D2 GIRLS TENNIS: Doubles teams begin championship tournaments

Two weeks of postseason tennis tournaments wrap up with the District 2 Doubles Championships.

Abington Heights’ team of Amishi Amit-Sammy Rosenstein earned the No. 1 seed in the Class 3A event starting Tuesday at 9 a.m., with matches to the semifinals at North Pocono Middle School.

Scranton Prep’s team of Lily Lengyel-Adithi Velaga is the No. 1 seed in Class 2A. Those matches are at Kirby Park on Tuesday at 9 a.m. Lengyel won the district title and the PIAA Class 2A gold last season with her partner Emma Cuck, who graduated.

The semifinals and finals are at Kirby Park on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Doubles champions advance to the PIAA Championships.

In Class 3A, the six seeded teams are all from the Lackawanna League and received first-round byes.

Abington Heights, the District 2 Class 3A team champion, has its second team, Kate Arp-Margot Rubner, seeded second.

Arp played No. 2 singles and reached the District 2 Class 3A final against teammate and champion Addie Stark. The district champion is not eligible to play in the doubles tournament.

Amit played No. 3 singles for the Lady Comets. Rosenstein and Rubner teamed to play No. 1 doubles all season.

North Pocono’s No. 1 and No. 2 singles players, Anna Clementoni and Cameron Forgione, are seeded third. Delaware Valley’s Emma Stickler and Josephine Lordi are seeded fourth. West Scranton’s Chiara Pugliese and Marissa Shafer are seeded fifth, and Valley View’s Coral Kelly and Lucy Ritzco are seeded sixth.

In Class 2A, Montrose’s Anna Evans and Erin Tillotson, the team’s No. 2 and No. 3 singles players, are seeded second behind the Classics. Both teams received byes into the second round.

Wyoming Seminary’s team of Lizzie Weaver-CeCe Pons, who helped the team reach the District 2 Class 2A team final, is seeded second. The Blue Knights’ second team of Katie Zhang-Kate Minella is seeded fifth.

Dallas’ Catlin Finn and Julia Gavlick are seeded fourth. Scranton Prep’s second pairing of Hannah LaCoe-Donatella DeNaples is seeded sixth. Wyoming Area’s Alex Jacobs and Molly Kratz are seeded seventh. Wallenpaupack’s Alex Spitzler and Jenna Petroski are seeded eighth.

Tuesday’s first round at North Pocono Middle School, 9 a.m.

1-Amishi Amit-Sammy Rosenstein (Abington Heights), BYE. Cinny Chen-Gabriela Rivas (Wilkes-Barre Area) vs. Isabella Forgione-Kayli McHugh (North Pocono). Alexis Mazzotta-Irene Smith (Honesdale) vs. Alessandra Montalto-Scarlett Lewis (WVW). Ava Tracy-Ambree Sherin (Pittston Area) vs. Nathania Palar-Lysbeth Castro (Scranton). 5-Chiara Pugliese-Marissa Shafer (West Scranton), BYE. Kelsey O’Shea-Delilah Minor (Valley View) vs. Kelsy Sanchez-Angelina Babic (Hazleton Area). Miranda Anderson-Varyn Lewis (Tunkhannock) vs. Bethany Saltz-Paige Davis (Hanover Area). 4-Emma Strickler-Josephine Lordi (Delaware Valley), BYE.

3-Anna Clementoni-Cameron Forgione (North Pocono), BYE. Larissa Harding-Kynzi Newell (Tunkhannock) vs. Maggie Philbin-Leah Kendzor (Pittston Area). 6-Coral Kelly-Lucy Ritzco (Valley View), BYE. Debi Gonzalez-Jia Patel (Hazleton Area) vs. Alyssa Heffron-Braylynne Armstrong (West Scranton). Daralice Nunez-Stephanie Valencia (Wilkes-Barre Area) vs. Sophia Bond-Evelyn Bond (Honesdale). Dean Edwards-Pal Patel (Scranton), BYE. Carlotta Schmitz-Fiona Weimer (Delaware Valley) vs. McKenzie Coolbaugh-Sariyah Edwards (Wyo Valley West). 2-Katie Arp- Margot Rubner (Abington Heights), BYE

Tuesday’s first round at Kirby Park, 9 a.m.

1-Lily Lengyel-Adithi Velaga (Scranton Prep), BYE. Vivian Sigman-Ava Kuharchik (Wyoming Area) vs. Madelyn McClure-Kaylee Fischer (Western Wayne). Elizabeth Rich-Lily Dudrick (Holy Redeemer) vs. Emma Witzke-Molly Woodall (Mid Valley). Annika Lenio-Amelia Pesta (Crestwood) vs. 8-Alex Spitzler-Jenna Petroski (Wallenpaupack). 5-Katie Zhang-Kate Minella (Wyomng Seminary) vs. Ayla Holloway-Abby Calarco (Berwick). Ava Cuchara-Camille Bonavoglia (Dunmore) vs. Kim Schell-Eislee Giannone (Montrose). Madyson Mace-Mollie Urban (Holy Cross) vs. Sadie Fanning-Kate Reynolds (Riverside). Sam Graboske-Ella Andrews (Lake-Lehman) vs. 4-Catlin Finn-Julia Gavlick (Dallas).

3-Lizzie Weaver-CeCe Pons (Wyoming Seminary) vs. Jennifer Azzarelli-Jessica Azzarelli (Holy Cross). Ashlyn Marshman-Carly Post (Berwick) vs. Julianna O’Hop-Elizabeth Decowski (Holy Redeemer). Addy Ezzo-Alexis Lopes-Torres (Wallenpaupack) vs. Kiara Castillo-Claire Koza (Riverside). Alicia Wertman-Raegan Fox (Western Wayne) vs. 6-Hannah LaCoe-Donatella DeNaples (Scranton Prep). 7-Alex Jacobs-Molly Kratz (Wyoming Area) vs. Sascha Novak-Khusi Biswa (Dunmore). Campbell Yanuzzi-Clarie Ciaccia (Lake-Lehman) vs. Regan Buranich-Mia Fazio (Mid Valley). Abby Worth-Skylar Haydu (Dallas) vs. Addison Knorr-Mia Collins (Crestwood). 2-Anna Evans-Erin Tillotson (Montrose), BYE.