Lenox Girls Advance to Sweet 16

LENOX, Mass. -- The Lenox girls tennis team Saturday swept its way into the Sweet 16 of the Division 4 State tournament.

 

Rory Lenehan and Georgia Raser earned straight-set wins at first and third singles, respectively, as the Millionaires beat St. Mary's of Westfield, 5-0.

 

The No. 1 doubles pair of Nicole Illingsworth and Katie Shove also won in straight sets as Lenox improved to 17-1 this spring.

 

The fifth-seeded Millionaires move on to host No. 12 Cohasset (14-2) for a berth in the state quarter-finals.

 

Singles

No. 1 Rory Lenehan, L, def. Catie Seklecki, 6-3, 6-0.

No. 2 Rihana Patel, L, def. Brooke Piziak, 6-1, 6-7, 1-0.

No. Georgia Raser, L, def. Jessica Armstrong, 6-2, 6-4.

Doubles

No. 1 Nicole Illingsworth/Katie Shove, L, def. Genevieve Howes/Nadia Podolyanchuk, 6-1, 6-0.

No. 2 Gali Gomez/Julia Zanin, L, def. Rachel Wilcox/Abigail DeFalco, 6-1, 6-7, 1-0.