Main Line girls’ tennis wrap-up: Baldwin School improves to 5-0
The Baldwin School tennis team improved to 5-0 Tuesday with a 5-0 win against Westtown. Emma Sass won 6-0, 6-1 at first singles, Lauren Wang won 6-3, 6-1 at second singles and Francesca Douglas won 6-0, 6-2 at third singles. Ari Hairston and Alexa Bartels won 6-1, 6-1 at first doubles and Torrie Smith and Alexis Decidue won 6-2, 6-1 at second doubles.
The Polar Bears earned a 5-2 win at Friends’ Central Sept. 9. The format was an 8 game Pro Set due to the extreme heat conditions. Playing their second straight match without their No. 1 singles player Emma Sass, Baldwin swept the doubles and won at first singles with Lauren Wang 5-2 ret. The doubles were led by Torrie Smith and Alexis Decidue at first doubles, winning 8-2. Alexa Bartels and Caroline Buchner won 8-6 at second doubles, Dagny Tepper and Alexis Shatzman won 8-5 at third doubles and Madeleine Marr and Teagan Krane
won 8-4 at fourth doubles.
On Sept. 8, Baldwin earned a 7-0 win at Plymouth Whitemarsh. Lauren Wang won 6-0, 6-2 at first singles, Francesca Douglas won 6-1, 6-0 at second singles and Ari Hairston won 7-6 (6), 6-1 won at third singles. The first doubles team of Torrie Smith and Alexis Decidue won 6-2, 6-1 and the second doubles team of Alexis Bartels and Caroline Buchner won 6-1, 6-3. Dagny Tepper and Alexis Shatzman won 6-2, 6-3 at third doubles while Madeleine Marr and Teagan Krane won 6-1, 6-0 at fourth doubles.
One day earlier, Baldwin defeated Germantown Friends, 7-0. Emma Sass won 6-0, 6-0 at first singles; Francesca Douglas won 6-4, 6-1 at second singles; and Lauren Wang won 6-2, 6-1 at third singles. First doubles were led by Ari Hairston and Alexis Shatzman who won 6-3, 6-2; Torrie Smith and Alexis Decidue won 6-2, 6-0 at second doubles; Alexa Bartels and Caroline Buchner won 6-2, 6-0 at third doubles; and the fourth doubles team of Josephine Gantz and Teagan Krane won 6-2, 6-0.
In other Main Line high school girls’ tennis action:
Academy of Note Dame improved its record to 3-0 with a 3-2 win against host Germantown Friends School Tuesday. At first singles, Notre Dame’s McKenna Bramlage defeated Lindsey Golden 6-1, 6-0; at second singles, Notre Dame’s Caroline Mackay defeated Malana Li 6-1, 5-7, 6-2; and at second doubles, Notre Dame’s Jen Fay and Katie Willis defeated Emily Kastenberg and Toby Shore 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.
The Irish defeated host Friends’ Central, 4-3, Sept. 7. At first singles, ND’s McKenna Bramlage defeated Skye Victor 6-3, 6-3; at second singles, FCS’ Zoe Ginsburg defeated Caroline Mackay 6-3, 6-2; and at third singles, FCS’ Laura Barr defeated Natalie Hughes 6-3, 6-4. At first doubles, ND’s Mackenzie Irvine and Sarah Crinnion defeated Julie Wierenberg and Hannah Rossio 6-3, 6-0; at second doubles, FCS’ Claire Coss and Sophie Berger defeated Adriana Bull and Sara Holmwood 6-3, 5-7, 10-4; at third doubles, ND’s Alyssa Dinh and Eloise Schroer defeated Talia Rosenberg and Samantha Brotman 7-6(7-0), 6-0; and at fourth doubles, ND’s Katie Willis and Jen Fay defeated Anna Volpp and Sophie Schall 6-3, 3-6, 10-8.
Agnes Irwin defeated Friends’ Central, 5-2, Tuesday. At first singles, Kayla Neary defeated Skye Victor 6-0, 6-2; at second singles, Zoe Ginsberg defeated Ruthie Njagi 6-4, 6-2; at third singles, Laura Barr defeated Kathryn Hall 6-4, 7-6(5); at first doubles, Lexi Short and Olivia Walsh defeated Claire Coss and Julia Wierenberg 6-3, 6-2; at second doubles, Carlin Sullivan and Rachel Mashek defeated Sophie Berger and Hannah Rossio 4-6, 6-3 (13-11); at third doubles, Sabina Smith and Phoebe Fry defeated Samantha Brotman and Anna Volpp 6-3, 6-2; and at fourth doubles Sophie Yass and Katherine Glaser defeated Nicole Pollack and Sophie Schall 6-2, 6-0.
