The Baldwin School tennis team improved to 7-0 with a 4-3 win at home against Agnes Irwin Tuesday. The Polar Bears swept the singles with Emma Sass winning 6-0 6-2, Lauren Wang winning 6-1 6-3 and Francesca Douglas winning 5-7, 6-2,
6-2. The second doubles team of Alexa Bartels and Alexa Decidue won 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, earning Baldwin’s only doubles win.
The Polar Bears earned a 6-1 win against Phoenixville Sept. 14. Lauren Wang won 6-2, 6-2 at second singles and Francesca Douglas won 6-3, 6-0 at third singles. The first doubles team of Ari Hairston and Torrie Smith won 6-2, 6-2. Alexa Bartels and Alexa Decidue won 6-1, 6-3 at second doubles, while Caroline Buchner and Dagny Tepper won 6-1, 6-1 at third doubles. The fourth doubles team of Alexis Shatzman and Madeleine Marr won 6-1, 6-1.

In other Main Line high school tennis action:

Academy of Notre Dame boosted its record to 4-0 with a 7-0 victory against Cardinal O’Hara Sept. 15. At first singles, McKenna Bramlage defeated Anne Marie Degnan 6-0, 6-0; at second singles, Caroline McKay defeated Cara Degnan 6-1, 6-0; at third singles, Natalie Hughes defeated Nina Ji 6-2, 6-0; at first doubles, McKenzie Irvine and Eloise Schroer defeated Mackenzie Gurdler and Caroline Lynch 6-0, 6-1; at second doubles, Katie Willis and Jen Fay defeated Jessica Dougherty and Erin Hutchinson 6-2, 6-2; at third doubles, Sara Holmwood and Alysa Dinh defeated Lauren Logue and Kathryn Toal 6-1, 6-0; and at fourth doubles, Leigh Delaney and Brenna Dankmyer won 6-2, 6-0.

Barrack Hebrew Academy defeated Delaware Valley Friends School, 5-0, Tuesday at East Goshen Township Park in 8-Game Pro-Sets. At first singles, Talia Raikin defeated Kayla Shenk, 8-5; at second singles, Dori Hoffman-Filler defeated Gwynn Bozentka, 8-3; at third singles, Janie Hershman defeated Renee Handley, 8-0; at first doubles, Jordyn Meltzer and Talia Schley defeated Hailey Brinford and Asha Campbell, 8-0; and at second doubles, Debbie Spivak and Gabriella Meltzer defeated Pria Wells and Maya Taylor, 8-0.
The Cougars defeated Woodlynde School, 5-0, Sept. 15, getting wins from Talia Raikin (first singles), Dori Hoffman-Filler (second singles), Janie Hershman (third singles) and the duo of Jordyn Meltzer and Talia Schley (first doubles; Woodlynde defaulted at second doubles).
Friends’ Central won both the singles and doubles draw at the Friends Schools League Invitational Sept. 17. The Phoenix doubles teams of Claire Coss/Julia Nierenberg (first doubles) and Sophie Berger/Hannah Rossio (second doubles) reached the finals for the doubles championship. It was a close match, but the first doubles team came out with a victory of 8-3 in the eight game pro set. Throughout the day, competing in the singles draw, FCS’ Zoe Ginsberg played 39 games of tennis and came away with the FSL singles championship by winning 8-4.
Four days earlier, the Phoenix lost to Agnes Irwin 5-2. FCS saw victory at second and third singles as senior co-captain Zoe Ginsberg took home a victory of straight sets 6-4, 6-2 and senior Laura Barr wrested a straight set victory of 6-4, 7-6 from her opponent.
Lower Merion defeated Marple Newtown, 7-0, Sept. 14. At first singles, Simone Burde defeated Devin DiCampli 6-0, 6-2; at second singles, Neve Brennan defeated Rachel Hua 6-1, 6-2; at third singles, Jenna Mancuso defeated Eva Fay 6-2, 6-4; at first doubles, Haley Kofsky and Sarah Lipson defeated Grace Thorn and Emily Soe 6-0, 6-0; at second doubles, Kloe Rosenberg and Sarah Beller-Grossman won 6-2, 6-0; at third doubles, Tiffany Nieh and Aasha Gupta defeated Addie Caldwell and Jigisha Saini 6-0, 6-1; and at fourth doubles, Melissa Dash and Sofia Himmel defeated Cayla Hamilton and Allison Stipa 6-0, 6-0.
Radnor defeated Strath Haven, 7-0, Sept. 16. At first singles, Grace Hederick defeated Emma Lee 6-0, 6-4; at second singles, Kanon Ciarrocchi defeated Megan Kidd 6-1, 6-0; at third singles, Jessica Lin defeated Madison Snyder 6-1, 6-0; at first doubles, Grace Moore and Lucy Hederick defeated Julia Katcher and Kristina McGee 6-1, 6-2; at second doubles, Quinn Flannery and Bridget Dougherty defeated Sophia Graziani and Greta Rohrer 4-6, 7-6, 10-8; at third doubles, Sasha Smolyansky and Claire Burton defeated Serafina Thomas and Greta Hiehle 6-0, 6-1; and at fourth doubles, Gillian Carney and Grace Frigerio defeated Anita Wang and Enakshi Deb 6-0, 6-2.

The Degnan sisters, Anna Marie and Cara, set the tone once again for Cardinal O’Hara. Each swept her match as the Lions defeated Archbishop Carroll 5-0 in Catholic League play. Anna Marie beat Tess Humes 6-4, 6-1 while Cara bested Sara Grosso 6-3, 7-5. With the win, Cara remains unbeaten on the season. Nina Ji has yet to lose as well. She beat Julia Downs 6-3, 6-2. O’Hara improves to 5-0 in the league, 6-3 overall.

In the Central League

Radnor 7, Penncrest 0 >> There was a lot to love for Radnor Wednesday, which didn’t lose a set. Kanon Ciarrocchi won at first singles, and her teammates followed suit.

In the Ches-Mont:

Octorara 7, Sun Valley 0 >> The third doubles partnership of Kate Lannon and Kaitlyn Lynch put a scare into their opponents, taking the opening set against Courtney Burkhardt and Kayli Dickinson 6-2, only to fall 2-6, 0-6 in the next two.

In the Penn Jersey League:

Barrack Hebrew 5, Villa Victoria 0 >> Led by Dori Hoffman-Filler’s 6-0, 6-0 win in second singles, the Cougars rolled. The partnership of Debbie Spivak and Zoe Kline nearly matched Hoffman-Filler’s performance, winning 6-0, 6-1.

In nonleague play:

Episcopal Academy 5, Friends’ Central 2 >> EA swept all four double matches, with Eloise Nimoityn and Neha Mukherjee winning at second doubles, 6-0, 4-6, 6-0. The middle set was the only one the Churchwomen dropped.

The real battle was in singles. Bella Calastri made sure EA got on the board with a 5-7, 6-1, 10-7 victory over Skye Victor.

BUCKTOWN >> It’s a role she doesn’t necessarily relish.

