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Hollidaysburg's Crosby Denis and Emma Moritz punched their ticket to the District 4-6 Class 3A doubles tennis championship by winning two matches on Tuesday at Mansion Park.
Denis and Moritz, the second-seeded team, will face top-seeded Joanna Liu and Abigail Cao of State College in today's noon final at Mansion Park.
Denis and Moritz defeated Altoona's Emma Hovan and Adalia Lopez-Oakes in the quarterfinals, 6-1, 6-2, and then beat State College's Catherine Ma and Maya Illeva in the semifinals, 6-2, 6-0.
Liu and Cao topped Altoona's Andie Adams and Skylar Irwin in the semifinals, 6-1, 6-4.
Adams and Irwin had earlier beaten Hollidaysburg's Olivia Panero and Brooklyn Klingner in the quarterfinals, 7-5, 6-0.
FIRST ROUND: Audrey Dinchar-Gabriella McQuillen, Williamsport, def. Marcella McKee-Hana Patel, Mifflin County, 6-3, 6-4. Olivia Panero-Brooklyn Klingner, Hollidaysburg, def. Camryn Marlow-Mariela Lainez, Shikallemy, 6-1, 6-2. Maddy Clinnard-Delaynie Newlen, Mifflin County, def. Izzie Kremer-Aiyanah Reid, Shikallemy, 6-3, 6-3. Emma Hovan-Adalia Lopez-Oakes, Altoona, def. Gianna Vitko-Madelyn Lundy, Williamsport, 6-2, 6-2.
QUARTERFINALS: Joanna Liu-Abigail Cao, State College, def. Dinchar-McQuillen, 6-0, 6-0. Andie Adams-Skylar Irwin, Altoona, def. Panero-Klingner, 7-5, 6-0. Catherine Ma-Maya Illeva, State College, def. Clinnard-Newlen, 6-2, 6-1. Emma Moritz-Crosby Denis, Hollidaysburg, def. Hovan-Lopez-Oakes, 6-1, 6-2.
SEMIFINALS: Liu-Cao def. Adams-Irwin, 6-1, 6-4. Moritz-Denis def. Ma-Illeva, 6-2, 6-0.
CROSS COUNTRY
Hollidaysburg boys win
JOHNSTOWN -- Reuben Manfred's first-place finish in 17 minutes, 22 seconds led the Hollidaysburg boys to a 22-33 win over host Richland in high school cross country action on Tuesday.
Mason Kephart finished second for Hollidaysburg, which improved to 7-0. The Richland boys beat Bedford, 15-50.
The Hollidaysburg girls lost to Richland, 19-36, as did Bedford, 20-37. Bedford's Chloe May won the girls race with Hollidaysburg's Julia Van Kleunen placing fourth.
BOYS
1, Manfred, H, 17:22; 2. Kephart, H, 18:10; 3. Bollinger, R, 18:16; 4. Singer, H, 18:30; 5. Fyfe, B, 18:58; 6. Bilitski, R, 19:02; 7. Mayko, R, 19:17; 8. Cannarsa, H, 19:21; 9. Krupka, H, 19:22; 10. Jakubowski, R, 19:36..
GIRLS
1, May, B, 18:56; 2. Mavridis, R, 19:38; 3. Tucker, R, 20:28; 4. Van Kleunen, H, 21:13; 5. Scott, R, 22:08; 6. Jakubowski, R, 22:18; 7. Smith, H, 22:43; 8. Horton, R, 22:59; 9. Etters, H, 23:08; 10. Eveleth, B, 23:09.
Records: Hollidaysburg boys (7-0), girls (6-1).
Middle school boys: 1, Charlie Fiore, H, 10:01.
Middle school girls: 1, Ella Sheridan, R, 10:46.