize. With less than 20 seconds remaining in the second overtime EA earned a free kick near the Baldwin goal and pushed their entire team forward. Baldwin’s Brianna Wright broke up the EA free kick play and passed a long ball to Clara Page, all alone at the midfield line. Page made a 60 yard solo run with the ball and blasted home a shot past the EA goalie with one second on the clock.
Episcopal Academy (boys) tied Hun School, 1-1, Sept. 26. For EA (2-2-4), Adam Archambault scored his first varsity goal (unassisted) and goalie Alex Geczy recorded six saves.
The Episcopal Academy girls defeated Academy of Notre Dame, 4-0, Sept. 27, getting two goals and an assist from Lauren Cunningham and two assists from Bella Piselli. Allie Bush recorded two saves and the shutout.
Friends’ Central (girls) defeated host Hun School, 3-2, Sept. 26. Izzy MacFarlane had two goals and one assist, Jordyn Paszamant tallied one goal and one assist, and goalie Eva Bartholomew earned the win in the net.
Lower Merion (boys) improved its record to 11-0-1 with a 1-0 win against West Chester Rustin Sept. 28. Phil Monos scored the game’s lone goal.
Shipley (girls) defeated Germantown Friends, 6-1, Sept. 24 in its Friends Schools League opener. Senior captain Liv Hamilton had a hat trick, while Khalia Bailey, Mackenzie Medina and Katie Bergen each tallied one goal for Shipley.
Two days later, the Gators (5-2-1) defeated host George, 2-0. Both goals were scored by Liv Hamilton.

Field hockey
Academy of Notre Dame (7-3) defeated Agnes Irwin, 5-1, in its Inter-Ac opener Sept. 27, as Mia Leonhardt recorded a hat trick. Riley Gillin had one goal and one assist, and goalie Paige Kieft recorded four saves.
Archbishop Carroll lost to Merion Mercy, 3-1, Sept. 27. For the Patriots (4-6, 4-1), Carleigh Connors scored a bgoal, assisted by Carly Bateman, and Carroll goalie Grace DiMascio recorded 17 saves.
Two days earlier, the Patriots defeated Archbishop McDevitt, 9-0. Carroll was led by Julia Kingsbury (three goals), Karli Dougherty (three goals, three assists) and Carleigh Connors (two goals, four assists).
Conestoga (10-2, 5-2) defeated North Penn, 6-0, Sept. 27. Carly Hynd scored a hat trick and Chloe Ziegler, Caroline Wisch and Kate Galica added a goal each. Katie Clemson recorded two saves for her seventh shutout of the season for Conestoga.
Episcopal Academy (8-1) defeated Germantown Academy, 1-0, Sept. 27 in its Inter-Ac opener, as Mia Garber’s unassisted first-half goal was the difference. Sofia Acosta had a defensive save, and EA goalie Gianna Cilluffo made one save and recorded a shutout.
Sacred Heart defeated Villa Jospeh Marie, 5-0, Sept. 28, getting two goals and one assist from Mary Lauren Franz, and one goal each from Amanda Heilmann, Sophia DiCocco and Hailey Silvi. Goalie Abby Braun recorded 11 saves for the Lions (3-7, 1-5).
Shipley (5-3, 2-0) defeated George School, 1-0, Sept. 26. The goal was scored by senior captain Gianna McDougall off of a corner, assisted by senior midfielder Brooke Leibowitz. McDougall also had a goal line save in the first half to keep Shipley up by one.
Two days earlier, the Gators defeated Germantown Friends, 5-1. Senior captain Carolina Riley scored Shipley’s first two goals, and teammates Aisling Smith, Julia Lissack and Peyton Turner tallied the other Gator goals.