But when called on to fill it, Jacey Caplan is proving to be equal to the task.

Owen J. Roberts’ Jacey Caplan serves at No. 3 singles Wednesday against Spring-Ford. (Austin Hertzog – Digital First Media)

Caplan found herself with the heavy burden of determining whether Owen J. Roberts would win Thursday’s Pioneer Athletic Conference match with Spring-Ford. The contest was tied 3-3 while Caplan and the Rams’ Jessica Leach were dueling at third singles, the visitors erasing the Wildcats’ early 3-1 lead by taking two doubles pairings.

“It’s very rough,” the OJR sophomore said after securing the clincher, a 7-5, 6-2 win over Leach. “I get nervous. I tried to not get too tense.”

In contrast to last year’s matchup of the two third-singles performers — one where Caplan had to go three sets, noting “every game went to deuce” — she was more in control this time around. Following the tighter first set, Caplan had 3-0 and 4-1 leads on Leach prior to winning two of the next three games.

It stemmed the run Spring-Ford had going in the doubles bracket and this season as the loss was the Rams’ first of the league season, falling 9-1. The one loss is equal to Owen J. Roberts and Methacton

The Rams won at the second, third and fourth spots to make a contest of it, taking all in straight sets. Sonal Tyagi and Bianca Caresosa won 6-1, 6-1 over OJR’s Chloe Doyle and Lauren Fisher, Camryn Jones and Elise DiGuiseppe added a 6-1, 6-4 verdict against Erica Gratton and Jen Weston, and Lauren Ostermann and Maddy Morris came up with a 6-3, 6-2 triumph over Julia Brennan and Leeann Dempsey.

“I kind of found out, as it went on, it was coming down to me,” Caplan said. “I tried to keep the ball consistent and stay as calm as I could.”

Owen J. got off to a fast start courtesy of the Lee sisters, who were the top part of Roberts’ singles sweep. Sophomore Elaina Lee checked in with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Kathryn Alvarez at second singles, followed by senior Meredith Lee’s 6-2, 6-2 win over Tori Alexander.

In dispatching Alexander, the elder Lee, the reigning Pioneer Athletic Conference champion and a two-time PIAA Tournament qualifier, focused on one aspect of the Ram sophomore’s game.

“She has a huge forehand,” Meredith noted. “I wanted to keep the ball away from her forehand. She has a pretty big serve.”

Owen J.’s lone success in doubles play came from its first team of Camryn Gelting and Vidisha Pandey, who topped the Rams’ Caitlin Hart/Riley Burke tandem 6-1, 6-2. That, and Elaina’s win at second singles, emerged as Roberts’ best individual showings while helping set the tone for Owen J’s rebound from Wednesday’s 4-3 loss to Methacton.

“This was our match of the season,” Meredith said. “We anticipated it for a long time.”

The match’s outcome could result in a unique situation within the PAC.

The Wildcats and Rams, along with the Warriors, each have one loss. Spring-Ford won its match with Methacton during the season 6-1, creating a circular result with Owen J. losing to the Warriors Wednesday and beating the Rams Thursday.

The possibility of a three-way tie for first place is one being considered, as well as the PAC’s criteria for breaking ties. Owen J. athletic director Ralph Bretz indicated he will be researching the league’s by-laws to determine what the tiebreaking standards are.

TOWAMENCIN >> North Penn girls tennis coach Kristina Alling couldn’t believe the length of the program’s league title drought when she heard it earlier this year.

It had been 23 years since the Knights had last captured a conference crown. It had been, until Thursday afternoon.

Paced by a doubles sweep and another excellent outing from freshman No. 1 singles Neha Velaga, North Penn defeated Pennridge 6-1 to finish SOL Continental play undefeated and the conference’s champions.

“It’s really exciting because it’s been so long,” Knights senior Sarah Tung, part of the unbeaten No. 3 doubles team, said. “We worked really hard as a team this season.”

It wasn’t an easy task, as the Knights had to face the Central Bucks triangle all on the road. But after taking on Central Bucks South and Central Bucks East last week and winning both, the goal was practically upon them.

However, the Knights couldn’t overlook the Rams. An upset would have left their fate in the hands of tiebreakers, something North Penn was determined to avoid. While junior Sabrina Palmer, half of the No. 4 doubles team, said there’s always some nervousness going into matches, the team was confident on Thursday.

“After we beat East, we knew we could accomplish anything,” junior Sarah Stavely, the other half of No. 4 doubles, said.

The No. 3 and 4 doubles teams, along with Velaga, are all undefeated this season. For the No. 3 pairing, junior Olivia Hauser said it’s due to the way she and Tung complement each other on the court, one excelling at baseline play, the other strong at the net.

Velaga had another tough matchup on Thursday, going up against Pennridge junior Ylan Phan. The Knights’ No. 1, who also hadn’t dropped a set all season, kept that streak alive in a 6-0, 6-0 victory.

Getting through league play without a blemish is quite the accomplishment but Velaga isn’t any ordinary player. Already a highly touted prospect, Velaga was still a little taken aback by her accomplishments so far.

“It’s pretty exciting,” Velaga said. “I’ve just kind of played my game and not worried about the opponent at all. I wasn’t expecting anything, I just wanted to have fun and win as many matches as I could.”

The No. 3 singles match between North Penn sophomore Elise Hurry and Rams senior Victoria Harris was a compelling one as Hurry rallied from down 5-4 to win a 7-6 tiebreaker in the first set, then took the match with a 6-1 second set victory.

North Penn’s No. 1 doubles team of senior Erin Hurry and sophomore Felicia Yan took their match 6-0, 6-4 while the No. 2 pairing of sophomore Jess Szuchan and Madhu William won 6-3, 6-3. Coupled with a 6-1, 6-0 win for Hauser and Tung and a 6-0, 6-0 win for Palmer and Stavely, it was a clean sweep for the doubles.

“Every team works really well together and that’s why we have such good balance,” Hauser said.

“We really practiced it and perfected it,” Stavely said. “We all worked really hard over the summer to get where we are now.”

Even practicing against each other has helped the doubles pairings to get better through the course of the season.

“We all have really good communication and relationships with our partners,” Palmer said. “We really know what each other’s strengths and weaknesses are.”

Even having a roster permeated with sophomores, juniors and a freshman, the Knights felt early on they had the makeup to contend for a league title. An early season match at Central Bucks West, which the Knights won, was a turning point for many of the players, including Hasuer and Tung.

Tung said they trailed in their first set, but rallied back to win a tiebreaker and then the match and it gave them a shot in the arm for the rest of the year.

Likewise, Palmer said she and Stavely figured out early they meshed well and if they ran into issues in a match, they would be able to work them out just by communicating. That helped them when they turned out to be the deciding point in the CB East match and came through.

“It was a lot of pressure but we communicated our way through it,” Palmer said.

The regular season is winding down, but the circuitous postseason is about to begin, Velaga will be the No. 1 seed for the SOL Continental singles championships next weekend and team, singles and doubles districts are nearing as well.

