Tennis players continue their postseason with the final district championship tournament that starts Thursday morning.
The District 2 Doubles Championships in Class 3A and 2A start at 9 a.m. at Kirby Park and Wilkes University. The district singles players who won gold medals, Montrose’s Cara Evans and Abington Heights’ Sona Hanumali, Monday are not eligible for the doubles tournament.
The winners advance to the semifinals and finals that are scheduled for Friday at 1 p.m. at Kirby Park.
Teams representing Lackawanna League programs earned all eight seeds for the Class 3A tournament. They will receive byes into the second round.
Abington Heights’ pairing of Amishi Amit and Sammy Rosenstein is the No. 1 seed. Amit finished as the runner-up to Hanumali in the singles tournament, and Rosenstein played at No. 3 singles and helped the Lady Comets to the District 2 Class 3A team championship.
Valley View’s team of Ella Swingle and Josie Checho earned the No. 2 seed. Abington Heights’ second team of Katie Arp and Elsie Phillips, which played at No. 1 doubles all season, is seeded third. West Scranton’s Nora Frounfelker and Nina Emiliani, a team that is 24-8 over the last two seasons at No. 1 doubles, are seeded fourth.
Wallenpaupack’s Victoria Latek-Addy Ezzo is seeded fifth after helping the Lady Buckhorns reach the District 2 Class 3A team final against Abington Heights. West Scranton’s second pairing of Katie Fahey and Julia Farkaly, the two players who competed at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, is seeded sixth. North Pocono’s team of Anna Clementoni and Cam Forgione is the No. 7 seed, and Delaware Valley’s team of Emma Strickler and Josephine Lordi is the eighth seed.
In Class 2A, Scranton Prep’s two semifinalists in the singles tournament will join forces. Lily Lengyel, the runner-up, and Emma Cuck earned the No. 1 seed.
Montrose’s pairing of Anna Evans, a semifinalist and Cara Evans’ sister, and Erin Tillotson, the No. 3 singles player for the Lady Meteors, is seeded second.
Wyoming Seminary’s team of Addison Priebe and Cece Pons is the No. 3 seed. Dallas’ team of Catlin Finn and Mahi Dhol is seeded fourth.
MMI Prep’s team of Ava Gennetti and Mehak Manzour is seeded fifth. Scranton Prep’s second doubles team of Adithi Velaga and Hannah LaCoe is seeded sixth. Wyoming Area’s team of Emma Kratz and Molly Kratz is the No. 7 seed, and Wyoming Seminary’s team of Kate Minella and Jophie Li is the No. 8 seed.
DISTRICT 2 DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
CLASS 3A
Thursday’s first round
Jillian Laskoski-Priya Shah (Crestwood) vs. Brianna Castro-Emma Shyner (Wyoming Valley West). Vrunda Amin-Paige Dougherty (Scranton) vs. Leah Kendzor-Peyton Bailey (Pittston Area). Olivia Brennan-Dahlia Ciullo (Valley View) vs. Cinny Chen-Jennifer Bui (Wilkes-Barre Area). Nashaly Rosario-Aryanna Maloney (Hazleton Area) vs. Isabella Forgione-Kayleigh Hiza (North Pocono). Ruby Bailor-Avarie Balough (Delaware Valley) vs. Alessandra Montalto-Emily Bolan (Wyoming Valley West). Mia Harmonosky-Debianis Gonzalez (Hazleton Area) vs. Pal Patel-Lucy Bergman (Scranton). Abby Cykosky-Samira Feller (Wallenpaupack) vs. Addison Knorr-Mia Collins (Crestwood). Isabella Hughes-Maggie Philbin (Pittston Area) vs. Angie Vanegas-Lorena Romero (Wilkes-Barre Area).
Thursday’s second round
1-Amishi Amit-Sammy Rosenstein (Abington Heights) vs. Laskoski-Shah/Castro-Shyner winner. Amin-Dougherty/Kendzor-Bailey winner vs. 8-Emma Strickler-Josephine Lordi (Delaware Valley). 5-Victoria Latek-Addy Ezzo (Wallenpaupack) vs. Brennan-Ciullo/Chen-Bui winner. Rossario-Maloney/I. Forgione-Hiza winner vs. 4-Nora Fraunfelker-Nina Emiliani (West Scranton).
3-Kate Arp-Elsie Phillips (Abington Heights) vs. Bailor-Balough/Montalto-Bolan winner. 6-Katie Fahey-Julia Farkaly (West Scranton) vs. Harmanosky-Gonzalez/Patel-Bergman winner. 7-Anna Clementoni-Cam Forgione (North Pocono) vs. Cykosky-Feller/Knorr-Collins winner. Hughes-Philbin/Vanegas-Romero winner vs. 2-Ella Swingle-Josie Checho (Valley View).
CLASS 2A
Thursday’s play-in
Annie Bonnice-Megan Patton (TUN) vs. Jane Herron-Regan Buranich (MV). Julianna O’Hop-Jade Pilarcik (HR) vs. Sarah Walp-Campbell Yanuzzi (LL).
Thursday’s first round
1-Lily Lengyel-Emma Cuck (Scranton Prep) vs. Bonnice-Patton/Herron-Beranich winner. Danielle DePietro-Katherine Fagioli (Dunmore) vs. Jessdaly Torres-Kiara Castillo (Riverside). Sadie Pappas-Claire Polishan (Holy Cross) vs. Harleigh Smith – Anna Tillotson (Montrose) 7 Kaitlyn Brudnicki-Hayley Wallace (Lake-Lehman) vs. 8-Kate Minella-Jophie Li (Wyoming Seminary). 5-Ava Gennetti-Mehak Manzour (MMI) vs. Lauren Ashworth-Abby Calarco (Berwick). Mady McClure-Kaylee Fischer (Western Wayne) vs. Sarah Willison-Alexandra Jacobs (Wyoming Area). Madison Brown-Behany Saltz (Hanover Area) vs. Julia Gilchrist-Elizabeth Rich (Holy Redeemer). Sophia Bond-Tarynn Murray (Honesdale) vs. 4-Catlin Finn-Mahi Dhol (Dallas).
3-Addison Priebe-Cece Pons (Wyoming Seminary) vs. Miranda Anderson-Larissa Harding (Tunkhannock). Krithika Krishnan-Novak Sascha (Dunmore) vs. Ashlyn Marshman-Ayla Holloway (Berwick). Kaysha Vasquez-Vishwa Gandhi (Riverside) vs. Juliana Konnick-Lily Milazzo (Dallas). Natalie Talluto-Natalie Hricenak (Mid Valley) vs. 6-Adithi Velaga-Hannah LaCoe (Scranton Prep). 7-Emma Kratz-Molly Kratz (Wyoming Area) vs. Madyson Mace-Mollie Urban (Holy Cross). Samanth Gatts-Cedrah Addul Rahman (MMI) vs. Alicia Wertman-Emma Spewack (Western Wayne). Lydia Chafin-Nevaeh Tolodzieski (Hanover Area) vs. Alexis Mazzotta- Irene Smith (Honesdale). O’Hop-Pilarcik/Walp-Yanuzzi winner vs. 2-Anna Evans-Erin Tillotson (Montrose).