CENTRAL NEW YORK – When all of the early-week rains tried out, there was time for girls tennis matches on a warm Wednesday afternoon, with Cazenovia and Chittenango both successful.
Even though the Lakers were able to shut out Mexico 7-0, the margin did not reflect the battle as four of the seven matches went to three sets.
Rachel Molloy, in first singles, claimed a close one over Juliana Smith 6-1, 3-6, 7-5, with Madden Cobb also playing a tight third set in her 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 win over Paige Masrouri.
Over in doubles, Erin Kuhn and Katie Williams needed a third-set tie-breaker to complete its rally and beat Anita Druce and Grace Schipper 6-7, 6-4, 7-6. Teagan Brown and Cady Webb came back, too, for their 4-6, 6-3, 8-6 win over Shealyn Burns and Olivia Bartel.
Having an easier time of it, Grace Probe routed Zoe Grzesik 6-0, 6-1, with Nora Bera and Leah Bell handling Avery Mack and Isabella Ponzi 6-2, 6-0 as Ava Dalton, paired with Kiana Vazquez, beat Morgan Benton and Nataleigh Smith 6-2, 6-1.
As for the Bears, it beat Bishop Grimes 6-1, claiming all of its points in straight sets except for Emily Gushea’s 6-2, 6-0 defeat to Sofia Ziankoski.
Sarah McKillid won 6-0, 6-3 over Riley Broton, with Maddy Douglas also wasting little time defeating Isabella Bonacci 6-0, 6-2.
Two of the doubles matches were forfeited, but Savannah Drake and Anna Spencer did play, blanking Ashlee Brisson and Kristina Kovar 6-0 6-0 as Evelyn Keville and Allison Bartoszek beat Francesca Smith and Lania Young 6-1, 6-1.
