La Salle, NK, Chariho earn tennis title spots; plus the rest of Tuesday's spooky playoff action
PROVIDENCE – Another title is within reach for the La Salle girls tennis team.
It wasn’t easy, but the Rams took care of business in Tuesday’s semifinal against Moses Brown, as No. 3 Abigail Oxley pulled out a three-set win to give La Salle a 4-1 win to earn a spot in Saturday’s state final and give the program a chance at its 10th straight state title.
While the 4-1 win looks like a breeze he match could have been flipped around had Oxley not have completed her comeback at No. 3.
The Rams started fast, with Samantha Holoubek and Emily Roye earning the first point at No. 2 doubles with the No. 1 doubles team of Eliza Barker and Alisha Chowdhry coming right after. Arianna DeThomas made it 3-0 after her straight sets win at No. 2, but Moses Brown picked up a point at No. 4 with a win from Phoebe Kinnell.
Oxley had dropped her first set against Ronia Dhillon at No. 3, but came back strong in the second set. With the match at No. 1 between La Salle’s Bridget Casey and MB’s Adriana Eaton in a third set and the No. 3 doubles match between La Salle’s Genevieve Raposo and Megha Sud and Moses Brown’s Ella Maher-Santarpia and Caroline O’Neill also headed to a third, it was clear Oxley’s match could be the difference between getting to Slater Park and not.
In the third, Oxley maintained her momentum and finished off the 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 win to clinch the title berth.
GIRLS TENNIS
Division I semifinals
North Kingstown 4, Barrington 2
The Skippers won two matches in singles an two in doubles, earning the program’s first trip to the state championship match after a 4-2 win over the Eagles.
North Kingstown’s depth provided the points it needed. The No. 2 doubles team of Hannah Fries and Addison Ralphs and the No. 3 team of Bridget McPhillips and Olivia Soucy were straight sets winners helping the Skippers pick up two quick points.
Barrington earned a point at No. 1 with a win by Ava Koczera-Kasem, but North’s grabbed three-set victories from Kate Maloney at No. 2 and Bonnie O’Flaherty at No. 3 to close out the match. Maddi Cameron added a win at No. 3 singles but the score did not count toward the total.
North Kingstown moves on to Saturday’s state championship match against La Salle. While the program has played for Division II and Class B championships – winning that title in 1992 – it has never played in the state championship match.
Division II semifinals
No. 3 Chariho 4, No. 2 Narragansett 3
GIRLS SOCCER
Division I
Chariho 4, Moses Brown 0
Emily Brown found the back of the net three times, Julianna Almeida added another goal and both Eiley Simmons and Rachel Abbott had 2 assists each as the Chargers blanked the Quakers in the D-I preliminary matchup. Next up for Chariho is a quarterfinal match vs. Pilgrim on Thursday at 6 p.m.
Smithfield 2, Cranston West 1
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BOYS SOCCER
Preliminary Round
Shea 3, Smithfield 2
Tiverton 5, Chariho 4
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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Preliminary Round
Division II
Bay View 3, Lincoln 0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-14)
The Bengals capitalized on the play of Avery Gomes (9 kills, 3 aces), Ella Rwenzo (6 kills, 3 aces) and Maddie Gomes (10 digs, 4 aces) and upended Lincoln in the Division II play-in game. Casey Weaver and Kimberly Hickey would not let the Lions go down without a fight as they posted 13 kills and 3 aces and 22 digs and 4 aces, respectively.
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Wednesday's schedule
Field Hockey
State Championship semifinals
No. 5 La Salle vs. No. 1 Moses Brown at Cranston Stadium, 5 p.m.
No. 3 Barrington vs. No. 2 East Greenwich at Cranston Stadium, 7 p.m.
Division II semifinals
No. 5 Pilgrim vs. No. 1 Lincoln at Cumberland High School, 5 p.m.
No. 3 Toll Gate vs. No. 2 Chariho, 7 p.m. Cumberland High School, 7 p.m.
Boys Soccer
Division I preliminary round
No. 10 Barrington at No. 7 Moses Brown, 3:30 p.m.
No. 11 Central Falls vs. No. 6 Tolman at McKinnon Alves Soccer Complex, 7 p.m.
Division II preliminary round
No. 11 Pilgrim at No. 6 Westerly, 7 p.m.
Division II quarterfinal
No. 5 West Warwick at No. 4 East Greenwich, 5 p.m.
Division IV quarterfinal
No. 5 Rogers vs. No. 4 Toll Gate at Warwick Vets Middle School, 6 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Division I quarterfinals
No. 3-B North Kingstown at No. 2-A La Salle, 6:30 p.m.
Division III quarterfinals
No. 5 Lincoln School at No. 4 Classical, 5 p.m.
Division IV quarterfinals
No. 3-B Blackstone Valley Prep at Johnston, 5 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Division II semifinals
No. 4 Westerly vs. No. 1 South Kingstown at Broad Rock Middle School, 5 p.m.
Division III semifinals
No. 4 Cranston East at No. 1 East Providence, 4 p.m.
No. 3 Providence Country Day at No. 2 Scituate, 3:30 p.m.
Girls Volleyball
Division II quarterfinal
No. 5 Middletown at No. 4 Barrington, 6 p.m.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: RI high school playoff scores and recaps from Tuesday