Girls’ volleyball
Academy of Notre Dame (5-2, 3-0) extended their league undefeated streak to 35 matches over five years with a 3-0 at home over Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Sept. 27 by scores of 25-14; 25-11; 25-12. Providing the offensive power were Marissa Bruno, Katie Herrington and Grace Guerin with a combined 24 kills. Gia D’Antonio contributed four aces while Grace Clark and Brynn Pippet ran up 14 digs.
Agnes Irwin defeated Baldwin School, 3-2, Sept. 27, posting scores of 15-13, 26-28, 25-21, 15-25 and 15-10. The Owls were led by senior captains Mara Zwilling (nine kills, eight digs, one block, one ace), Colby Yoh (five kills, five blocks) and Dayna Thomas (65 assists), along with 14 digs by Jenna Zwilling and three kills by Anahla Thomas.
Baldwin School lost to Agnes Irwin, 3-2, Sept. 27, posting scores of 13-25,28-26, 21-25, 25-14 and 10-15. The Polar Bears were led by libero Elise Kait (25 digs, two aces, three kills), Olivia Stratton (30 assists), Tessa Pearlstein (18 kills, seven blocks), Joelle Pearlstein (eight kills, five digs), Talia Viroslav (four aces, 10 digs), Hanna Maier (eight digs) and Ryan Shelton (four kills, six blocks).
The Polar Bears defeated Penn Wood, 3-0, Sept. 26, posting scores of 25-13, 25-14 and 25-9. Leading Baldwin was Elise Kait (10 aces, five digs), Olivia Stratton (19 assists, two aces), Tessa Pearlstein (11 kills, three aces), Joelle Pearlstein (eight kills), Ryan Shelton (four kills) and Blake Landow (three aces, three digs).
Lower Merion defeated Sacred Heart Academy, 3-2, Sept. 27, led by Caroline Burchette (four aces, 10 dogs) Talia Bierschwale (13 digs, three aces) and Abiah Lane (13 kills).
The Aces defeated Harriton, 3-0, Sept. 25, posting scores of 25-23, 25-21, 25-10. Freshman Claire Hamilton put down eight kills while Abiah Lane put away 13. Adi David and Sara Beqiraj dished out 18 and 14 assists, respectively.
Radnor lost to Strath Haven, 3-0, Sept. 25, posting scores of 14-25, 17-25, 16-25. The Raiders registered 14 team blocks, four each by middle blockers Pati Castro and Sam Worentzoff. The offense was led by Worentzoff (seven Kills) and Lucy Criscuolo (four kills, two blocks), and Josie Darrach (12 assists).

Girls’ tennis
Agnes Irwin defeated Penn Charter, 5-2, Sept. 27. For the Owls, Kathryn Chang won in straight sets at third singles (6-4, 6-0).
Episcopal Academy defeated Penn Charter, 7-0, Sept. 24, getting straight set wins in all seven matches, including first singles (Ashley Kennedy), second singles (Stefania Calastri) and third singles (Maddy Mitchell).
Friends’ Central defeated Academy of the New Church, 5-0, Sept. 25, winning all five matches in stright sets, including first singles (Grace Decatur), second singles (Anna Volpp) and third singles (Sally Su).
Lower Merion lost to Radnor, 6-1, Sept. 24. The Aces’ fourth doubles team of Eugenia Feng and Alicia Chau was victorious, 6-2, 6-1.
Radnor defeated Pennsbury, 7-0, Sept. 25, winning all seven matches in straight sets, including first singles (Kanon Ciarrocchi), second singles (Bridget Dougherty) and third singles (Lucy Hederick).
One day earlier, the Raiders defeated Lower Merion, 6-1, winning first singles (Kanon Ciarrocchi), second singles (Bridget Dougherty) and third singles (Lucy Hederick).
Shipley (5-2) defeated Friends Select, 5-0, Sept. 27, getting straight set wins in all five matches, including first singles (Tori Allen), second singles (Lilia Becker) and third singles (Audrey Fink).

Cross Country
Episcopal Academy defeated Springside Chesnut Hill (17-45) and Baldwin (15-49) in a tri-meet at EA Sept. 24. The top three runners were from EA – Jill McEntee (first place, 22:15), Kathryn Lynn (22:30) and Alex Gobran (22:51).

