Cedar Crest College Athletics issued the following announcement on Apr. 29.
The No. 2 seeded Cedar Crest College tennis team advanced to the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Tournament Championship match with a 5-2 victory over No. 3 seed Bryn Athyn College in the tournament semifinal round on Friday afternoon. It also marked Senior Day for Falcons' senior Maya Narasimhan (Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains Fanwood), who was honored in a special post-match ceremony.
The Falcons got out to a 2-1 lead after doubles play. The Falcons' second doubles team of junior Sasha Singh (Breinigsville, Pa./Parkland) and sophomore Lily Spagnola (Barnegat, N.J./Barnegat) doubled up the Lions' pair of freshman Ava Fino (Harding, Pa.) and junior Amber Dawes, 8-4. Cedar Crest then went up 2-0 with a win at first doubles. Narasimhan and sophomore Katherine Franzone () defeated freshman Annae Connelly (Huntingdon Valley, Pa.) and freshman Thea Keal, 8-3. Bryn Athyn's third doubles team of freshman Jenna Hartshaw
(Dowington, Pa.) and freshman Nicol Kaczorek took down sophomore Sam Henson (Waterbury, Conn./W.F. Keynor Technical) and freshman Brittany Schultz (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty ), 8-7 (10-6) for the Lions' doubles point.
Cedar Crest captured three of the four completed singles points to secure the victory, all in straight sets. Henson defeated Fino at the No. 5 spot, 6-1 and 6-3. The Lions captured a point at No. 3 with a Connelly win over Singh (6-0, 6-2). Narasimhan defeated Kaczorek, 6-2 and 6-0 at the top singles spot. The Falcons secured the win when Franzone beat Keal at No. 2 (6-0, 6-3).
Cedar Crest (8-5 overall) will travel to top-seeded Cairn University for the CSAC Championship match, which will take place Saturday, April 30 at 3:00 p.m.
Doubles (Order of Finish: 2,1,3)
Maya Narasimhan (Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains Fanwood)/Katherine Franzone () (CED) def. Annae Connelly/Thea Keal, 8-3
Sasha Singh (Breinigsville, Pa./Parkland)/Lily Spagnola (Barnegat, N.J./Barnegat) (CED) def. Ava Fino/Amber Dawes, 8-4
Jenna Hartshaw/Nicol Kaczorek (BAC) def. Sam Henson (Waterbury, Conn./W.F. Keynor Technical)/Brittany Schultz (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty ), 8-7 (10-6)Singles (Order of Finish: 5,3,1,2)
No. 5: Sam Henson (Waterbury, Conn./W.F. Keynor Technical) (CED) def. Ava Fino (6-1, 6-3)
No. 3: Annae Connelly (BAC) def. Sasha Singh (Breinigsville, Pa./Parkland) (6-0, 6-2)
No. 1: Maya Narasimhan (Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains Fanwood) (CED) def. Nicol Kaczorek (6-2, 6-0)
No. 2: Katherine Franzone () (CED) def. Thea Keal (6-0, 6-3)
No. 6: Brittany Schultz (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty ) (CED)/Jenna Hartshaw (BAC) (Unfinished)
No. 4: Lily Spagnola (Barnegat, N.J./Barnegat) (CED)/Amber Dawes (BAC) (Unfinished)
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