ONONDAGA COUNTY – For now, the Baldwinsville girls tennis team remained in second place in the Salt City Athletic Conference Metro division, closely tailing Fayetteville-Manlius in advance of Tuesday’s showdown.
The Bees met Liverpool last Tuesday afternoon and, with solid play in both singles and doubles, earned a 5-2 victory over the Warriors.
Mira Nazdan quickly worked in singles to rout Jasmine Rawda 6-1, 6-0. In a three-set comeback, Hannah Gould rallied past Kelly Geiwitz 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, negating the first singles match where Ayla Kalfass, ahead early, could not hold on in a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss to Angelica Underwood.
B’ville then went 3-1 in doubles, with Aubrey Benton and Reagan Doan working past Olivia Magnarelli and Meghan Bell 7-5, 6-2 as Julia Quinn and Ella Tromblee fell to Diana Kozenyatko and Gabby Underwood 6-4, 6-2.
In just two sets, Alexandra Cavino and Elaina Nesbitt handled Ashleigh Rosen and Bianca Vaccaro 6-2, 6-0, with Sophia Fiorentino and Isabella Iannitti earning a 6-2, 6-3 win over Maiya Fitzgibbons and Grace Geary.
A match Friday against West Genesee was the last test before the F-M rematch, and with fine all-around play B’ville turned back the Wildcats, prevailing 5-2.
In singles, Audrey Benton endured a second-set tie-breaker, but finished off Calina Olson 6-1, 7-6. Nazdan handled Nicole Vasilev 6-0, 6-0 to make up for Gould’s 6-1, 6-1 loss to Katie Viau.
Kalfass and Quinn paired up in doubles, blanking Angelina Allen and Margaret Mello 6-0, 6-0, counteracting the 6-2, 6-3 defeat Doan and Tromblee took to Kailyn Drury and Isabelle Wells.
Needing just two sets, Cavino and Nesbitt handled Kayla Latone and Hannah Sparks 6-1, 6-1, with Sophia Fiorentino and Isabella Iannitti taking out Helena Allen and Ava Amodio 6-2, 6-2.
The matches against F-M and Nottingham this week close out B’ville’s regular season, with the Section III team tournaments to follow next week.