Aside from the talent, the Knights are a very close team and any player or doubles team that did drop a set during the season was met by teammates having their backs. Velaga said she’s gotten a lot of support from her teammates and has tried to give it back to them.

It was a long wait, but North Penn broke its league title drought. The next stage is making sure it isn’t 23 years until the next one.

“We had to stay focused and keep playing the way we had been playing,” Velaga said. “This match was important, but had to be focused. We were very excited. We had been looking forward to it.”

North Penn 6, Pennridge 1
Singles: 1.Neha Velaga (NP) d. Ylan Phan (P) 6-0, 6-0; 2. Katrina Janeczko (P) d. Karley Alling (NP) 6-1, 6-3; 3. Elise Hurry (NP) d. Victoria Hanus (P) 7-6, 6-1.
Doubles: 1.Erin Hurry and Felicia Yan (NP) d. Kaitlyn Harnes and Courtney Landis (P) 6-0, 6-4; 2. Jess Szuchan and Madhu William (NP) d. Aarathi Kallow and Emily Osborne (P) 6-3, 6-3; 3. Olivia Hauser and Sarah Tung (NP) d. Laurne Harries and Sam Tiedeken (P) 6-1, 6-0; 4. Sabrina Palmer and Sarah Stavely (NP) d. Lauren Scholer and Emma Boyajieff (P) 6-0, 6-0.

Breanna Reid set the tone at No. 1 singles with a 6-1, 6-0 victory as Academy Park defeated Chichester, 5-0, in Del Val League action.

Vickie Outland and Rajah Azor also won in straight sets for the Knights (7-4, 6-0), who have won seven of their last eight matches.

Penn Wood 5, Chester 0 >> Ixchele Ortiz, Edna Bonsu and Jameria Miller all won in straight sets for the Patriots. The No. 1 doubles team of Montoraya Agbeye and Fatamatha Diarra won 6-2, 6-0.

In the Central League:

Haverford 7, Springfield 0 >> Haverford’s fourth doubles tandem of Jessica Au and Alyssa Cocco earned a 6-3, 1-6, 10-4 decision over Springfield’s Emily Barber and Vicky Xhori. In singles play, Nellie O’Leary, Jillian Bernstein and Autumn Francis were victorious in straight sets.

Garnet Valley 6, Upper Darby 1 >> No. 1 singles Jessica Marinelli and No. 3 player Sophia Smith paced the Jaguars to victory. Meilin Zhao, at second singles, accounted for Upper Darby’s only win.

Radnor 7, Marple Newtown 0 >> Grace Hedrick and Kanon Ciarrocchi were dominant at first and second singles, respectively, for the Raiders, as each player claimed 6-0, 6-0 decisions. Jessica Lin was triumphant at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-1.

Conestoga 7, Penncrest 0 >> Stoga’s Sophia Sassoli, Connie Richards and Nina Hoog swept the singles matches from the Lions.

In the Catholic League:

Cardinal O’Hara 5, Lansdale Catholic 0 >> Cara Degnan and Nina Ji stayed unbeaten for the season with wins at second and third singles, respectively. Kenzie Gardler and Caroline Lynch, and Erin Hutchinson and Jessica Dougherty were winners in doubles action for the Lions (7-3, 6-0).

Madison Koons needed three sets for a win at second singles and Aislynn Catka pulled out a pair of tiebreaker victories at third singles to help the Sun Valley girls tennis team snap a seven-match losing streak with a 5-1 Ches-Mont League decision over Oxford Friday afternoon.

Koons overcame a loss in the first set to win, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. Kate Lannon and Alyssa Madden, Payten Piccioni and Jenna DiBona, and Yna Smith and Jaimee Higgins swept the top three singles matches in straight sets.

In the Central League:

Top seeds advance >> The top four seeds advance to the semifinals at the Central League singles tournament, while the next four seeds are still alive for a spot in the District 1 tournament.

Top-seeded Ashley Griffith of Conestoga lost just one game in her two matches to reach Saturday’s semifinals. Second seeded Grace Hederick of Radnor held off seventh-seeded Emma Lee of Strath Haven in the quarterfinals, 6-3, 7-5. Third-seeded Nina Hoog from Harriton won twice in straight sets to earn a semifinal match with Hederick.

Fourth-seeded Simone Burde of Lower Merion got past fifth-seeded Cassidy Landau of Conestoga, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4.
The tournament resumes with the semifinals, championship and consolation matches at 2 Saturday afternoon at the Healthplex. The top six players advance to the District 1 tournament.

In the Catholic League:

Cardinal O’Hara 4, Archbishop Wood 1 >> Nina Ji (third singles), Mackenzie Gardler and Caroline Lynch (first doubles) and Erin Hutchinson and Jessica Dougherty (second doubles) remained undefeated for the Lions (8-3, 7-0 Catholic League).

In the Inter-Ac League:

Notre Dame 6, Springside Chestnut Hill 1 >> McKenna Bramlage and Caroline Mackay swept first and second singles in straight sets to pace the Irish. Notre Dame also claimed all four doubles matches in straight sets.

In nonleague action:

Penn Wood 3, Norristown 2 >> Motorayo Agbeye and Fatoumata Diarra pulled out a 6-0, 6-1 victory at first doubles to secure the third straight victory for the Patriots (5-2).

Harriton’s Nina Hoog went into the Central League singles tournament as the No. 3 seed. She emerged as a champion.

Hoog upset top-seeded Ashley Griffith, 6-2, 7-6 (2) in the championship match at the Healthplex in Springfield.

Hoog knocked off second-seeded Grace Henderick of Radnor in the semifinals, 6-3, 6-1. Henderick bounced back with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over fourth-seeded Simone Burde of Lower Merion in the third-place match. Fifth-seeded Cassidy Landau of Conestoga downed sixth-seeded Kanon Ciarrocchi of Radnor, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, to take fifth place.

All six players qualified for the District 1 championships, which begin Oct. 7 at Legacy.

Nina Hoog woke up Saturday morning with a sense of confidence along with a twinge of nervousness as she prepared for the final day of the Central League singles tournament in which she would hopefully end with having the opportunity to defend her title.

As Hoog watched the final shot by Conestoga High School’s Ashley Griffith, the top seed, sail wide, a sense of pride and a big sigh of relief came across the sophomore’s face knowing she had beaten very strong competition to win her second consecutive Central League singles title.

“I am happy,” said the third-seeded Hoog, following her 6-2, 7-6(2) win over Griffith in the final. “It’s huge to win a second year in a row. There were a lot of really good players who put up a good match and it means a lot.”

“Nina’s teammates and I are totally delighted with Nina’s performance,” said Harriton girl’s tennis coach David Broida. “She’s the first Harriton player to repeat as singles champion since Hannah Drayton won the title in 2011-12. Those were Hannah’s junior and senior years, but Nina is now just a sophomore.  Beating Conestoga’s Ashley Griffith is also a major accomplishment, since Ashley has not lost a Central League match all year.”

Before Hoog could think about a second straight trip to the finals she first had to get past Radnor High School’s Grace Hederick, who entered the tournament as the second seed.

