Spring-Ford’s Tori Alexander and Kathryn Alvarez were dominant in their first two matches Friday at the District 1 Class AAA Girls Tennis Doubles Tournament to qualify for the quarterfinals.
Alexander and Alvarez won 6-1, 6-2 in their opener against Unionville, then downed Council Rock North’s Andrea Martinez and Angie Hachoose, 6-0, 6-1, in the second round.
Methacton’s Dina Nouaime and Tina Prince also reached the round of eight, overcoming a slow start. Nouaime and Prince won their first rounder 0-6, 7-5, 6-1, then rolled in the second round against Lower Merion’s Cecilia Angert-Denis and Jenna Mancuso, 6-1, 6-0.
Owen J. Roberts’ Elaina Lee and Jacey Caplan were victorious in their opener, 6-3, 6-0 over Great Valley’s Kate Corrigan and Brooke Oberly but lost in two tight sets, 7-5, 7-6 (5) to Upper Dublin’s Ksenija and Belinda Jin of Upper Dublin. The UD duo ousted Methacton’s Anna Ryu and Angie Kuang in the first round. Phoenixville’s Gina Brown and Meghan O’Neill also exited in the first round.
In Class 2A, Pottstown’s Sierra Everett and Abby Parsons fell in the first round to Sacred Heart’s Natasha Szipszky and Caroline Lewers, 6-3, 6-1.
The Spring-Ford duo will face top seed Sophia Sassoli and Saige Roshkoff of Harriton Saturday morning while the Methacton pair meets No. 3 Priya Aravindhan and Olivia Dodge of Conestoga.