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.