“I knew I had a tough semi-final match before even thinking about the championship.” said Hoog.

Buoyed by a quick start, Hoog fought through and emerged with a 6-3, 6-1 win to advance to the final where she would face Griffith who defeated Lower Merion High School’s Simon Burde in the other semi-final.

In the finals, Hoog once again got out of the gates quickly winning the first set 6-2 thanks to a powerful baseline game accompanied by some deft touch at the net. In the second set, Griffith started putting pressure on Hoog forcing some unforced errors.

Trailing 6-5 in the second set, Hoog took a deep breath and began to relax and take the match one point at a time eventually forcing a tiebreak. In the tiebreak, Hoog got a couple of service breaks jumping out to an early lead before surviving 7-2 for the win and the championship.

With the win Hoog advances to the PIAA District One Singles tournament that will take place On October 7-8 at Legacy Tennis Center. Joining Hoog will be Griffith, Hederick, Burde, Conestoga High School’s Cassidy Landau and Radnor High School’s Kanon Ciarrocchi. Burde’s appearance will be her fourth consecutive in the District One Tournament.

Breanna Reid, Vickie Outland and Rajah Azor swept the singles in straight sets to pace Academy Park to a 5-0 Del Val League triumph over Penn Wood. It was the eighth win in the last nine matches for the Knights (8-4, 7-0), who have already clinched the league title.
Elsewhere in the Del Val:
Chichester 4, Chester 1 >> Desiree Maugle (first singles) and Angie Deibler and Alex Jung (first doubles) led the way for the Eagles.
In the Central League:
Radnor 7, Springfield 0 >> Kanon Ciarrocchi did not lose a game at first singles, neither did Clair Burton and Grave Frigerio at third doubles and Natalie Clarke and Priya Ganesh at fourth doubles.
In the Catholic Academies League:
Villa Maria 4, Sacred Heart 1 >> Emily Robinson won at second singles, but Villa Maria was still able to avenge a 3-2 loss to the Lions earlier in the season. Caroline Lewers, who plays third singles for Sacred Heart, suffered her first loss of the season.
In nonleague action:
Notre Dame 7, Upper Darby 0 >> McKenna Bramlage, Caroline McKay and Natalie Hughes took the singles in straight sets for the Irish.
Cardinal O’Hara 6, Delco Christian 1 >> Anna Marie Degnan, Cara Degnan and Nina Ji swept the singles for O’Hara (9-3). Lizzi Matthews and Sam Schaunlank won at third doubles for Delco Christian.
Conestoga 5, Agnes Irwin 2 >> Carlin Sullivan and Rachel Mashek (second doubles) and Sabina Smith and Jordyn Hurly (third doubles) were the winners for the owls.

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Methacton 7, Upper Merion 0 >> The Warriors lost just nine games throughout the lineup en route to sweeping their PAC match with the Vikings.

Sydnie Markowitz (third singles) and the first- and fourth doubles teams led the way for Methacton with their 6-0, 6-0 wins.

Spring-Ford 7, Norristown 0 >> The first pairing of Emma Cieszkowski and Jordan Gumby posted a 6-0, 6-0 decision in the match’s lone doubles set as the Rams downed the Eagles in a PAC match.

Rachel Reiniger won 6-1, 6-1 at first singles while Erin Regan and Pranavi Chamarti each posted singles victories.

Phoenixville 6, Upper Perkiomen 1 >> A sweep of the doubles bracket proved more than sufficient for the Phantoms to come away with victory over the Falcons in their PAC pairing.

Phoenixville’s best individual showing was the 6-0, 6-2 win Olivia Dick and Kelsey Cummings scored at third doubles. UP’s point came at third singles, where Maddy Gochnauer was a 6-2, 6-1 winner.

Boyertown 5, Pottsgrove 2 >> A sweep of the singles matches keyed the Bears’ win over the Falcons in a PAC duel that saw five doubles sets go to tiebreakers.

Rachael Moyer’s 6-2, 6-2 win at first singles was the best individual showing for Boyertown. Pottsgrove got its points at first and third doubles, with the Bears’ win at fourth doubles coming after both sets came off tiebreakers.

Perkiomen Valley 3, Pottstown 2 >> Gianna Epps and Alivia Lopez scored points in singles play for the Trojans, who came up short of the Vikings in their PAC match.

Epps scored a 7-5, 6-1 victory at first singles, with Lopez rebounding from a 7-5 first-set loss to prevail 7-6, 7-5.

Twin Valley 6, Daniel Boone 1 >> The Raiders took four of five singles pairings on the way to their Berks Conference victory over the Blazers.

Boone’s lone point came at fourth singles, where Taylor Ledford was a 6-1, 7-5 winner.

Perkiomen School 3, Barrack Hebrew 2 >> The Panthers used their sweep of the singles bracket to edge Barrack in their Tri-County League match.

Jill Kachmar had the best individual showing for Perkiomen (5-0, 8-1) with her 6-2, 6-0 win at second singles. Barrack was led by its first-doubles team of Jordyn Meltzer and Debbie Spivak, winning 7-5, 6-4.

Methacton 7, Perkiomen Valley 0 >> The Warriors completed their regular-season schedule with a shutout of their neighboring PAC rivals.

The best individual showing for Methacton (10-1) was its first-doubles team of Katie Benson and Sydney Thompson posting a 6-0, 6-0 win. PV’s best was Allison Newman at second singles, who extended Tina Prince to three sets.

Pennridge 7, Upper Perkiomen 0 >> Allison Herbst and Cassidy Wright had the best individual outing for the Indians in their non-league loss to the Rams.

The Herbst/Wright tandem, playing at second doubles, won six games against their Pennridge opponents.

Baldwin 7, Hill School 0 >> Baldwin won the modified-format (one set, no add) non-league match with the Blues.

The best individual showing for The Hill came from its third-doubles team of Tess Geishauser and Marina Mendez, who were edged 7-6.

 The Baldwin School girls’ tennis team improved to 10-1 overall and 3-0 in the InterAc with a 7-0 win at The Hill School Wednesday. Emma Sass won 6-0 at first singles, Lauren Wang won 6-3 at second singles and Francesca Douglas won 6-2 at third singles. Ari Hairston and Torrie Smith won 6-2 at first doubles, Caroline Buchner and Alexa Decidue won 6-3 at second doubles, Alexa Bartels and Alexis Shatzman won 7-6 (5) at third doubles and Dagny Tepper and Teagan Krane won 6-2 at fourth doubles. The match was shortened due to rain and moved indoors.

The Polar Bears earned a 5-2 win against Academy of Notre Dame Tuesday. Baldwin swept the singles with Emma Sass leading the way with a 6-4, 6-2 at first singles. Lauren Wang won 6-4, 6-2 at second singles and Francesca Douglas won 6-0, 6-0 at third singles.Baldwin’s third doubles team of Alexa Bartels and Alexis Shatzman won 6-1, 6-1 and the Polar Bears’ fourth doubles team of Madeleine Marr and Teagan Krane battled through darkness to escape with a 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-5 (tiebreaker) win.

