Scranton Prep and Abington Heights, the two dominant girls’ programs in District 2, head to the PIAA Team Championship playoffs.
On Tuesday, both teams start the first round.
Scranton Prep (17-0) plays against District 11 champion Allentown Central Catholic (19-1) at the Lehigh Valley Tennis Club at 12:30 p.m., having won the PIAA Class 2A championship in 2023 and being the runner-up last season.
Abington Heights (17-1), winners of the last eight District 2 Class 3A championships, hosts Wilson (14-2), the District 3 runner-up, at noon at Birchwood Racquet Club.
Winners of first-round matches advance to the quarterfinals on Friday at the Hershey Racquet Club. Semifinals and finals are Saturday.
Scranton Prep has enjoyed another dominant season.
The Classics’ strength in the singles ladder and depth in doubles has led to another undefeated run to the district title.
Lily Lengyel and Emma Cuck, who just teamed to win the District 2 Class 2A doubles championship, lead the team at No. 1 and No. 2 singles. Lengyel is 19-2 this season, with both losses coming to Montrose junior Cara Evans, the unbeaten district champion. Cuck is 19-1 and is 77-2 in her career.
They each have extensive state-playoff experience.
Hannah LaCoe, who was a key contributor on the past two Scranton Prep teams in doubles, has moved up to No. 3 singles this season and is 17-0.
Allentown Central Catholic defeated Moravian Academy in the District 11 Class 2A championship match last week.
Bernadette Gasser won at No. 1 singles, and Valentina Munoz won at No. 3 singles in the final. The doubles team of Carly Eisenhardt and Charlotte Hood also had a win for the Vikettes.
Last season, the Classics defeated ACC, 5-0. Lengyel defeated Gasser, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 1 singles, and Cuck beat Munoz at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-1. Cuck moved up to No. 2 singles this season and will face Madelyn Groff.
Abington Heights won its first-round match against New Oxford last season.
Sona Hanumali is the District 2 Class 3A singles champion, and Amishi Amit and Sammy Rosenstein teamed up to win the doubles gold last Friday.
In last year’s state tournament first round, Amit, the No. 3 singles player, won her match, while Rosenstein and her partner Mary Booth won at No. 1 doubles, and Elsie Phillips and Bernie Mullen secured a victory at No. 2 doubles.
This season, Hanumali has a record of 21-2, and Amit is the No. 2 singles player and the District 2 runner-up. She has a record of 18-3. Rosenstein is 15-1 at No. 3 singles.
Phillips teams with Kate Arp at No. 1 doubles. The team reached the district final and faced Amit-Rosenstein.
Jenna Follansbee and Brielle Crowell play at No. 2 doubles for the Lady Comets.
Wilson, which upset top-seeded Cumberland Valley in the tournament, lost to Manheim Township in the District 3 Class 3A championship match, 3-0.
JinLen Chen and Madison Uzar are the top singles players from Wilson. Uzar, a freshman, reached the District 3 quarterfinals in singles, and Chen teamed with Brooke Mengel to win the District 3 doubles championship.