Montrose\u2019s Cara Evans, the reigning PIAA Class 2A champion, and Abington Heights freshman Addie Stark held their No. 1 seeds and advanced to Friday\u2019s semifinals in the District 2 Singles Championships.<\/p>\n
Matches restart on Friday at 1 p.m. at Kirby Park. The semifinal winners play in the finals later in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
Evans stormed to a matchup against fifth-seeded Catlin Finn of Dallas, winning all three matches without losing a game.<\/p>\n
Finn advanced with two wins, then upset fourth-seeded Lizzie Weaver, 6-0, 6-2.<\/p>\n
In the bottom half of the bracket, No. 2 seed Lily Lengyel of Scranton Prep duplicated Evans\u2019 path to the semifinals, winning three matches, 6-0, 6-0. She will face freshman and third-seeded Avery Orozco of MMI Prep in the semifinals.<\/p>\n
Orozco and Montrose\u2019s Anna Evans played an intense quarterfinal match. Both players reached the Round of 8 with shutout wins. Orozco won the first set, 6-4. Anna Evans evened the match with a 6-4 second-set win.<\/p>\n
In a third-set tiebreaker, Orozco won, 7-6 (3).<\/p>\n
Playing in her first district singles tournament, Stark opened by beating West Scranton\u2019s Marissa Shafer, 6-3, 6-0. She then beat North Pocono\u2019s Cameron Forgione, 6-1, 6-0, to reach the semifinals.<\/p>\n
Valley View\u2019s Kelly earned a hard-fought, three-set win over Honesdale\u2019s Irene Smith, 6-3, 3-6, 11-9, and a\u00a0 6-0, 6-0 win over fifth-seeded Emma Strickler in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
In the bottom of the bracket, Clementoni continued to carry the momentum of a successful postseason by beating West Scranton\u2019s Chiara Pugliese, 6-2, 6-2. She reached the semifinals with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Scranton\u2019s Dean Edwards.<\/p>\n
Arp defeated Delaware Valley\u2019s Josephine Lordi, 6-4, 6-1, and Wyoming Valley West\u2019s Alessandro Montalto, 6-0, 6-1, to give Abington Heights two players in the final four.<\/p>\n
DISTRICT 2 SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/p>\n
CLASS 2A<\/p>\n
Thursday\u2019s first round\u00a0<\/p>\n
1-Cara Evans (Montrose) over Sascha Novak (Dunmore), 6-0, 6-0; Addy Ezzo (Wallenpaupack) over. Mia Fazio (Mid Valley), 6-0, 6-0. Lily Dudrick (Holy Redeemer) over Mollie Urban (Holy Cross), 6-2, 6-3. 8-Adithi Velaga (Scranton Prep) over Kate Reynolds (Riverside), 6-3, 6-0. 5-Catlin Finn (Dallas) over Lilly Franke (Berwick), 6-0, 6-2. Sam Graboske (Lake-Lehman) over Jade Cabrera (MMI), 6-0, 6-0. Molly Kratz (Wyoming Area) over Alicia Wertman (Western Wayne), 6-0, 6-0. 4-Lizzie Weaver (Wyoming Seminary) over Maria Dimopoulos (Crestwood), 6-0, 6-2.<\/p>\n
3-Avery Orozco (MMI) over Madelyn McClure (Western Wayne), 6-0, 6-0. Elizabeth Rich (Holy Redeemer) over Audra Lear (Berwick), 6-1, 6-1. Olivia Kogan (Wallenpaupack) over Madyson Mace (Holy Cross), 3-6, 6-4, 10-4. 6-Anna Evans (Montrose) over Sadie Fanning (Riverside), 6-0, 6-0. 7-Regan Buranich (Mid Valley) over Alex Jacobs (Wyoming Area), 1-6, 7-5, 14-12. Sophia Biscotti (Crestwood) over Ava Cuchara (Dunmore), 6-3, 6-1. CeCe Pons (Wyoming Seminary) over Julia Sholtis (Lake-Lehman), 6-0, 6-1. 2-Lily Lengyel (Scranton Prep) over Abby Worth (Dallas), 6-0, 6-0.<\/p>\n
