Mars Area High School Girls Varsity Tennis Team advanced to the first round of the 2019 WPIAL Class 3A Girls Varsity Team Tennis Championships on Oct. 10, but was defeated 5-0 by the Fox Chapel Foxes.
The Lady Planets defeated the West Allegheny Indians 3-1 in the preliminary round of the WPIAL playoffs on Oct. 8. The team ended the 2019 regular season with an overall record of 10-3 and 7-3 in Section 2-3A.
This season, the Lady Planets took first place at the MAC (Midwestern Athletic Conference) Girls Varsity Team Tennis Tournament. Team members who competed at the tournament included seniors Julia McCarty and Emma Nelson; juniors Riya Cherlakola, Isabella Gaydosh, Emily Ivory and Alexandra Knotts; and sophomore Lauren Miko.
Junior Isabella Gaydosh took third place overall at the 2019 Girls Varsity Tennis Section 2-3A Singles Tournament and advanced to the first round of the 2019 WPIAL Girls Varsity Tennis Singles Championships. Junior Emily Ivory advanced to the quarterfinals of the section tournament.
The doubles teams of juniors Isabella Gaydosh and Emily Ivory and seniors Julia McCarty and Emma Nelson advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2019 Girls Varsity Tennis Section 2-3A Doubles Tournament.
Other players on this year’s team included juniors Chloe Ceasar, Riya Cherlakola, Peyton Felicetti, Sara Hart, Janie Hodder and Anita Kaul; sophomore Julia Rice; and freshmen Carla Genevro, Blythe McClure, Grace Roda, Sydney Terzich and Autumn Wilson.
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WPIAL Girls Varsity Tennis Singles Championships
Mars Area junior Isabella Gaydosh advanced to the 2019 WPIAL Girls Varsity Tennis Singles Championships, held Sept. 18-19, at North Allegheny Senior High School.
Gaydosh, a member of Mars Area High School Girls Varsity Tennis Team, competed in the first round of the competition. She advanced to the WPIAL Championships after taking third place overall at the 2019 Girls Varsity Tennis Section 2-3A Singles Tournament, held Sept. 11-12.
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Tennis Players Place at Section Singles Tournament
Junior Advances to WPIAL Championship Competition
Two members of Mars Area High School Girls Varsity Tennis Team competed in the 2019 Girls Varsity Tennis Section 2-3A Singles Tournament, held Sept. 11-12 at North Allegheny Senior High School.
Junior Isabella Gaydosh took third place overall and junior Emily Ivory advanced to the quarterfinal round of the competition. Gaydosh qualified for the 2019 APIAL Girls Varsity Tennis Singles Championships, to be held Sept. 18-19 at North Allegheny Senior High School.
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