Golf
Conestoga (10-3, 10-1) defeated Garnet Valley, 191-218, Sept. 25 at Waynesborough CC. The Pioneers were led by Morgan Lofland (34), Ben Lee (37), Michael Walz (39) and Drew Ridder (39). The Pioneers finished their regular season with this victory, finishing in second place in the Central League to Strath Haven. Both the Pioneers and the Panthers will preresent the Central League in District 1 team competition.
Haverford School defeated Radnor, 188-208, Sept. 25 at Merion West. The Fords were led by Charlie Baker, Jake Maddaloni and Tyler Zimmer, who each shot 2-over-par 37s.
Lower Merion defeated Penncrest, 214-215, but lost to Ridley, 210-214, in a tri-match Sept. 24. The best score for the Aces were 37 for Sydney Yermish and 40 for Adam Chen.
Radnor lost to Haverford School, 188-208, Sept. 25 at Merion West. The Raiders were led by Chase Stephano, who fired a 3-over-par 38.

Krishman, a sophomore, won the Central League singles tournament title this fall. Seeded third in the PIAA District 1 AAA singles tournament, she has advanced to the third-place match, to be played Oct. 23 at Legacy Tennis Center. She holds down the No. 1 singles spot for the powerful Pioneer squad. Away from the court at Conestoga, she is part of the school’s Peer Mediation Team, Tennis to a Future Club, Key Club, Best Buddies and Choir.

Q: Who are your favorite tennis players? Do you try to pattern your game after any of them?

A: My favorite tennis player is Roger Federer. I try and be as kind and humble as he is, but also I imitate my serving action off of him because he is one of the best in the world.

Q: What do you think is the strongest part of your game? What part of your game are you currently working on the most?

A: The strongest part of my game is my mental grit and the kindness I try my best to show on court. Currently, I am working on improving my volleys to add more shot diversity to my game. 

Q: What do you think has been your best match of the season to date, and what was working particularly well for you that day?

A: My best match of the season up until now was my match against Kanon Ciarocchi, from Radnor. I was told that before the match, everyone was expecting me to lose in the span of an hour, 6-0, 6-0. However, even after losing the first set quite badly, I was able to fight and come back in the second. My groundstrokes were deep the whole match and my first serve percentage was very high. But more importantly, I brought out the fighter in me and my desire to prove everyone wrong overpowered any other thought.

Q: Who have been your top tennis mentors, and what was the most important thing you learned from each of them?

A: One of my tennis mentors is my private coach at HPTA, Mary Coleman. She has always pushed me to reach and even exceed my goals that I set for myself. Another one of my mentors is Britt Aimone, my high school tennis coach at Conestoga. She is my biggest fan and my best friend. I would not be where I am without her, as she has put so much time and effort into me and my game. Britt believes in me more than I even believe in myself, and she is like my second mom.

Q: Tell us a little about your pre-match preparation the day of a match.

A: Before my match, I always listen to my playlist of songs on Spotify that gets in the mood to fight and win. I also stretch out every part of my body to prevent injury as best as I can. 

Q: What is your favorite tennis venue, and why?

A: My favorite tennis venue that I play at are the lower courts at the Upper Main Line YMCA. They are my high school team home courts. I love the viewing areas and how the courts are close enough for me to cheer on my team on any court. My favorite professional tennis venue is Arthur Ashe stadium at the U.S Open because at night, there are disco lights and the energy is unbelievable during the professional matches.

Q: What is your favorite academic subject at Conestoga? What do you think you might like to major in at college? Is there a career path that particularly appeals to you at the present time?

A: My favorite subject is biology. I think I want to major in something in medical relating, because I think I want to go into nursing as a future career path.

Fun facts – Ananya Krishnan.

Favorite book: Wonder by R.J Palacio.

Favorite author: Nicola Yoon.

Favorite TV show: Greys Anatomy and Friends.

Favorite movie: La La Land.

Favorite athlete: Roger Federer.

