Newburgh Free Academy posts win over Kingston

Newburgh Free Academy handed Kingston High a tough 6-1 loss in Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Division I girls tennis action on Wednesday.

Christina Demosthenes provided the Tigers with their only win with a 6-3, 6-0 triumph at fourth singles over Sabrina Rivera.

Kingston lost the other three singles matches in three sets.

In two of those, the Goldbacks rallied after dropping the first set with Ribbhi Patel defeating Vyda VanDenburg 2-6, 6-3, 6-1, and Ecta Patel downing Patricia Kuster 5-7, 6-1, 6-2. Lila Shi Freeman forced a third set at first singles for the Tigers, but lost 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 to Isabelle Goings-Perot.

Newburgh is now 5-1 overall and 4-1 in the division. Kingston, 1-3 division and 1-6 overall, is back in action Monday at Valley Central. Isabelle Goings-Perot (NFA) def. Lila Shih Freeman, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1; Ribbhi Patel (NFA) def. Vyda VanDenburg, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1; Ecta Patel (NFA) def. Patricia Kuster, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2; Christina Demosthenes (K) def. Sabrina Rivera, 6-3, 6-0 Deeya Modhnadiya-Sadie McNair (NFA) def. Stephanie Green-Julene Ventura, 6-0, 6-3; Isabel Eienenwei-Allison Shapiro (NFA) def. Caitlin Johnston-Keira Holsapple, 6-0l 6-1; Valentina Bloom-Linda Chen (NFA) def. McKinley Mulstay-Vanessa Wilkins, 6-1, 6-1 Team records: Newburgh 4-1 OCIAA Division I, 5-1 overall; Kingston 1-3 OCIAA Division I, 1-6 overall.