Both the OPRF and Fenwick high school girls tennis squads put forth strong efforts in their respective conference tournaments last week.
In the West Suburban Silver meet hosted by Lyons Township, Oct. 11-12, the Huskies finished second with 37 points, nine behind champion Hinsdale Central. They also finished second overall in the conference standings, due to their 5-1 dual meet record.
Sophomore Lucy Stein won at #1 singles and improved her season record to 25-2. She defeated Lyons Township’s Abby Sullivan 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinals, then defeated Kotryna Tomas of Hinsdale Central 6-2, 6-3 for the title.
Senior Baylee Piasecki and junior Clara Lau also made the finals for OPRF. At #2 singles, Piasecki (14-14) got past York’s Olivia Allen 7-5, 6-3 in the semifinals before dropping the final to Asha Sarai of Hinsdale Central 0-6, 1-6.
At #3 singles, Lau (11-9) rolled past Downers Grove North’s Emma Irby 6-1, 6-2 in the first round, then knocked off York’s Madeline Mauck 6-3, 6-0 in the semifinals. She was defeated in the final by Hinsdale Central’s Sarah Quevedo 0-6, 0-6.
In #4 doubles, junior Tess Cronin and senior Josie Badrinath reached the final, but lost to Hinsdale Central’s Jordan Baker and Julianna Radonjic 1-6, 0-6.
Seniors Anika Gupta and Sophie Welch placed third at #1 doubles; seniors Alice Cadwell and Maeve Marzec were third at #2 doubles; and senior Sophia Lynn and junior Zoe Panton placed fourth at #3 doubles respectively for the Huskies, who host an IHSA Class 2A sectional, Oct. 18-19.
Fenwick
Fenwick’s bid for a fourth consecutive Girls Catholic Athletic Conference championship came up short at the XS Tennis Club in Chicago, Oct. 11. But the Friars’ 31 points were good enough for runner-up, one point behind champion Loyola Academy.
Two Fenwick seniors, however, swept the singles titles. At #1, Lily Brecknock (22-3), after a first-round bye, blanked Mother McAuley’s Havillan Dow 6-0, 6-0 in the semifinals, then defeated Kate Gibble of St. Ignatius 6-1, 6-2 for the title.
At #2, Megan Trifilio (22-1), following a bye, rolled past Nadia Millar of St. Ignatius 6-0, 6-1 in the semifinals, then got past Loyola’s Caroline Hewitt 6-3, 6-3 in the final.
The Friars’ #1 doubles team of senior Caroline Gruber and sophomore Emma Louderback had a strong run. The duo blanked Sydney Duffy and Lauren Murphy of Providence Catholic 8-0 in the first round, then defeated Gabriela Cilella and Sadie Sue Ross of St. Ignatius in the semifinals 6-3, 4-6, 10-6 before falling in the final to Loyola’s Ainsley Schachman and Ella Pieracci 3-6, 0-6.
Also placing second were seniors Elle Karls and Lily Nottestad at #3 doubles. The duo notched an 8-3 first-round victory over Mother McAuley’s Aly Dart and Kay Moody, then defeated Jaiden Cooke and Addyson Wiedelman of St. Ignatius 6-2, 7-6. In the final, Karls and Nottestad lost to Loyola’s Coco Callahan and Claire Lisowski 0-6, 1-6.
At #2 doubles, seniors Rachel Abraham and Mia Menendez placed third. The duo rolled past Providence’s Ava Ostrowski and Merci Horak 8-3 in the first round. After losing to Ally Stelmach and Anna Stuart of St. Ignatius in the semifinals 5-7, 3-6, Abraham and Menendez defeated Carmen Risdon and Elle Steffen of Wheaton St. Francis 6-2, 7-5.
Fenwick will compete at the OPRF Sectional, Oct. 18-19.