Barrack Hebrew Academy defeated Kimberton 5-0 Tuesday in its first Tri-County League match of the season. Eight-game pro sets were played, and the scores of all three singles matches and the first doubles match were 8-0. At first singles, Talia Raikin defeated Julia Gale; at second singles, Janie Hershman defeated Aryana Ashilie, at third singles, Deborah Spivak defeated Zyue Lin; at first doubles, Jordyn Meltzer and Gabby Meltzer defeated Sabrina Spindela and Julia Cole; and at second doubles, Kimberton defaulted.
Lower Merion defeated Pennsbury, 5-2, Monday, winning all matches except second and third singles. At first singles, Simone Burde defeated Libby Bryson 6-1, 6-3. At first doubles, Haley Kofsky and Sarah Lipson defeated Chelsea Riekelson and Meghan Davis 4-6, 6-0, 6-2; at second doubles, Chloe Spergel and Holly Yu defeated Rachel Fried and Nisha Yora 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (2); at third doubles, Sarah Beller-Grossman and Kloe Rosenberg defeated Shrega Yeramosu and Claire Johnson 6-2, 6-2; and at fourth doubles, Aasha Gupta and Tiffany Nieh defeated Sam Dearolf and Jade Menow 7-6(5), 6-1.
Three days earlier, the Aces lost to Strath Haven, 4-3. The Aces won the first two singles spot and first doubles. At first singles, Simone Burde defeated Emma Lee 6-3, 6-1; at second singles, Neve Brennan defeated Megan Kidd 2-6, 7-6 (4), 1-0 (10-8).; and at first doubles, Haley Kofsky and Sarah Lipson defeated Julia Katcher and Kristina McGee 6-2, 6-7(5), 1-0 (10-2).
Lower Merion defeated Upper Darby, 6-1, Sept. 8, winning all matches except second singles. At first singles, Simone Burde defeated Braya Page 6-1, 6-0; at third singles, Kloe Rosenberg defeated Emily Gian 6-0,7-6 (4); at first doubles, Haley Kofsky and Sarah Lipson defeated Christina Gian and Le Trinh 6-0, 6-0; at second doubles, Sarah Beller-Grossman and Holly Yu defeated Tia Page and Camryn Schultz 6-0, 6-3; at third doubles, Aasha Gupta and Tiffany Nieh defeated Bryana Laws and Doreen Gulley 6-1, 6-0; and at fourth doubles, Jenna Mancuso and Anabel Schain defeated Karen Ung and Paula Gongar 6-1, 6-0.
Radnor defeated Haverford High, 7-0, Tuesday. At first singles, Grace Hederick defeated Nellie O’Leary 6-1, 6-1; at second singles, Kanon Ciarrocchi defeated Jillian Bernstein, 6-0, 6-0; at third singles, Jessica Lin defeated Autumn Francis 6-1, 6-0; at first doubles, Grace Moore and Lucy Hederick defeated Lia Robbins and Sloan Longo 6-0, 6-0; at second doubles, Quinn Flannery and Bridget Dougherty defeated Emma Burhop and Caroline Roberts 6-0, 6-1; at third doubles, Sasha Smolyansky and Claire Burton defeated Jessica Au and Alyssa Cocco 6-0, 6-0; and at fourth doubles, Gillian Carney and Grace Frigerio defeated June Park and Charlotte Hamburg 6-0, 6-0.
The Red Raiders defeated Ridley, 7-0, Sept. 8. At first singles; Kanon Ciarrocchi defeated Maddie Carlson 6-0. 6-0; at second singles, Jessica Lin defeated DJ Johnson 6-0, 6-0; and at third singles, Bridget Dougherty defeated Alexa Ashbridge 6-0, 6-0. At first doubles, Lucy Hederick and Quinn Flannery defeated Quinasia Payne and Kayla Durning 6-0, 6-0; at second doubles Sasha Smolyansky and Claire Burton defeated Karlee Bryan and Maricella Rechner 6-0, 6-0; at third doubles Grace Frigerio and Gillian Carney defeated Alexandra Ballbrough and Hanaiya Featherstone, 6-0, 6-0; and fourth doubles, Priya Ganesh and Natalie Clarke defeated Jen Ropski and Nicloe Arcilla 6-0, 6-0.