Favorite pre-match pump-up song: A Thousand Bad Times, by Post Malone.

Favorite team: Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Pistons.

Favorite place to visit: Italy.

Favorite pre-match meal: Pasta.

Person I most admire, and why: “My old babysitter, Norma Kirk, because she is my biggest supporter and is one of the kindest people I know even though we do not live in the same state anymore.”

Family members: parents Suraj and Deepa, younger brother Aditya.

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Kennett 3, Spring-Ford 2 >> Kennett defeated PAC champion Spring-Ford in the opening round of the District 1 Team Tournament on the strength of its top singles players. Gina Lusvardi and Mikaru Kumata scored one-sided victories at Nos. 1 and 2 singles, respectively, Lusvardi topping Cady Krause 6-0, 6-1 and Kumata downing Isabel Mejia, 6-2, 6-2.

Spring-Ford got wins at No. 3 singles from Riley Burke and No. 1 doubles team Casey Goldstein and Lucy Olsen, both in three setters. But Anna Jiang and Julia Nowak’s No. 2 doubles win over Breanna Weigelt and Lana Hang, 7-6 (0), 6-3, tipped the scale in Kennett’s favor.

Caroline Lynch (second singles), Mary Clare Hayden (third singles) and Kylie Seeger and Jordan Graney (second doubles) remain undefeated as Cardinal O’Hara topped Archbishop Wood, 4-1, to advance to the Catholic League team tennis championship for the sixth year in a row.

Lynch defeated Nora Hetzel (6-0, 6-2) and Hayden knocked off Sophia Craparo (6-0, 6-1), while Seeger and Graney defeated Laura Gaylord and Bitsy Hetzel, 6-0, 6-0.

The Lions go for their sixth consecutive title against Archbishop Carroll Thursday at Legacy. The Patriots defeated Lansdale Catholic, 3-2.

Penn Wood’s Sallay Thollie can add the Del Val League doubles title to the singles crown she won a few weeks ago.

Thollie and Taylor Davis, the top seed in the tournament, topped second-seeded Briyar Jackson and Akiama Roger of Academy Park, 6-0, 6-1, to win the Del Val doubles tournament at Springton Racquet Club Wednesday.

The victory qualified Thollie and Davis for the District 1 Class 3A tournament Oct. 18 at the Legacy Tennis Center in Philadelphia. Thollie and Davis opened the tournament with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over AP’s Kate Phanthavong and Victoria Scott in the semifinals, into which they had received a bye.

Jackson and Roger defeated Chichester’s Faith Sarnor and Mikyah Powell in the semifinals, 6-3, 6-0. Phanthavong and Scott beat Sarnor and Powell in the third-place match, 7-5, 6-1.

The Cardinal O’Hara girls tennis team continued its reign of supremacy in the Catholic League. The Lions claimed their sixth consecutive title with a 5-0 victory over Archbishop Carroll Thursday.

Freshman first singles player Samma Zahran set the tone with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Celia Frohner. Caroline Lynch outdueled Bridget DiCarlo in the second match, 6-3, 6-1, and Clare Hayden defeated Katie Karoly at third singles, 6-4, 6-2.

No. 1 doubles tandem Stephanie Huseby and Elena Coffey drew a stiff challenge from Mary Finley and Julia DiDio, but came out on top 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. In second doubles, the pairing of Kylie Seeger and freshman Jordan Graney downed Sadie Salas and Gianna Gentile, 6-0, 6-4.

O’Hara will play for the District 12 Class 3A championship next Thursday against Central High.

In the District 1 Class 3A tournament:

Radnor 3, W.C. Henderson 0 >> Lucy Hederick was a 6-3, 6-1 winner in the only singles match of the afternoon as the Raiders advanced to the semifinals.

The Raiders’ No.1 doubles pairing of Annie Burton and Caroline Egg-Krings rallied from a set down to win 1-6, 6-4, 6-1. Mia Xie and Madi Bailey won the second doubles match 7-5, 7-5.