Second round<\/p>\n
1-C. Evans (MON) over Ezzo (WAL), 6-0, 6-0. 8-Velaga (SP) over Dudrick (HR), 6-0, 7-5. 5-Finn (DAL) over Graboske (LL), 6-0, 6-2. 4-Weaver (SEM) over Kratz (WA), 6-1, 6-0. 3-Orozco (MMI) over Rich (HR), 6-0, 6-0. 6-A. Evans (MON) over Kogan (WAL), 6-0, 6-0. 7-Buranich (MV) over Biscotti (CRE), 6-1, 6-2. 2-Lengyel (SP) over Pons, 6-0, 6-0.<\/p>\n
Quarterfinals<\/p>\n
1-C. Evans (MON) over 8-Velaga (SP), 6-0, 6-0. 5-Finn (DAL) over 4-Weaver (SEM), 6-0, 6-2. 3-Orozco (MMI) over 6-A. Evans (MON), 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (3). 2-Lengyel (SP) over 7-Buranich (MV), 6-0, 6-0.<\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s semifinals<\/p>\n
at Kirby Park, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
1-C. Evans (MON) vs. 5-Finn (DAL). 3-Orzoco (MMI) vs. 2-Lengyel (SP).<\/p>\n
Final<\/p>\n
Semifinal winners<\/p>\n
CLASS 3A<\/p>\n
Thursday\u2019s first round\u00a0<\/p>\n
1-Addie Stark (Abington Heights), BYE. Marissa Shafer (West Scranton) over Pal Patel (Scranton), 6-1, 6-3. Cameron Forgione (North Pocono) over Rylee Rivera (Pittston Area), 6-0, 6-1. Miranda Anderson (Tunkhannock) over Paige Davis (Hanover Area), 6-0, 6-0. 5-Emma Strickler (Delaware Valley), BYE. Scarlett Lewis (Wyoming Valley West) over Jia Patel (Hazleton Area), 7-5, 6-1. Irene Smith (Honesdale) over Daralice Nunez (Wilkes-Barre Area), 6-3, 6-3. 4-Coral Kelly (Valley View), BYE.<\/p>\n
3-Anna Clementoni (North Pocono), BYE. Chiara Pugliese (West Scranton) over Brooke Albertelli (Pittston Area), 6-1, 6-0. 6-Dean Edwards (Scranton), BYE. Larissa Harding (Tunkhannock) over Debi Gonzalez (Hazleton Area), 6-3, 6-2. Alessandra Montalto (Wyoming Valley West) over Stephanie Valencia (Wilkes-Barre Area), 6-2, 6-4. Natalie Cole (Valley View) over Behany Saltz (Hanover Area), 6-3, 6-4. Josephine Lordi (Delaware Valley) over Alexis Mazzotta (Honesdale), 7-5, 6-2. 2-Kate Arp (Abington Heights), BYE.<\/p>\n
Second round<\/p>\n
1-Stark (AH) over Shafer, 6-3, 6-0. Forgione (NP) over Anderson, 6-1, 6-1. 5-Strickler (DV) over Lewis, 6-1, 6-1. 4-Kelly (VV) over Smith (HON), 6-3, 3-6, 11-9. 3-Clementoni (NP) over Pugliese (WS), 6-2, 6-2. 6-Edwards (SCR) over Harding (TUN), 6-4, 6-3. Montalto (WVW) over Cole (VV), 6-2, 6-1. 2-Arp (AH) over Lordi (DV), 6-4, 6-1.<\/p>\n
Quarterfinals<\/p>\n
1-Stark (AH) over Forgione (NP), 6-1, 6-0. 4-Kelly (VV) over 5-Strickler (DV), 6-0, 6-0. 3-Clementoni (NP) over 6-Edwards (SCR), 6-0, 6-3. 2-Arp (AH) over Montalto (WVW), 6-0, 6-1.<\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s semifinals<\/p>\n
at Kirby Park, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
1-Stark (AH) vs. 4-Kelly (VV). 3-Clementoni (NP) vs. 2-Arp (AH).<\/p>\n
Final<\/p>\n
Semifinal winners<\/p>\n
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