Baldwin earned a 4-3 win at Episcopal Academy Sept. 23, winning all the singles matches. Emma Sass won 6-0, 6-0 at first singles, Lauren Wang won 6-2, 6-1 at second singles and Francesca Douglas won 6-0, 6-3 at third singles. With the match score tied 3-3, Badlwin’s third doubles team of Alexa Bartels and Alexis Shatzman won 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to clinch the win for the Polar Bears.

In other Main Line high school girls’ tennis action:

Academy of Notre Dame (6-1) lost to Baldwin, 5-2, Tuesday. The Irish got wins at first and second doubles. At first doubles, Grace Leasure and Natalie Hughes defeated Ari Hairston and Caroline Buchner 6-1, 2-6, 6-2; and at second doubles, Sarah Crinnion and Mackenzie Irvine defeated Alexa Diecidue and Torrie Smith 6-4, 3-6, 7-6.

The Irish earned a 6-1 win against Springside Chestnut Hill Sept. 23. At first singles, Notre Dame’s McKenna Bramlage defeated Victoria Walters 6-1, 6-0; and at second singles, the Irish’s Caroline Mackay defeated Cindy Pan 6-3, 6-2.

Agnes Irwin lost to Conestoga, 5-2, Monday, winnning second and third doubles. At second doubles, Carlin Sullivan and Rachel Mashek defeated Amy Zhang and Nina Herman 6-3, 7-5; and at third doubles, Sabina Smith and Jordyn Hurly defeated Sarah Aboseada and Anne Burdick, 6-1, 6-1.

Barrack Hebrew Academy defeated Phil Mont Christian, 4-1, Monday (8-Game Pro-Sets played), winning all but third singles. At first singles, Dori Hoffman Filler defeated Rayna Barnard, 8-2; at second singles Janie Hershman defeated Jonelle Caison, 8-2; at first doubles, Jordyn Meltzer and Sabrina Kimmel defeated Symone Delago and Rena Omeliantschuk, 8-5; and at second doubles, Zoe Kline and Rebeca Dubovsky defeated Journey Burroughs and Cho Chen, 8-7.

The Cougars defeated Villa Victoria, 5-0, Sept. 21. Winners were Talia Raikin, Dori Hoffman-Filler and Janie Hershman at singles; the first doubles duo of Jordyn Meltzer and Talia Schley, and the second doubles pair of Debbie Spivak and Zoe Kline.

Episcopal Academy defeated Springside Chestnut Hill, 5-2, Tuesday, winning all of the doubles matches and at first singles, where Bella Calastri defeated Victoria Walters 6-0, 6-1. At first doubles Eloise Nimoityn and Emily Beinkampen won 6-1, 6-0; at second doubles, Nina Stavropolous and Sam Macrides won 6-0, 6-0; at third doubles, Lily Stavropolous and Neha Mukherjee won 6-0, 6-0; and at fourth doubles, Alexa D’Ambrosia and Grace Hennigan won, 6-0, 6-2

EA defeated Friends’ Central, 5-2, Sept. 21. At first singles, EA’s: Bella Calastri defeated Skye Victor 5-7, 6-1, 10-7; at second singles, Friends’ Central’s Zoe Ginsberg defeated Eliza Aldridge 6-1, 6-0; and at third singles, Friends’ Central’s Laura Barr defeated Parisa Afsharian 6-4, 6-4.

EA won all its doubles matches against Friends’ Central. At first doubles, Nina Stavropolous and Sam Macrides defeated Claire Coss and Julia Nierenberg 6-2, 6-0; at second doubles, Eloise Nimoityn and Neha Mukherjee defeated Sophie Berger and Hanna Rossio 6-0, 4-6, 6-0; at third doubles, Sydney Donaldson and Lily Stavropolous defeated Sam Brotman and Anna Volpp 6-2, 6-2; and at fourth doubles, Alexa D’Ambrosia and Grace Hennigan defeated Talia Rosenberg and Sophie Schall 6-1, 6-0.

Friends’ Central defeated Shipley, 3-1, Sept. 23, winning all but first doubles. At first singles, sophomore Skye Victor won in straight sets 6-1,6-0. Senior co-captain Zoe Ginsberg won 6-0, 6-0, and remained undefeated in her matches for the season. Third singles Laura Barr won her match in a close third set tie breaker 6-1, 4-6,11-9. At second doubles, senior co-captain Sophie Berger and freshman Hannah Rossio won, 6-2, 6-1.

Two days earlier, the Phoenix lost to Episcopal Academy, 5-2. With tough losses at first singles and all doubles places, the FCS senior pair of Laura Barr (third singles) and Friends’ Central co-captain Zoe Ginsberg (second singles) saw success with straight set victories. Barr won 6-4, 6-3, and Ginsberg wrested a 6-3, 6-2 victory from her EA opponent.

Lower Merion defeated Ridley, 7-0, Sept. 22. At first singles, Kloe Rosenberg defeated Maddie Carlson 7-6(6), 6-1; at second singles, Chloe Spergel defeated D.J. Johnson 6-3, 6-2; at third singles, Tiffany Neih defeated Alexa. Ashbridge 6-0, 6-0; at first doubles, Sarah Lipson and Haley Kofsky defeated Kayla Durning and Quinnesha Payne 6-1, 6-1; at second doubles, Sarah Beller-Grossman and Holly Yu defeated Karlee Bryan and Marisela Rechner 6-0, 6-3; at third doubles, Jenna Mancuso and Deepika Jonnagaladda defeated Emily La and Hanniyyia Featherstone 6-1, 6-2; and at fourth doubles, Shengi Hu and Victoria Lee defeated Nicole Arcilla and Jen Ropski 6-1, 6-7(4), 1-0 (10-6).

The Aces blanked Springfield, 7-0, Sept. 21. At first singles, Simone Burde defeated Rachel Smith 6-0, 6-0; at second singles, Neve Brennan defeated Jamie Brower 6-0, 6-0; at third singles, Kloe Rosenberg defeated Olivia Yearling 6-3, 6-1; at first doubles, Sarah Lipson and Haley Kofsky defeated Annie Joyce and Haley Galloway 6-0, 6-0; at second doubles, Chloe Spergel and Holly Yu defeated Katie Carr and Lily Clair 6-1, 6-0; at third doubles, Annabel Schain and Barbara Peck defeated Sophia Borgesi and Vicky Xhori 6-3, 6-2; and at fourth doubles, Melissa Dash and Sofia Himmel defeated Emily Barber and Elizabeth Cavaliere 6-0, 6-0.

The Aces defeated Garnet Valley, 4-3, Sept. 20, winning the first two singles and doubles matches. At first singles, Simone Burde defeated Jessica Marinelli 6-0, 6-3; and at second singles, Neve Brennan defeated Chloe Thiveaud 6-1, 6-2. At first doubles, Sarah Lipson and Haley Kofsky defeated Catherine Cai and Izzy Stripling 6-4, 6-2; and at second doubles, Chloe Spergel and Holly Yu defeated Jadan Law and Judith Monzy 6-4, 7-5.

