Henderson duo leads Ches-Mont doubles semifinalists

Top-seeded Amanda Baxter and Iswarya Vel of West Chester Henderson head the list of semifinalists at the Ches-Mont League National Division Girls Tennis Doubles Tournament on Friday at West Chester Henderson.

Baxter and Vel will face Henderson teammates Jessica Liu and Hannah Baxter, who defeated Amanda Ngyuen and Maddie Russell of West Chester East, in three sets.

The other semifinal will feature Holly Koons and Lilly Shi of Downingtown West taking on Olivia Davis and Isabel De Cecco of Downingtown East.

First Round

(West Chester East) bye; ChristianGrignano (Downingtown West) def. Plankinton-Glick (Avon Grove); Liu-H. Baxter (W.C. Henderson) def. PeckmanClaffey (Downingtown West), 6-2, 6-1; Cecco-R. Ngyuen (Bishop Shanahan) def. Brown-Kargbo (Coatesville), 6-1, 2-6, 10-6; Becker-Usilton (West Chester East) def. Boykin-Jurado (Coatesville), 6-4, 6-2; Koons-L. Shi (Downingtown West) def. Bergin-Terlizzi (West Chester East), 6-3, 6-2; Siedlick-Mariani (West Chester East) def. Sorg-Buescher (Avon Grove), 6-0, 6-4; Rochford-Soria (West Chester Henderson) bye; Szabla-Diehl (Bishop Shanahan) def. WashingtonMaund (Avon Grove), 6-4, 6-2; Davis-De Cecco (Downingtown East) def. Bailey-Kent (Bishop Shanahan), 6-1, 6-0; Vipperla-Byrnes (Downingtown East) def. Domsohn-Schultz (Coatesville), 6-0, 6-0; Eghbali-Roberts (Downingtown East) bye.

Second Round

A. Baxter-Vei def. Knapp-Ming, 6-1, 6-1; Minio-Yatcilla def. J. Shi-Dumont, 6-3, 6-2; A. Ngyuen-Russell def. ChristianGrignano, 6-1, 6-3; Liu-H. Baxter def. Cecco-R. Ngyuen, 7-5, 6-1; Koons-L. Shi def. Becker-Usilton, 6-1, 6-0; RochfordSoria def. Siedlick-Mariani, 6-0, 6-0; Davis-De Cecco def. Szabla-Diehl, 6-1, 6-0; Eghbali-Roberts def. VipperlaByrnes, 6-2, 6-3.

Quarterfinals

A. Baxter-Vei def. Minio-Yatcilla, 6-1, 6-1; Liu-H. Baxter def. A. Ngyuen-Russell, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4; Koons-L. Shi def. RochfordSoria, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1; Davis-De Cecco def. Eghbali-Roberts, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-4. CENTRAL LEAGUE DOUBLES >> Conestoga placed both teams into the semifinals of the Central League tournament. Ashley Griffith and Maddie Wood won their quarterfinal match, 6-0, 6-0. The Pioneers’ normal No. 1 team, Priya Aravindhan and Olivia Dodge made it with a three-set thriller. The semifinals and final will be today at Healthplex.

First Round

Katcher-McGee (Strath Haven) def. John-Chang (Penncrest) 6-4, 6-3; Kofsky-Lipson (Lower Merion) def. Thorne-Soe (Marple Newtown), 6-0, 6-1; Smith-Thiveaud (Garnet Valley) def. Carlson-Ashbridge (Ridley), 6-2,6-1; Francis-O’Leary (Haverford High) def. Page-C. Gian (Upper Darby), 6-4, 4-6, 10-8; Zhao-E. Gian (Upper Darby) def. Joyce-Clair (Springfield) 7-5, 6-1; HedleyGeuthard (Penncrest) def. Payne-Arcilla (Ridley), 5-7, 6-2, 10-7; DiCampli-Fay (Marple Newtown) def. Brower-Vearling (Springfield) 6-3, 6-3; Law-Monzy (Garnet Valley) def. Bernstein-Longo (Haverford), 6-2, 7-6 (1).

Second Round

Sassoli-Richards (Harriton) def. Katcher-McGee, 6-0, 6-0; Moore-L. Hederick(Radnor) def. Kofsky-Lipson, 6-3, 6-0; Aravindhan-Dodge (Conestoga) def. Smith-Thiveaud, 3-6, 6-0, 10-6; Burde-Brennan (Lower Merion) def. Francis-O’Leary, 6-2, 6-0; G. HederickLin (Radnor) def. Zhao-E. Gian, 6-0, 6-0; Kidd-Snyder (Strath Haven) def. Hedley-Geuthard, 6-2, 6-1; KandoussiGroeneveld (Harriton) def. DiCampli-Fay, 6-2, 6-2; Wood-Griffith (Conestoga) def. Law-Monzy, 6-0, 6-1.

Quarterfinals

Sassoli-Richards def. Moore-L. Hederick, 6-1, 6-0; Wood-Griffith def. KandoussiGroeneveld, 6-0, 6-0; G. Hederick-Lin def. Lidd-Snyder, 6-2, 6-2; Aravindhan-Dodge def. Burde-Brennan, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. A. Baxter-Vei (W.C. Henderson) bye; Knapp-Ming (W.C. Henderson) def. Jones-Hiller (Coatesville), 6-0, 6-0; Minio-Yatcilla (Downingtown East) def. Condliffe-Ruark (Avon Grove), 6-0, 6-0; J. Shi-Dumont (Downingtown West) def. Desiderio-Giaacomucci (Bishop Shanahan), 7-6 (3), 7-5; A. Ngyuen-Russell

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