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Tigers, CC advance to respective district finals

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg advanced to the District 4-6 Class 3A team tennis championship finals with a 3-1 win over Altoona on Monday.

The Lady Tigers, now 16-1 and seeded second, will play at top-seeded State College at 4 p.m. Wednesday. State College beat Hollidaysburg earlier this season, 3-2.

“The girls played extremely well today and were very focused,” Hollidaysburg coach Brian Denis said. “Beating a quality team like Altoona all three times this year is a wonderful accomplishment. State College is another outstanding team, but we will go there and give it all we have and see how things turn out.”

Gretta Rhodes defeated Morgan Stevens at No. 1 singles, 7-6, 6-1, and the doubles teams of Rachel Gallagher and Megan Ferris, and Talia Delerme and Nine Meadows were also victorious.

Altoona’s Emma Skelley won at No. 2 singles.

SINGLES: 1, Rhodes, H, def. Stevens, 7-6, 6-1. 2, Skelley, A, def. Jodon, 6-4, 6-0. 3, McKee, H, led Caputo, 6-1, 2-6, 3-0.

DOUBLES: 1, Gallagher-Ferris, H, def. Jones-Thompson, 6-2, 6-4. 2, Delerme-Meadows, H, def. Eisel-Koehle, 6-3, 6-2.

Records: Altoona (11-4); Hollidaysburg (16-1).

CC nips Tyrone

EBENSBURG — Top-seeded Central Cambria escaped with a 3-2 win over Tyrone in the District 6 Class 2A team semifinals.

Corinne Markovich won at No. 1 singles, beating Victoria Reese, 6-2, 6-1, and Marley Ratchford won at No. 3 singles. The Lady Devils also received a doubles win from Jessica Lian and Emma Dumm.

Tyrone’s Rachel Stricek won at No. 2 singles, and Lydia Irvin and Isabella Rhoades won at No. 1 doubles.

Central Cambria will host the championship match on Wednesday against second-seeded Westmont Hilltop.

SINGLES: 1, Markovich, CC, def. Reese, 6-2, 6-1. 2, Stricek, T, def. McCullough, 6-3, 6-2. 3, Ratchford, CC, def. Walk, 6-3, 6-2.

DOUBLES: 1, Irvin-Rhoades, T, def. Baxter-Persio, 6-4, 6-1. 2, Lian-Dumm, CC, def. VanProoyan-Butina, 6-2, 6-1.

Records: Tyrone (8-6); Central Cambria (15-2).

BG falls short

JOHNSTOWN — Bishop Guilfoyle was defeated by Westmont Hilltop in the District 6 Class 2A team semifinals.

Marisa Hooper won at No. 3 singles for BG, which finished the season 11-7, and Lauren Wood and Lily Pearl Koehle won at No. 2 doubles.

Alyssa Kush and Morgan Allen won singles matches for Westmont, which will face Central Cambria in Wednesday’s final, and Madison Podrebarac and Beth Buettner won at No. 1 doubles.

SINGLES: 1, Kush, WH, def. Talko, 6-0, 6-0. 2, Allen, WH, def. Mad. Hooper, 6-4, 6-4. 3, Mar. Hooper, BG, def. Mackall, 6-0, 6-3.

DOUBLES: 1, Podrebarac-Buettner, WH, def. 6-4, 6-3. 2, Wood-Koehle, BG, def. Berish-Johnson, 6-2, 4-6, 10-2.

Records: Bishop Guilfoyle (11-7).

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