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HS TENNIS: Abington Heights beats Wallenpaupack in Lackawanna League showdown

joby fawcett, the times-tribune, scranton, pa.
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Sep. 1—NEWTON TWP. — Abington Heights' Mary Booth and Amishi Amit didn't realize the importance of their victory at No. 1 doubles when they gathered with teammates.

The duo, which recently started to play as a team, defeated Wallenpaupack's pairing of Soleil Wright and Olivia Kogan, 6-4, 6-0, for the third and clinching win for the Lady Comets in a 5-0 win in a battle between previously undefeated Lackawanna League girls tennis teams Thursday afternoon.

"When we ended the match, we felt really proud of ourselves," Amit said. "We were really happy that we were able to clinch the victory for Abington Heights."

Booth and Amit worked well together in a tightly contested first set. They were able to put away clutch shots and earn a 6-4 win.

"Our confidence was the key," Booth said. "Going into the second set, I thought that I could play better, and I did. We are new to playing as a team. Amishi is a freshman, so we are still getting used to playing together. We had good communication, and that gave us a little bit of an edge."

In the second set, they found a good rhythm by communicating who would take each return shot.

"I think in the first set, we were just overhitting a lot," Amit said. "In the second one, we were talking a lot more and had a good strategy."

Susan Arp faced a daunting challenge from Wallenpaupack's Erika Badner.

In the battle between two All-Region players, Badner took the first set, 6-2, by moving the ball around and capitalizing on a solid first serve.

However, Arp, last year's District 2 Class 3A singles champion, recovered and swept the next two sets, 6-0, 6-1.

"In the first set, she put a lot of pressure on me, and I made a lot of errors," Arp said. "In the second and third sets, I really wanted it more. I hit better volleys, and my groundstrokes were much better."

Abington Heights also got wins from Leelah Farrell and Sona Hanumali at No. 2 and No. 3 singles. Farrell defeated Sarah Niemiec, 6-2, and Hanumali beat Alaina Burke, 6-2, 6-1. The Lady Comets No. 2 doubles team of Neveah Vendrell and freshman Sammy Rosenstein beat Cadance Danielski and Kelly Hotaling, 4-6, 6-1, 10-5.

At Dunmore, Maia Philbin and Tejshree Patel posted singles wins to help Scranton edge Dunmore, 3-2.

At Valley View, Sarah Sweeney and Ella Swingle won their singles matches in straight sets to lead the Cougars to a 4-1 win over Montrose. Cara Evans won at No. 1 singles for Montrose.

At Delaware Valley, Alyssa Wigley, Lily Lengyel and Emma Cuck won their singles matches in straight sets to lead Scranton Prep to a 5-0 win.

At Honesdale, Celia Emiliani, Katie Fahey and Katherine Baransky won their singles matches in straight sets to lead West Scranton to a 5-0 win.

At Penn State Scranton, Nora Pencek, Ava Hannon and Natalie Pagotto won their singles matches in straight sets to lead North Pocono to a 5-0 win over Mid Valley.

Abington Heights 5, Wallenpaupack 0

Singles: Susan Arp over Erika Badner, 2-6, 6-0, 6-1; Leelah Farrell over Sarah Niemiec, 6-2, 6-2; Sona Hanumali over Alaina Burke, 6-2, 6-1.

Doubles: Mary Booth-Amishi Amit over Soleil Wright-Olivia Kogan, 6-4, 6-0; Nevaeh Vendrell-Sammy Rosenstein over Cadance Danielski-Kelly Hotaling, 4-6, 6-1, 10-5.

Records: AH 4-0, WAL 3-1.

Scranton 3, Dunmore 2

Singles: Maia Philbin (S) over Brynn Kochis, 6-0, 6-0; Tejshree Patel (S) over Ava Ferraro, 7-5, 5-7, 6-1; Krithika Krishnan (D) over Jordan Elliot, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Doubles: Daya Patel-Caroline Cobley (S) over Loren Spudic-Maggie Jimmie, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4; Mia Novak-Danielle DePietro (D) over Divya Patel-Bakti Patel, 6-1, 1-6, 10-8.

Records: SCR 2-2, DUN 0-5.

Valley View 4, Montrose 1

Singles: Cara Evans (MON) over Avianna Santarelli, 6-0, 6-0; Sarah Sweeney (VV) over Paley Adams, 6-1, 6-2; Ella Swingle (VV) over Jessica Carey, 7-5, 6-3.

Doubles: Tessa Stafursky-Ally Stafursky (VV) over Gelina Smith-Miranda Walter, 6-0, 6-2; Emily Moyles-Emma Wood over Lydia Sinkovich-Harleigh Smith, 6-1, 6-0.

Records: VV 4-1, MON 1-3.

Scranton Prep 5, Delaware Valley 0

Singles: Alyssa Wigley over Noelle Holderith, 6-0, 6-0; Lily Lengyel over Jessica Willson, 6-0, 6-0; Emma Cuck over Ceanna Williams, 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles: Ella Cohen-Grace Devine over Kate Tamplin-Emma Strickler, 6-4, 6-1; Hannah LaCoe-Nicole Kranovich over Olivia Van Tassell-Michelle Zakharova, 6-0, 6-1.

Records: SP 4-0, DV 2-2.

West Scranton 5, Honesdale 0

Singles: Celia Emiliani over Lucy Harrington, 6-0, 6-0; Katie Fahey over Madison Candele, 6-1, 6-1; Katherine Barnansky over Rory Decker, 6-1, 6-2.

Doubles: Nora Frounfelker-Julia Farkaly over Lillian Hawkins-Dona Martin, 6-0, 6-0; Nina Emiliani-Giovanna Fiorillo over Casey Morton-Morgan Wendell, 6-1, 6-0.

Records: WS 4-1, HON 0-4.

North Pocono 5, Mid Valley 0

Singles: Nora Pencek over Olivia Brzozowski, 6-3, 6-2; Ava Hannon over Abby Mackey, 6-0, 6-3; Natalie Pagotto over Lismarie Mercado, 7-5, 6-1.

Doubles: Morgan Carr-Natasha Treitz over Natalie Hricenak-Macie Siwinski, 6-3, 6-0; Ella Jardine-Kara Erickson over Mackenzie Adolfson-Sam Magliocchi, 5-7, 6-1, 7-5.

Records: NP 3-1, MV 1-3.

Contact the writer: jbfawcett@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9125; @sportsTT on Twitter