STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Notre Dame Academy\u2019s Rachel Lee is back!<\/p>\n
After a sophomore-year hiatus, Lee has been playing some tough, competitive tennis for the Gators. After a stellar season at second singles, Lee saved her best tennis for the Staten Island CHSAA individual tournament Saturday, stunning two-time defending champion Yuriko Perpetua (Staten Island Academy) in a dramatic 6-3,1-6, 10-3 victory at the College of Staten Island courts,<\/p>\n
The win propels Lee into the Sunday finale where she will face St. Joseph Hill\u2019s Emily Agushi at 9 a.m. at CSI. Agushi made the final with back-to-back shutouts of SIA\u2019s Simone Feldman and NDA\u2019a Ava Manzella.<\/p>\n
In doubles action, SIA came up on point short of making the final an all-Tiger affair. The Tiger duo of Sarah Belushin and Kylie Gonzales were giving No. 2 seeds Ryan Burke and Michela Conforte of Hill all they could handle as they came back from a one-set deficit to force the master tiebreaker. After a back-and-forth tussle, Belushin and Gonzales led 9-8 and obtained match point. However, the Hill duo saved match point and won the next two to capture the match.<\/p>\n
In alternate singles, Hill\u2019s Francesca D\u2019Agostino and Vera Korshunova secured a final berth, outlasting 18 other contestants. In the semifinals, D\u2019Agostino bested teammate Emersen Palazzo 6-3 while Korshunova defeated teammate Maddy Mattock 6-3.<\/p>\n
All finals are slated for Sunday at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n
Results:<\/p>\n
Singles QF:<\/p>\n
Emily Agushi (Hill) def Simone Feldman (SIA), 8-0<\/p>\n
Ava Manzella (NDA) def. Lindsay McAllister (NDA), 8-0<\/p>\n
Rachel Lee (NDA) def Cassandra Trinidad (Hill), 8-3<\/p>\n
Yuriko Perpetua (SIA) def. Gabby Zagaja (Hill), 8-1<\/p>\n
Singles SF:<\/p>\n
Agushi def. Manzella, 6-0,6-0<\/p>\n
Lee Def Perpetua, 6-3, 1-6, 10-3<\/p>\n
Singles SF Consolation:<\/p>\n
Feldman def. McAllister, 6-2, 6-1<\/p>\n
Trinidad Def Zagaja, 6-0,6-3<\/p>\n
Doubles QF:<\/p>\n
Diana Dobrodum\/Eva Tkachuk (Hill) def Alina Rabich\/Charlotte Haggerty (NDA), 8-2<\/p>\n
Doubles SF:<\/p>\n
Greta Meleleo\/Angelina Locicero (SIA) def. Dobrodum\/Tkachuk, 6-0, 6-1<\/p>\n
Ryan Burke\/Michela Conforte (Hill) def. Sarah Belushin\/Kylie Gonzales (SIA), 6-3, 1-6, 11-9<\/p>\n
Alternate singles SF<\/p>\n
Francesca D\u2019Agostino (Hill) def. Emersen Palazzo, 6-3<\/p>\n
Vera Korshunova (Hill) def. Maddy Mattock (Hill), 6-3<\/p>\n
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