Girls Tennis

(CHICAGO) — The Little Illini Conference was represented by six entries and eight players at the IHSA girls state tennis tournament in Chicagoland on Thursday.

The LIC had four singles players and two doubles teams advance to the tournament, hosted by Arlington Hts. Hersey and played on several courts in the area. Only the doubles tandem of Ava Giese and Alivia Peach of Mt. Carmel recorded a match victory on the day.

In first round singles play, Newton’s Olivia Sornberger lost a tough first set to Abigail Harms of Bethalto Civic Memorial, 7-5, before falling in the second set, 6-0. In the consolation bracket, Sornberger bounced back from a 6-3 first-set loss to Shreya Patel of Morris to win 6-0 and even the match. Patel took charge in the third set, winning 10-1 to take the match. That second set win by Sornberger was the only one of the day by LIC singles players, though Paedyn Keys of Paris did extend Katee Sellers of Salem in the second set of their consolation bracket, losing 7-5 after falling in the opening set, 6-4.

The Giese/Peach combo gave the LIC its’ only match victory of the day when they eliminated Dagny Greer and Julia Garcia of LaSalle-Peru, 6-2, 6-1, in a first round consolation bracket match. Alondra Espino and Megan Ardaugh Joliet Catholic then ended the Mt. Carmel duo’s season with a 6-1, 6-0, win in the second round.

The state tournament continues through Saturday.

Here is a summary of Thursday’s action involving LIC qualifiers:

CLASS 1A STATE TOURNAMENT

Singles Results (in match order)

Championship Bracket
First Round
13. Kruthi Ramanath, Urbana U. High d. Jailyn Hall, Newton, 6-0, 6-0
24. Nicola Kupczyk, Chicago Latin d. Daisy Mumford, Casey-Westfield, 6-0, 6-0
30. Ella Sandgren, Maro-Forsyth d. Paedyn Keys, Paris, 6-0, 6-0
31. Abigail Harms, Bethalto Civic Memorial d. Olivia Sornberger, Newton, 7-5, 6-0

Consolation Bracket
First Round
39. Evelyn Johnson, Crystal Lake Central d. Jailyn Hall, Newton, 6-0, 6-0
44. Madelyn Monge, Peoria Notre Dame d. Daisy Mumford, Casey-Westfield, 6-0, 6-1
47. Katee Sellers, Salem d. Paedyn Keys, Paris, 6-4, 7-5
48. Shreya Patel, Morris d. Olivia Sornberger, Newton, 3-6, 6-0, (10-1)

Doubles Results (in match order)

Championship Bracket
First Round
5. Kennedi Taylor & Natalie Beck, Glen Carbon Father McGivney d. Bella Moreschi & Myah Bartos, Paris, 6-0, 6-0
16. Aliya Morgan & Rosabella Beyer, Danville d. Ava Giese & Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel, 6-4, 6-1

Consolation Bracket
First Round
35. Charlotte McEvoy & Lainey Laughton, Lake Forest d. Bella Moreschi & Myah Bartos, Paris, 7-5, 6-3
40. Ava Giese & Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel d. Dagny Greer & Julia Garcia, LaSalle-Peru, 6-2, 6-1
Second Round
73. Alondra Espino & Megan Ardaugh, Joliet Catholic d. Ava Giese & Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel, 6-1, 6-0