Radnor plays Downingtown West in the semifinal round Monday.

In a nonleague match:

J.M. Barrack Hebrew 4, Delaware Valley Friends 1 >> Playing an eight-game pro set, Janie Hershman and Shira Stein each won in singles competition for the Cougars.

Ruby Benjamin and Sami Zivitz teamed up for an 8-1 win at first singles, and Eliana Pasternak and Maya Koval claimed an 8-1 victory at No. 2.

Graterford >> Isabela Mejia and Riley Burke put the icing on what has been a highly successful and unique girls tennis season at Spring-Ford Area High School on Saturday.

The two Rams combined to capture the Pioneer Athletic Conference Doubles championship at Perkiomen Valley High School’s courts.

Mejia, a sophomore, and Burke, a senior, defeated Perkiomen Valley’s duo of Nadja Townsend and Kay Mahon 6-3, 6-2 in the finals of the two-day tournament.

The seedings for the tourney held true to form. Mejia and Burke were seeded first as the Rams’ number one doubles team. Townsend and Mahon were seeded second as the Vikings’ number one doubles unit.

Spring-Ford pulled a sweep in 2019. The Rams captured the PAC team title. Then freshman Cady Krause, Mejia and Burke finished a historic and notable 1-2-3 in the PAC Singles Championship. Now, Mejia and Burke claim top honors in the doubles competition.

“They played great,” raved Spring-Ford coach Todd Reagan. “They worked hard.”

Reagan said that pretty much sums all the success the Rams have enjoyed this fall.

“You can see how much work the kids put in during the offseason,” said Reagan. “They have done a lot of work to improve their game. They beat a really good Perk Valley team. Nadja and Kay are just fantastic players.”

Mejia and Burke were never paired in doubles on the court previously, so it was a first time in match play that really meant something. Now, both girls have gold medals to wear around their necks because of it.

“I think we’re really good partners,” said Mejia.  “We balance each other out and do communicating.”

In the second set, Spring-Ford took quick 3-0 lead, but PV took the next two games to cut the cap to 3-2. The Rams won out from that point on.

“We stayed focused,” said Burke. “They are a tough team to beat.”

The Ram duo feels they complement each other well. Burke prefers when Mejia serves. Mejia, in turn, likes the way Burke places shots when she is stationed at the net position.

“They’re good,” said Townsend of the Rams. “They were more consistent. Kay has her backhand. That complements what I do with my forehand and Kay can put away balls.”

Townsend and Mahon were the No. 1 and No 2 players on coach Jennifer Dixon’s ladder at Perkiomen Valley this year. That made the Vikings a logical choice to be one of the school’s doubles representatives for the tourney.

“We have good communication,” said Mahon.

The top five finishers are medalists and automatically qualify for the District One Tournament that starts Friday at Legacy with two rounds of play. The tourney then shifts to Healthplex for the last two rounds Saturday.

Notes >> Both Methacton teams wound up playing off for third place and went to three sets. The Warriors had Karen Li/Amanda Wang as their number one team and Hannah Kim/Katie Chan as their number two team. … In the fifth-place match, Pope John Paul II’s Veronica Marinari/Maggie Christianson were victorious by scores of 6-3, 7-5. The Golden Panthers beat Owen J. Roberts’ number one team of Cara Sumach/Lien Nguyen. … Also competing in the fifth-place playoff were the PV-2 team of Emily Shoemaker/Olivia Newman and the Boyertown-1 team of Abby Green/Kara Bussinger. … Medals were presented for both the singles and doubles tourney. PJP’s Marinari took fourth in singles and PV’s Townsend was fifth, so they went to districts along with the three Spring-Ford players.

Kanon Ciarrocchi and Lucy Hederick didn’t have the easiest path to a Central League doubles title Saturday, but they got the job done anyway.

