Lenox Girls Advance Past Pope Francis

LENOX, Mass. – Georgia Raser earned a three-set win at third singles Wednesday to help the Lenox girls tennis team earn a 3-2 win over Pope Francis in the semi-finals of the Western Massachusetts Class C tournament.

 

The Millionaires swept the doubles points with hard-fought wins from the tandems of Nicole Illingsworth/Katie Shove and Gali Gomez/Charlie Keator.

 

Second-seeded Lenox moves on to the regional final against Lee, a winner at top-seeded Mount Greylock on Tuesday.

 

Singles

No. 1 Kately Horky, PF, def. Rory Lenehan, 6-1, 6-1.

No. 2 Leana Vale, PF, def. Rihana Patel, 6-2, 6-1.

No. 3 Georgia Raser, L, def. Brooke Eastman, 6-3, 5-7, 6-0.

Doubles

No. 1 Nicole Illingsworth/Katie Shove, L, def. Alex Watroba/Olivia Puppolo, 6-1, 7-6.

No. 2 Gali Gomez/Charlie Keator, L, def. Emma Cassell/Paige Cook, 7-5. 6-1.