Lady Dragon Tennis Competes at Districts

The Lady Dragon Tennis team sent two singles players and two doubles teams to compete in the district tournament.

Julia Ritchey, who was seeded third in the tournament, defeated a Westmont player in the first round, then won in the quarterfinals against a Bishop Guilfoyle player, but lost a three-set match in the semifinals to the number-two seeded player from Central Cambria. Brooklyn Coppersmith won in the first round against another Bishop Guilfoyle player but lost in the quarterfinals to the number-one seeded player from Forest Hills.

The team of Adacyn James and Kate Dunn won in the first round of the doubles tournament in a two-set match against a Tyrone team, then lost in the quarterfinals to a Central Cambria team in two sets. Ritchey and Ashlyn Renner formed the second doubles team and were seeded second in the tournament. They defeated a Richland team in two sets in the first round, then defeated a Central Cambria team in the quarterfinals, followed by beating the number-three seeded team from Westmont in the semifinals. In the doubles finals, they faced the number-one seeded team from Central Cambria. Ritchey and Renner lost in the first set, won the second 6-4, then lost in the final set to be runners-up for the tournament.

This concludes the season for the Lady Dragon Tennis team. They ended the season with a record of 10-6, while sending two singles players and two doubles teams to districts, and having one team place second overall in the tournament.