Multiple Beekmantown girls’ tennis players qualify for New York state championships

Four Eagles earn bids in Section VII qualifiers

Eric KerrCLINTON COUNTY, N.Y. —

Nine different Section VII high school athletes punched their ticket into the New York state girls’ tennis championships.

Three singles teams and three doubles teams earned their bid through the Section VII qualifiers at Northeastern Clinton Central High School.

Beekmantown High School will have the most representation from Section VII with two singles players, Olivia Hagadorn and Jade Burdo, and one doubles team earning bids to states.

Hagadorn earned the top seed in the singles for Section VII after defeating Ausable Valley High School’s Ardyn Post 8-0 in an eight-game match. Burdo earned third-place honors.

Beekmantown’s Lucy Conroy and Sawyer Fleming earned the first seed in the doubles tournament after taking down Ausable Valley’s Veronica Uss and Becca Uss 7-5 and 6-2 in a best-of-three-set match. NCCS’ duo Tenley Peryer and Alexa Gregory captured the third and final spot for the Section VII doubles teams.

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association girls’ tennis championships will start on Monday, October 26 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.