The Radnor duo dropped the first set to Conestoga’s Leena Kwak and Olivia Dodge Saturday, but rallied to claim the title, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Ciarrocchi and Hederick had advanced from an all-Radnor semifinal, topping teammates Annie Burton and Bridget Dougherty, 6-2, 6-4. That duo fell to Harriton’s Shaina Ginsberg and Allison Lao in the third-place match, 6-3, 6-4.

Fifth place went to Conestoga’s Coco Kambayashi and Belle Chen, topping Harriton’s Josephine Kwok and Kelly Tong, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.

Samma Zahran’s outstanding first foray into high school varsity tennis just got a little better.

The freshman from Cardinal O’Hara won twice to capture the Catholic League Class 3A singles title.

Zahran defeated Archbishop Carroll’s Celia Frohner, 6-0, 6-1, in the first round and scored a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, victory over Archbishop Ryan’s Laurie Flemm in the second round to win the championship and advance to the District 12 tourney Oct. 24 at Legacy.

In the District 1 team tournament:

Downingtown West 3, Radnor 2 >> The third-seeded Whippets used a three-set victory at third doubles to knock off second-seeded Radnor in the semifinals.

The Whippets will play top seeded Unionville for the title Tuesday, while the Raiders will play for third place against Harriton. All four teams have qualified for the PIAA tournament.

Divya Kalmady and Lili Zebluim pulled out a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Grace Frigerio and Mia Xie to give the Whippets the victory.

Kanon Ciarrocchi defeated Tanya Pant, 6-0, 6-0, at first singles and Annie Burton and Caroline Egg-Krings beat Alyssa Dehart and Kaitlyn Pacheo, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, at first doubles to lead Radnor.

In nonleague action:

Academy Park 3, Pottstown 2 >> Victoria Scott and Gwyneth Bevans pulled out a 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 victory at first doubles to help the Knights (8-9, 6-0 Del Val) close out the season on a winning note.

Akiama Roger to third singles for AP, while Chanel Geohaghan and Shaniya Robinson won in straight sets at second doubles.

Uwchlan >> Shortly after Unionville captured the PIAA District 1 3A team title with a 3-2 win against Downingtown West in the district championship final Tuesday afternoon, Indians head coach Janet Johnston reflected on what made her squad a champion.
“Culture trumps a lot of things in this world, and our girls have developed a nice culture,” said Johnston. “They really love each other, work hard for each other. Our doubles partnerships have gelled nicely.”
Doubles play was a key to Unionville’s 3-2 win Tuesday, as the Indians swept the two doubles matches, winning each one in three sets after losing the first set.
When Unionville’s second doubles team of senior Josie Liu and freshman Catherine Stone prevailed, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, it gave the Indians a 3-1 lead in the contest and clinched the district team title for Unionville (20-0), who was the top seed in the tournament.
Interestingly, when Unionville defeated D-West 5-2 on Sept. 5, doubles play was the key, as Unionville swept all four doubles matches.
Tuesday, Unionville prevailed at first singles when junior Leah Walter, who was celebrating her birthday, won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
“The keys for me today were consistency and keeping the ball deep in the court with lots of spin,” said a smiling Walter. “I was also able to come into the net and make some nice drop shots.”
Unionville’s first doubles team of sophomore Faith Ilgner and freshman Jaclyn Santaguida bounced back from a loss in the first set to win, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. Ilgner and Santaguida are currently 14-0 at first doubles.
“The key for us in the second and third sets was keeping it in play,” said Santaguida. “And Faith has a good putaway.”
Ilgner noted, “Jaclyn’s consistency was [important] to our victory.”
The clinching point for Unionville Tuesday came at second doubles, when Liu and Stone prevailed, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Since joining together as a doubles pair in mid-season, Liu and Stone are undefeated in doubles play.
“The key for us today was staying focused, staying together,” said Liu. “The first set, we felt a little bit off [form], and we were frustrated, not with each other, but with our own play. But Catherine is good at ground strokes, and sets me up well at the net. Our net play was good today.”
Unionville’s road to the district title began with a 5-0 win against No. 16 seed Academy Park in the first round; then a 4-0 victory against No. 9 seed Kennett; then a 3-1 win against fifth seed Harriton to advance to the finals against D-West.
Downingtown West (19-2), the No. 3 seed in the tournament, has only two losses this season, both to Unionville. The Whippets’ road to the district finals began with a 4-1 win against 14th seed Council Rock North in the first round of Districts; a 3-2 victory versus No. 6 seed Wissahickon 3-2 in the second round; and a 3-2 win against No. 2 seed Radnor in the district semifinal. In the district semifinal, the Whippets got straight set wins at second singles (Sophia Koons) and third singles (Lily Shi) and a three-set victory from the second doubles duo of Divya Kalmady and Lili Zeblum.
Tuesday, Downingtown West got off to a good start, winning the first set in four of the five matches.
“It hurts to come so close to the district title, especially when you consider what we accomplished just to get to the district final,” said D-West head coach Justin DePietropaolo. “When you lose players like Jordan Bradley and Holly Koons to graduation [last spring], to get here to the district final is an amazing accomplishment.”
The Whippets got straight set wins Tuesday at second singles (Sophia Koons) and third singles (Lily Shi).
Koons, who won her second singles match 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), credited her victory to first-serve proficiency and keeping the ball in play.
Shi, who won her third singles match 6-2, 6-3, said, “I tried to keep the ball in play, and waited [for a good moment] to attack.”
NOTES: Both Unionville and D-West will be playing in the first round of the PIAA Class AAA state team tournament Oct. 22 at the Legacy Youth Tennis and Education center in Philadelphia. The Indians’ match is scheduled for noon.
The district champion Unionville varsity squad includes 15 players – Leah Walter, Saanvi Garg, Meera Sehgal, Faith Ilgner, Jaclyn Santaguida, Josie Liu, Catherine Stone, Alex Narun, Sophie Walter, Mia Maccario, Mauria Blair, Caroline Koberg, Emilea Suplick, Ella Mangone and Elissa Stoops.

