OJR’s Lee, Methacton’s Codreanu set up all-PAC final at District 1 Singles Championships

Owen J. Roberts junior Meredith Lee and Methacton senior Mihaela Codreanu proved this season they were the best of the Pioneer Athletic Conference.

On Saturday, they proved they are the best of an even wider radius.

Lee and Codreanu emerged victorious from their quarterfinal and semifinal matches at the District 1-AAA Singles Championships at Healthplex in Springfield to set up an all-Pioneer Athletic Conference final. The final will be contested Wednesday, Oct. 28 at Legacy in Philadelphia.

Lee, the No. 2 seed and PAC-10 Singles Tournament winner, defeated Harriton’s Nina Hoog, 6-3, 7-5 in the semis after dispatching Central Bucks East’s Syndey Lund, 6-2, 6-0 a round earlier.

The defending District 1 champion, Codreanu wasn’t willing to give her title up easily as she dropped No. 1 seed Payton Bradley of Downingtown West, 6-4, 6-0 in the semifinals, a rematch of the 2014 final. Codreanu thumped Henderson’s Emma Clark, 6-1, 6-1, in the quarterfinals.

By reaching the final, the pair of PAC standouts ensured their return trips to the PIAA Championships. Lee reached the semifinal in 2014 as a sophomore. Codreanu was the PIAA silver medalist as a sophomore in 2013.

Delco Christian’s Elene Tsokilauri became the Class AA champion Saturday with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Nazareth’s Alex Vo.