History was made on Thursday afternoon for the Emmaus girls tennis team.
Head coach Robert Dragotta’s squad captured the school’s first-ever District XI Class 3A Team championship as they avenged for their only loss of the season by knocking off archrival and the five-time defending champs Parkland, 3-2 at Lehigh University.
Sophomore Zoe Santana, the District XI singles champion, clinched the matched with her victory at No. 1 singles, rallying for a 5-7, 7-6, 6-2 win over Sadie Pollard.
The Hornets also won both doubles matches as seniors Katy Kapp and Nat Hillegass defeated Yihan Li and Syrien Alvin 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in 1st doubles and classmates Fiona Harvey and Avary Puliatte defeated Hannah Schmoyer and Ashley Carl 6-1, 6-4 in second doubles.
Emmaus finished the team portion of their schedule with an impressive 20-1 record. Their only loss during the regular season came at the hands of Parkland, 4-3 back on September 29.
As the No. 2 seed, Emmaus completed an impressive run through the tournament also defeating seventh-seeded Easton in the quarterfinals and third-seeded Stroudsburg in the semifinals both by 5-0 scores.
Up next for the Hornets will be the PIAA Class 3A State Team Tournament which begins on Tuesday. Emmaus will face Council Rock North, the third place team from District One.
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Emmaus 3, Parkland 2
Singles
1st – Zoe Santana (Em) def. Sadie Pollard (Pk) 5-7, 7-6, 6-2
2nd – Sonia Lee (Pk) def Gabby Tranguch (Em) 6-0, 6-1
3rd – Kiana Miles (Pk) def Brooke DiGiacomo (Em) 6-4, 3-6, 4-6
Doubles
1st – Katy Kapp/Nat Hillegass (Em) def Yihan Li/Syrien Alvin 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
2nd – Fiona Harvey/Avary Puliatte (Em) def Hannah Schmoyer/Ashley Carl 6-1, 6-4