Radnor defeated Lower Merion, 6-1, Tuesday, getting wins at all three singles spots. At first singles, Grace Hederick defeated Simone Burd 6-3, 6-1; at second singles, Kanon Ciarrocchi defeated Neve Brennan 6-0, 6-1; and at third singles, Jessica Lin defeated Kloe Rosenberg 6-0, 6-1.

The Red Raiders defeated Springfield, 7-0, Monday, getting wins at singles from Kanon Ciarrocchi (first), Jessica Lin (second) and Bridget Dougherty (third).

The Red Raiders defeated Marple Newtown, 7-0, Sept. 22. At first singles Grace Hederick defeated Devin DiCampli 6-0,6-0; at second singles  Kanon Ciarrocchi defeated Rachel Hau  6-0,6-0; at third singles  Jessica Lin defeated Eva Fay 6-1, 6-1; at first doubles  Grace Moore and Gillian Carney defeated Grace Thorn and Emily Soe 6-0, 6-1; at second doubles  Quinn Flannery and Claire Burton defeated Orla Appleton and Jessica Ding 6-0, 6-0; at third doubles  Gabby Schwartz and Gabby Shapiro defeated Addie Caldwell and Jigisha Saini  6-0, 6-1; at fourth doubles  Abhinaya Bharath and Grace Frigerio defeated Linsley Thompson and Taylor Berkus 6-1, 6-0.

Shipley defeated Friends Select, 6-0, Tuesday, with Isabella Scardapane (first singles), Jazzy Stone (second singles) and Lilia Becker (third singles) leading the way.

Academy Park’s Breanna Reid and Vickie Outland proved once again they’re the top two singles players in the Del Val League.
Reid defeated Outland, 6-4, 6-3, to win the league singles title at the Healthplex. It’s the second year in a row Academy Park finished 1-2 in the league singles tournament and the second straight year the Knights will send two players to the District 1 singles tournament.
Reid, the top seed, defeated Penn Wood’s Ixchele Ortiz and Chichester’s Goombah Massaquoi in straight sets to reach the final. Outland upset second-seeded Desiree Naugle of Chichester in the first round, 6-1, 6-2, and then knocked off Penn Wood’s Edna Bonsu in the semifinals. Bonsu defeated Massaquoi, 6-1, 6-3, for third place.

Top seed and defending champion Meredith Lee of Owen J. Roberts didn’t drop a game Friday while cruising into the Pioneer Athletic Conference Singles Championships semifinals at Kinetix Sports Club.

Lee will be joined in the Final Four by the other top four seeds, Phoenixville’s Julia Gumieniak (No. 2), Spring-Ford’s Tori Alexander (No. 3) and Methacton’s Dina Nouaime (No. 4).

Gumieniak dropped two games in each of her matches, topping Methacton No. 2 Tina Prince, 6-2, 6-0, to advance to the semifinals.

Alexander faced the toughest challenge by coming up clutch to rally past Owen J. Roberts’ No. 2 Elaina Lee, 2-6, 7-6, 7-5. Nouaime dropped just two games in three matches.

Elaina Lee, Prince, Spring-Ford No. 2 Kathryn Alvarez and Methacton No. 3 Sydnie Markowitz remain in contention for districts by reaching the quarterfinals.

Action will resume Saturday at 2 p.m. at Kinetix.

PAC Singles Championships

At Kinetix

(School and team seed in parentheses)

First round
Meredith Lee (OJR1) bye; Ivy Price (Bt2) def. Carly Bernhart (UP1) 8-4; Kathryn Alvarez (SF2) def. Jacey Caplan (OJR3) 9-8 (3); Amy Phantharong (UM1) def. Emily Brandt (UP2) 8-0; Jasmine Morris (PV1) def. Kelly Watson (PJP2) 8-0; Sydnie Markowitz (MT3) def. Anna Markle (NT1) 8-0; Gina Brown (PX2) def. Gianna Epps (PT1) 8-1; Dina Nouaime (MT1) def. Cassie Succloski (PJP1) 8-1.
Tori Alexander (SF1) bye; Nadja Townsend (PV3) def. Rebekah Lilliendahl (PG1) 8-2; Minali Tare (UM2) def. Rachael Moyer (BT1) 9-8 (4); Elaina Lee (OJR2) def. Naomi Dillon (NT2) 8-0; Tina Prince (MT2) def. Alivia Lopez (PT2) 8-0; Allison Newman (PV2) def. Sabar Islam (UM3) 8-0; Jessica Leach (SF3) def. Zoe Birch (PG2) 8-2; Julia Gumieniak (PX1) bye.
Second round
Meredith Lee (OJR1) def. Ivy Price (BT2) 8-0; Kathryn Alvarez (SF2) def. Amy Phantharong (UM1) 8-2; Sydnie Markowitz (MT3) def. Jasmine Morris (PV1) 9-7; Dina Nouaime (MT1) def. Gina Brown (PX2) 8-0.
Tori Alexander (SF1) def. Nadja Townsend (PV3) 8-2; Elaina Lee (OJR2) def. Minali Tare (UM2) 8-0; Tina Prince (MT2) def. Allison Newman (PV2) 9-7; Julia Gumieniak (PX1) def. Jessica Leach (SF3) 8-2.
Quarterfinals
Meredith Lee (OJR1) def. Kathryn Alvarez (SF2), 6-0, 6-0; Dina Nouaime (MT1) def. Sydnie Markowitz (MT3), 6-1, 6-0; Tori Alexander (SF1) def. Elaina Lee (OJR2), 2-6, 7-6, 7-5; Julia Gumieniak (PX1) def. Tina Prince (MT2), 6-2, 6-0.

WORCESTER >> Owen J. Roberts senior Meredith Lee successfully defended her Pioneer Athletic Conference Singles Championships title Saturday afternoon, but that feat did not come without some strong opposition from other top players and contenders in the circuit.

Lee wound up winning the crown with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Spring-Ford sophomore Tori Alexander in the finals at the Kinetix Sports Club. Lee began the tournament as the number one seed while Alexander came in as the number three seed.

“It does feel good, definitely, last year and this year,” said Lee, the leader of OJR’s 2016 contingent. “There were a bunch of good players before I even got to the finals. I had to keep my head in it. The pressure was on me because I won it last year. I had to live up to expectations. They are going for your spot so I had to keep my head strong.”

Lee’s primary strategy was to keep the ball away from Alexander’s powerful forehand.

Lee advanced to the finals with a 6-4, 6-0 verdict against Methacton sophomore Dina Nouaime in the semifinals. Alexander had to go three sets in her semifinal win, beating Phoenixville sophomore Julia Gumieniak, the second seed, by scores of 6-2, 4-6, 6-0.

Alexander also had a tough three-setter in the quarterfinals, besting Owen J. Roberts sophomore Elaina Lee 2-6, 7-6, 7-5.

“I  didn’t play consistent enough,” said Alexander.

