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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Demons strong in sectional play

OBERLIN — The two Westlake doubles teams participating in the Division I girls’ tennis sectionals each moved on to the semifinals on the tournament.

The team on Julia Dunbar and Michelle Djohan defeated Elyria’s Emily Henceroth and India Fields 6-0, 6-0 in the quarterfinals and will face Magnificat, who defeated Avon Lake 6-1, 6-0.

Also making the semifinals for Westlake doubles were Bhargavi Maheshwer and Dana Miller, as they beat Lakewood in three games to face Magnificat’s second doubles’ pair in the semifinals.

The Demons also had a pair of singles’ players win on Monday, as Lauren Golick, the tournament’s top seed, defeated John Marshall’s Brittany Schill 6-0, 6-0. Melissa Dhohan won 6-0, 6-1 to move on to the next round of sectional play.

Other local players of note in the tournament include Lorain’s Marina Melendez who overcame a 1-0 game deficit to move on the next round on play, winning 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Rachel Pickering of Midview defeated
Lorain’s Buffy Inchaurregui 6-3, 6-1 to continue on.

Play resumed today at 1 p.m. with the second, third and fourth round of singles at Oberlin College.

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