Unionville 3, Downingtown West 2
Singles: 1. L. Walter (UN) def. Pant (DW) 6-3, 6-3. 2. Koons (DW) def. Garg (UN), 6-3, 7-6 (7-4). 3. Shi (DW) def. Sehgal (UN), 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles: 1. Ilgner/Santaguida (UN) def. Dehart/Pacheco (DW), 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. 2. Liu/Stone (UN) def. Zeblum/Kalmady (DW), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Radnor’s second doubles pairing for Grace Frigerio and Mia Xie claimed a 6-3, 6-3 victory to lead the Raiders past Harriton, 3-2, in the third-place match of the District 1 Class 3A tournament.

Bridget Dougherty prevailed in straight sets at second singes, as did Lucy Hederick at third. The win books Radnor a date against the District 11 champion in next Tuesday’s first round at a site and time TBD determined. Both Radnor and Harriton will represent District 1 in the PIAA team tournament.

In the Inter-Ac League:

Episcopal Academy 4, Germantown Academy 3 >> EA won three of the four doubles matches and pushed the other to the max to clinch the Inter-Ac title.

Eliza Aldridge and Cara Harty prevailed at first doubles. Caroline Burt and Natalie Johnston got the win at second doubles. And Madison Hanssens and Georgie Crockett triumphed at third doubles, each winning in straight sets. The lone singles point for EA (12-2, 6-0) came via Ashley Kennedy at first.

Girls Volleyball

Perkiomen School 3, Academy of the New Church 2 >> The Panthers clinched a share of the Tri-County regular season title with Tuesday’s five-set win over ANC. A coin flip will determine whether Perk or ANC is the league’s top seed for next Tuesday’s Tri-Couny semifinals.

ANC won the first set 25-12 before Perk won sets two and three, both by the score of 25-21. ANC forced a fifth set with a 25-13 victory in the fourth, but Perk clinched the match with a 15-6 win.

Lualis Alvarado had 13 kills, Paola Mejias had 16 assists, and Sophia Taylor had four blocks to lead Perk.