All of the top PAC finishers are anxious to take part in the District One Tournament next weekend at Legacy in Philadelphia.

In the first set, Lee served first, and she and Alexander both held to leave the score tied at 1 after two games. Lee then won the next three games to move in front 4-1. Alexander halted that run with a win in game six to make it 4-2, but Lee took the ensuing two games to win the first set 6-2.

At the outset of the second set, Lee won a key point on a lob shot with good placement in a good volley and followed up a double fault with an ace that allowed Lee to hold serve and win the first game. Alexander hit her own key shots in game two to leave the score tied at 1, converting a forehand shot to seal the game.

In game three, Lee had a couple of long shots that were just beyond the line, and the points went to Alexander. The senior still managed to hold serve for a 2-1 lead. Alexander came through with a strong overhead slam in game four, but Lee was still able to break serve for a 3-1 lead. Lee’s shot to side court sealed game five for a 4-1 lead.

With Alexander serving, Lee scored after a fine, long exchange by both players to make it 5-1, and Lee completed the job by holding serve in a 30-minute set to complete the match.

“I had to keep the ball in to have a chance to win the point,” said Lee. “I had to get every ball up.”

Lee is also looking forward to returning to districts to compete against many of the same players she has played against before, both in the PAC and in surrounding leagues.

“You have to stay on your grind to make sure you are ready,” said Lee.

Lee said how she fares at these high-profile tournaments will help her in the search for the proper college to meet her needs for tennis and academics. She said she is appreciative of her parents putting in all the necessary time in that regard, too.

“There is a lot of pressure on them, too,” said Lee.

NOTES >> Nouaime finished in third place with an 8-3 victory over Gumieniak. … In the fifth-place playoff, OJR’s Elaina Lee topped Methacton sophomore Tina Prince 8-2 in one semi, and Spring-Ford sophomore Kathryn Alvarez beat Methacton senior Sydnie Markowitz 8-4 in the other semi. Elaina Lee then defeated Alvarez 8-2 in the final round. … The Lees are coached by Jerry Styer, a 24-year veteran at the helm of the Wildcats.

Christian Gian and Lee Trinh pulled out a three-set victory at first doubles to pace Upper Darby to a 6-1 nonleague victory over Sun Valley.
Gian and Trinh topped Sun Valley’s Aislynn Catka and Kate Lannon, 5-7, 6-1, 6-0. Brya Page, Mei-Lin Zhao and Emily Gian swept the singles in straight sets for the Royals (9-8).
Jenna DiBona and Yna Smith defeated Upper Darby’s Bryana Laws and Paul Gongar, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 at third singles for Sun Valley’s victory.
Ridley 5, Oxford 2 >> Quinaysia Payne was victorious in her first match as a singles player and the Green Raiders came out on top of the Hornets in the first meeting between the teams.
Payne was a 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 winner at third singles for Ridley (3-12), which swept the doubles to take the match.
In the Del Val League:
Academy Park 5, Chester 0 >> Breanna Reid and Vickie Outland won 6-1, 6-0 at first and second singles, respectively, to pace the Knights (9-5, 8-0).

Spring-Ford 7, Upper Merion 0 >> The Rams finished as part of a three-way tie atop the Pioneer Athletic Conference with their sweep of the Vikings.

Tori Alexander scored a 6-0, 6-0 run at first singles to lead Spring-Ford (10-1), whose league record matches those of Methacton and Owen J. Roberts. The Rams also got 6-0, 6-0 outings at second doubles (Sonal Tyagi/Vivian Boyd) and third doubles (Elise DiGuiseppe/Camryn Jones) to force a playoff between the PAC’s top three schools.

Phoenixville 7, Pottsgrove 0 >> Julia Gumieniak scored a 6-0, 6-0 win at first singles to lead the Phantoms’ sweep of their PAC match with the Falcons.

The best individual outing for Pottsgrove was at third singles, where Mya Krueger won seven games.

Perkiomen School 5, Woodlynde 0 >> Julia Kelly and Jill Kachmar provided strong play in the singles bracket to underscore the Panthers’ Tri-County League victory over Woodlynde.

Kelly and Kachmar posted 6-0, 6-0 wins at first and second singles, respectively, to lead the sweep by Perkiomen (6-0, 9-1).

Quakertown 6, Upper Perkiomen 1 >> A sweep of the singles bracket helped the Panthers roll up their non-league victory over the Indians.

UP’s lone point came at first doubles, where the tandem of Emily Moll and Abby Clifford topped Quakertown’s Sam Shourds and Devyn Keane 7-5, 6-4.

West Chester Rustin 6, Avon Grove 1 >> The Golden Knights (5-7) used a Jessica Moore win at first singles to cruise to the Ches-Mont victory.
Singles – 1. Moore (WCR) def. Plankinton, 6-4, 6-1. 2. McBride (WCR) def. Condliffe, 6-3, 6-1. 3. Hutsell (WCR) def. Glick, 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles – 1. Aurillo-Greco (WCR) def. Sorg-Beuscher, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. 2. Maniscalco-Armstrong (WCR) def. Washington-Maund, 7-6 (6), 6-1. 3. Lawler-Montgomery (WCR) def. Noga-Farina, 6-2, 6-1. 4. Patel-Ruark (AG) def. O’Brien-Malesich, 6-4, 6-2.

Downingtown West 7, Sun Valley 0 >> Lily Shi, Hannah Claffey and Kayla Grigiano won their singles matches as the Whippets (10-2) swept the Ches-Mont match.
Singles – 1. L. Shi (DW) def. Cronin, 6-3, 6-0. 2. Claffey (DW) def. Warren, 6-0, 6-0. 3. Grigiano (DW) def. Koons, 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles – 1. Dumont-McCausland (DW) def. Catka-Piccioni, 6-1, 6-2. 2. Dale-Madel (DW) def. Park-DiBona, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0. 3. Ficcara-Campbell (DW) def. Smith-Lynch, 6-2, 6-0. 4. Pfeifer-Carena (DW) def. Sy-Fouracre, 6-0, 6-0.

West Chester Henderson 7, Oxford 0 >> The Warriors stayed perfect at 12-0 in the Ches-Mont and 15-0 overall.  Jessica Liu, Victoria Ming and Claudia Knapp won their singles matches, 6-0, 6-0.
Singles – 1. Liu (WCH) def. Boohar, 6-0, 6-0. 2. Ming (WCH) def. Bell, 6-0, 6-0. 3. Knapp (WCH) def. Troutman, 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles – 1. Boswell-Knopp (WCH) def. L. Mock-Walton, 6-0, 6-0. 2. Neiblum-Goldfine (WCH) def. Anderson-Shelley, 6-0, 6-0. 3. Lalicker-Solnosky (WCH) def. Pilatis-Batlett, 6-0, 6-1. 4. Elduff-Cloarec (WCH) def. A. Mocj-Keiser, 6-1, 6-1.

