O’Hara’s Zahran wins Catholic League Class 3A singles title

Samma Zahran’s outstanding first foray into high school varsity tennis just got a little better.

The freshman from Cardinal O’Hara won twice to capture the Catholic League Class 3A singles title.

Zahran defeated Archbishop Carroll’s Celia Frohner, 6-0, 6-1, in the first round and scored a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, victory over Archbishop Ryan’s Laurie Flemm in the second round to win the championship and advance to the District 12 tourney Oct. 24 at Legacy.

In the District 1 team tournament:

Downingtown West 3, Radnor 2 >> The third-seeded Whippets used a three-set victory at third doubles to knock off second-seeded Radnor in the semifinals.

The Whippets will play top seeded Unionville for the title Tuesday, while the Raiders will play for third place against Harriton. All four teams have qualified for the PIAA tournament.

Divya Kalmady and Lili Zebluim pulled out a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Grace Frigerio and Mia Xie to give the Whippets the victory.

Kanon Ciarrocchi defeated Tanya Pant, 6-0, 6-0, at first singles and Annie Burton and Caroline Egg-Krings beat Alyssa Dehart and Kaitlyn Pacheo, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, at first doubles to lead Radnor.

In nonleague action:

Academy Park 3, Pottstown 2 >> Victoria Scott and Gwyneth Bevans pulled out a 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 victory at first doubles to help the Knights (8-9, 6-0 Del Val) close out the season on a winning note.

Akiama Roger to third singles for AP, while Chanel Geohaghan and Shaniya Robinson won in straight sets at second doubles.