O’Hara tops Carroll for sixth straight PCL tennis title

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.