Bishop Shanahan 6, Kennett 1 >> The Eagles (6-6) cruised to the Ches-Mont victory.
Singles – 1. Desiderio (BS) def. Yue, 6-4, 7-5. 2. Bailey (BS) 6-2, 6-0. 3. G. Lusvardi (K) def. Kent, 6-4, 7-5.
Doubles – 1. Cecco-Nguyen (BS) def. Lusvardi-Fowler, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. 2. Diehl-Giacomucci (BS) def. Beldyk-Hugnson, 6-0, 6-2. 3. Manley-Campbell (BS) def. McDonald-Colamarino, 6-0, 6-1. 4. Pan-Kita (BS) def. Bradley-Castleton, 6-0, 6-0.

Downingtown East 7, Octorara 0 >> Maddie Minio outlasted Kelly Lomboy in three sets to highlight the Cougars’ Ches-Mont sweep. The Braves fell to 4-7 in the Ches-Mont, and 5-7 overall.
Singles – 1. Eghbali (DE) def. E. Lomboy, 7-5, 6-0. 2. Minnio 9DE) def. K. Lomboy, 6-1, 5-7, 6-1. 3. Davis (DE) def. Hart, 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles – 1. Burch-Vogt (DE) def. Ervine, Haven, 6-1, 6-4. 2. Kikuchi-Bhargava (DE) def. Wheeler-Meek, 6-3, 6-4. 3. Trounj-Steelam (DE) def. Kimes-Yarrish, 6-1, 6-0. 4. Reilly-Govindarajvla (DE) def. Dickinson-Burkhardt, 6-0, 6-0.

Academy of Notre Dame lost to Agnes Irwin, 4-3, Tuesday. At first singles, Notre Dame’s McKenna Bramlage defeated Kayla Neary 5-7,6-1,6-0; at second singles, ND’s Caroline Mackay defeated Ruthie Njagl 6-0, 2-6, 6-3; and at first doubles, Notre Dame’s Grace Leasure and Natalie Hughes defeated Lexi Short and Olivia Walsh 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
Agnes Irwin defeated Academy of Notre Dame, 4-3, Tuesday. At third singles, the Owls’ Kathryn Hall defeated Brenna Dankmyer 6-1, 6-1; and Agnes Irwin won at second doubles (Carlin Sullivan and Rachel Mashek), third doubles (Sabina Smith and Jordyn Hurly) and fourth doubles (Sophie Yass and Phoebe Fry).
Friends’ Central defeated Academy New Church, 5-0, Sept. 27. Sophomore Skye Victor at first singles, senior co-captain Zoe Ginsberg at second singles and senior Laura Barr at third singles all took straight set victories of 6-0, 6-0. First doubles, consisting of junior Claire Coss and sophomore Julia Nierenberg, won 6-3,6-1. Rounding out the sweep was the second doubles team of senior co-captain Sophie Berger and freshman Hannah Rossio taking a straight set victory of 6-0, 6-1.
Merion Mercy Academy defeated Sacred Heart, 3-2, Oct. 3. At first singles, the Golden Bears’ Lada Dzidic defeated Marcella Marino, 6-2, 6-0; and Merion won both first and second doubles. At first doubles, Kristen Matz and Brittany Ott defeated Glenna Gobids and Mya Locking 7-5, 6-0; and at second doubles, Emma Davis and Emma Iannone defeated Lanie Santora and Mary Dooner 6-4, 6-2.
Radnor defeated Garnet Valley, 7-0, Tuesday. At first singles, Grace Hederick defeated Ana Quintero 6-0, 6-1; at second singles Kanon Ciarrocchi defeated Jessica Marinelli 6-1,6-0; at third singles, Jessica Lin defeated Sophia Smith 6-1, 6-0; at first doubles, Grace Moore and Lucy Hederick defeated Catherine Cai and Izzy Stripling 6-1, 6-2; at second doubles, Quinn Flannery and Bridget Dougherty defeated Jadan Law and Judith Monzey 6-4, 6-3; at third doubles Sasha Smolyansky and Claire Burton defeated Julianna Tolotta and Sydney Bules, 6-1, 6-1; and at fourth doubles, Grace Frigerio and Gillian Carney defeated Tori Husain and Grace Jordan 3-6, 6-4, 10-5.
Sacred Heart lost to Merion Mercy Academy, 3-2, Oct. 3, winning both second aind third singles. At second singles, Emily Robinson defeated Ali Harvey 7-5, 6-3; and at third singles, Caroline Lewers defeated Maddie Urbano 6-1, 6-1.
Shipley defeated Abington Friends, 4-1, Sept. 30. For the Gators, Isabella Scardapane (first singles), Jazzy Stone (second singles) and Lillia Becker (third singles) led the way.

Bryn Mawr – It may not be easy for most players to go from participating to cheerleading in a matter of minutes but for Baldwin School senior tennis co-captain Alexa Bartels, the transition is quite natural.
After posting her team’s first point in what would become Baldwin’s first Inter-Ac loss against host Penn Charter Tuesday, Bartels accepted congratulations for her 6-1, 6-3 win at second doubles with partner Alexis Schatzman before quickly turning her attention to her teammates.
“I quickly realized after my partner and I won our match it was one point and we still needed three more points to win the match,” said Bartels. “I almost immediately switched my mojo from player to team captain. As one of the team captains, I pump the team up and act as a support system. As much as I wanted to win my match – which I did – I wanted the team to win more.”
“Alexa Bartels exemplifies what a captain of a tennis team should be: supportive, unselfish and interested in the team more than herself,” said Baldwin head coach Jeff Sacks. Although Bartels gave all the support she could to the remaining five matches on the court, it was not enough as the Quakers earned the 5-2 win over the Polar Bears, thus gaining the inside track to the Inter-Ac crown with two matches remaining.
“I thought the team brought it together today,” said Baldwin junior Francesca Douglas, who won her match at No. 3 singles. “The captains did a great job of pumping us up. Personally I played well but I am upset about the team loss. We can definitely learn from this.”
While Baldwin no longer controls its own destiny, it still has an opportunity to earn a share of the title if the Polar Bears win their final two matches and Penn Charter falters in one of their two remaining matches.
“We have to be realistic,” Bartels said. “While we realize Penn Charter has to lose, we have to focus on winning our matches against Germantown Academy and Springside Chestnut Hill, which will not be easy. We have to regroup and turn our focus to our remaining matches.”
Baldwin has plenty to proud of this season, showing improvement from last year’s 3-3 league finish, along with gaining wins over Academy of Notre Dame, Agnes Irwin and Episcopal Academy, all teams Baldwin lost to a year ago.
Leading the turnaround has been the senior leadership of Emma Sass, Ari Hairston and Bartels, who have done a great job of bringing the team together as one in a sport often viewed as individualistic.
“The captains have done a great job this year of circling us up prior to matches and giving us great advice – they have kept us going all season and are a big reason for our team success,” said Douglas, who returned after spending last year studying abroad in Belgium. “This year has been so much fun. We are like a family and I missed that last year when I was away. I am so glad to be back.”
Sacks added, “This year’s team has given me their very best and I am proud to be their coach.”