Field Hockey

Pottstown 3, Academy Park 1 >> Onjelay Nixon’s two-goal day led the Trojans in a non-league win Tuesday.

Winni Weng added a goal off an assist by Debra Lualu. Lillian Stirk made five saves for Pottstown.

Girls Soccer

Pottstown 6, Academy Park 0 >> Calista Daye had a hat trick in the Trojans’ non-league win Tuesday.

Aniya Hoskins had two goals and Yasmin Paez had one goal. Tallying assists for Pottstown were Bryonna Chimbinja and Destinie Harris. Goalkeeper Michelle Castillo recorded the shutout.

Boys Soccer

Perkiomen School 3, Calvary Christian 3 >> Taka Tokunaga scored twice, and Owen Taylor scored a goal as the Panthers ended in a draw on Tuesday.

Perkiomen School 7, AIM Academy 0 >> Owen Taylor netted a hat trick, Zach Kratz scored twice and Taka Tokunaga and Harrison Gavin tallied goals to lead the Panthers in their victory Monday.

Girls Tennis

Perkiomen School 5, Kimberton 0 >> Kate Galant did not drop a set in first singles and the second doubles team of Jenny Schubach / Yena Yu did the same in the Panthers’ win Tuesday.

Sara Oswald and Alsu Stepanova picked up singles wins, while the doubles team of Elaine Wang / Lucy Wang rounded out the Panthers’ scorers.

The tandem of Kylie Seeger and freshman Jordan Graney won in straight sets in the No. 2 doubles match to secure Cardinal O’Hara’s 3-2 win over Central to clinch the District 12 Class 3A championship.

Seeger and Graney took home the second doubles match 6-2, 6-2 after Stephanie Huseby and Elena Coffey tied the match with 6-4 victory in the third set of the No. 1 doubles.

Caroline Lynch remained undefeated on the season by taking the No. 2 singles match, 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) for the Lions, who open the PIAA 3A Tournament on Tuesday.

In the Tri-County Independent School League:

Perkiomen School 5, Barrack Hebrew 0 >> Shira Stein and Janie Hershman won three games each in the No. 2 and No. 3 singles match.

Field Hockey

Hill School 6, Blair Academy 1 >> Hill saw contributions from all of its field players who dressed to improve to 3-0 in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League with Saturday’s win.

Logan Clouser and Kennedy Cliggett both notched a pair of scores to lead Hill, while Alex Conway and Josephine Palde rouned out the team’s scoring. Palde had two assists for Hill. Sarah Rogalski, Riley Bauer and Cliggett also had assists.

Boys Soccer

Hill School 4, Blair Academy 0 >> Kyle Sulivan scored twice and Bab Kallie tallied a goal and two assists as Hill improved to 3-0 in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League.

Kallie, Sullivan and Jordan Samuels netted first-half goals for the Blues before Sullivan finished off the scoring with his second goal in the second half.

Noah Toole and Jake Barrett had assists for Hill. Blake Groff and Alan Kim both made a save, combining with Michael Wong for the shutout in goal.

Girls Soccer

Blair Academy 4, Hill School 0 >> Hill goalkeeper Marah Krick made 17 saves in Saturday’s MAPL loss. Rebecca Groseibl led Blair with two goals while Bevi Da Costa and Megan Donaghy scored one goal apiece.

Girls Volleyball

Downingtown East 3, Perkiomen Valley 1 >> The Vikings dropped a non-league contest Friday by set scores of 25-19, 10-25, 17-25 and 14-25.

Sam Corey had four kills and two blocks. Naomi Clauhs tallied two kills, 11 kills, a block, 10 assists and 15 digs. Isabel Clauhs had two aces, six kills, two blocks and three digs.

Girls Tennis

Germantown Academy 3, Hill School 2 >> Elean Zhang and Ofe Akinyanme picked up wins in first and second singles, but Hill could not come away with the third needed point in Saturday’s loss to GA.