District 3 girls' tennis: Rosenbach claims singles title; team, doubles schedule, results
Top-seeded New Oxford is one step closer to defending their District 3 girls' tennis team title.
After with a 5-0 pasting of Elizabethtown in the first round, the Colonials defeated Hempfield 4-1 in the semifinals. They will play Manheim Township in a repeat of last year's championship.
It was the first round of the Class 3A tournament, which runs through Oct. 18.
In Class 2A, No. 3 seed Delone Catholic fell to Lancaster Country Day 3-0 in the semifinal after defeating Trinity 3-2 in the first round. The doubles matches in the semifinals were not finished.
The Squirettes will play Conrad Weiser in the third-place match. The winner qualifies for the state tournament.
Here is a look at the schedules for singles and doubles involving YAIAA players. This post will be updated with results.
When will champs be crowned? Here's your guide to the YAIAA, District 3 and PIAA playoffs
Singles
at Hershey Racquet Club (involving YAIAA players)
Class 3A
After finishing as the runner up last year, New Oxford's Anya Rosenbach won the district title with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Cumberland Valley's Riya Srivinas.
Rosenbach defeated Hershey's Angelina Berg 6-0, 6-1 in the first round, Mechanicsburg's Taryn Zerby 6-1, 6-2 in the quarters and Cumberland Valley's Pragnya Joshi 6-1, 6-1 to reach the final.
Red Lion's Lexi Lakatosh will join Rosenbach in the PIAA tournament after finishing third at districts.
Lakatosh defeated Exeter's Hansika Kunduru 6-1, 6-2 in the first round and Manheim Township's Hailey Miller 6-1, 6-2 before losing to Srivinas in the semifinal. She defeated Joshi 6-3, 6-2 in the third-place match.
Allison Horick, New Oxford: Horick defeated Mechanicsburg's Ryma Saha 6-0, 6-4 in the first round before falling to Srivinas 3-6, 0-6 in the quarters.
Kaelyn Balko, New Oxford: Balko lost to Srivinas 0-6, 0-6 in the first round.
Class 2A
Ella Knox, Delone Catholic: Knox lost in the first round, 1-6, 0-6, to eventual champion Emma Perkins of Conrad Weiser.
Paytyn Plank, Biglerville: Plank defeated Harrisburg Academy's Mariia Yeni 6-0, 6-0 and lost to Lancaster Country Day's Sophia Babar 6-1, 2-6, 1-6 in the quarters.
Baileigh Stetter, Delone Catholic: Stetter lost to Trinity's Katherine Domby 5-7, 4-6 in the first round.
Doubles
Play begins Oct. 20 at Hershey Racquet Club (involving YAIAA players)
Class 3A
Kaelyn Balko/Allison Horick, New Oxford: The top seeds defeated Manheim Central's Sydney Peters and Sami Williams 6-2, 6-0 in the first round and Exeter's Hansika Kunduru and Myah Marturano 6-1, 6-4 in the second round. They will play Hempfield's Sophie Carson and Alexandra Gregoy in the semifinals.
Kayley Skibicki/Lily Smith, South Western: The Mustangs lost to Sophie Carson/Alexandra Gregory of Hempfield 6-0, 6-0 in the first round.
Alex Wolf/Joslyn Loss, New Oxford: The unseeded Colonials defeated Katie Berra/Ava Mansure of Central Dauphin 7-6 (9-7), 6-1 in the first round and lost to Mechanicsburg's Taryn Zerby/Ryma Saha 6-4, 6-4 in the second round.
Namya Jindal/Elizabeth Tony, Dallastown: The unseeded Wildcats lost to Jade Flores/Paula Valverde of Conestoga Valley 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3) in the first round.
Class 2A
Paytyn Plank/Kiersten Englebert, Biglerville: The unseeded Canners defeated Erin Sonon/Kelsie Toucher, Fleetwood, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round and lost to top-seeded Monica Lopez/Delanie Edwards of Lancaster Country Day 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the second round.
Ella Knox/Balleigh Stetter, Delone Catholic: Fourth-seeded Squirettes defeated Abby Davidheiser/Maci Rohrbach of Brandwine Heights 6-0, 6-4 in the first round and Charlotte Reedy/Lily Chen of Wyomissing 6-2, 6-3 in the second round. They will face the top seeds in the semifinals.
Brielle Baughman/Gabby Erdman, Delone Catholic: Unseeded Squirettes defeated Allie Doutrich/Peyton Gertz of Lancaster Mennonite 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) in the first round and third-seeds Ava Sachs/Mia Schreader of Camp Hill 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the second round. They will face second-seeded Sarah Schnatz/Isabella Logazzo of Berks Catholic in the semifinals.
Shelly Stallsmith covers York-Adams high school sports for GameTimePA and the USAToday Network. Connect with her by email mstallsmith@ydr.com or on Twitter @ShelStallsmith.
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