After the photos were taken, South Williamsport coach Theresa Summerson asked her players if they wanted Sunday off or if they wanted to practice. The unanimous choice was practice.

That’s because both of South Williamsport’s doubles teams in Saturday’s field won out and advanced to the District 4 doubles semifinals on Monday and have a chance to both move on together to the state tournament with wins in the semifinals.

Harvey and Holtzapple will face top-seeded Josie Bendle and Gyovanna Sundaresan of Danville in one of the semifinals. In the bottom half of the bracket, it’ll be Hughesville’s Annaka Bruder and Georgia Randall facing McLaughlin and Morrison.

South Williamsport hasn’t had a doubles district champion in the 2000s. Hughesville’s last doubles duo to win the title in districts was in 2016 when Rachel Thomas and Allison Mattuci won the title.

Annaka Bruder of Hughesville returns a volley during her doubles match against Bucktail at Williamsport High School. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette

“I’m so excited. I think we’ve all been like our goal from the beginning of this,” Harvey said.

“I think all of us doing it showed we put in the work to do it,” Holtzapple added.

Harvey and Holtzapple took Montgomery/s Cali Barnes and Madisyn Miller to three sets to start the day, winning 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. After that, however, the Mountie duo settled in and played great the remainder of the day. They defeated Bucktail’s Eva Sockman and McKenna Bissman in the second round, 6-0, 6-3, before beating Central Columbia’s Natalia Taylor and Cassandra Marte in the quarterfinals, 6-0, 6-1.

“We were like yeah, we aren’t playing these games anymore. We’re done with the funny business and we’re getting right to work,” Harvey said.

“I think that motivated us to do better,” Holtzapple said.

Kendall Bubb of Jersey Shore returns a volley during her match against Loyalsock at Williamsport High School. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette

In their final two matches, they didn’t allow their opponents to shift away momentum, especially after picking up 6-0 wins in each of the first sets in both.

“I think me taking forehand side and Emily taking backhand side, I think that works so smoothly for us,” Harvey said of their strengths together. “We both kind of know what to do where we are on the court.”

“When I’m at the net and Livy’s doing the back, I think that also helps make it run smoothly,” Holtzapple added.

On the bottom side of the bracket, McLaughlin and Morrison beat Lewisburg’s Dayssi Weis and Christina Zheng, 6-2, 6-2 before posting a tough 7-5, 56-4 win against Danville’s Cassie Shellenberger and Hazel Gatski, having to dig deep to secure the win. Against Montoursville’s Jill Stone and Ally Witter, it was the Mounties who emerged victorious 6-2, 6-2, to head to the semifinals.

While some teams had some close sets and tough matches, Hughesville’s Annaka Bruder and Georgia Randall had the opposite problem. The Spartans duo, seeded third in the field, cruised past Bucktail’s Lola English and Matti Mason, 6-0, 6-0 and then earned another 6-0, 6-0 win in the second round against Loyalsock’s Vivian Reem and Kaylene Kriner.

Caroline Crawford of Loyalsock returns a volley during her match against Jersey Shore at Williamsport High School. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette

The Spartan pair then secured a trip to the semifinals after beating Central Columbia’s Rihanna Baker and Macy Gearhart, 6-2, 6-0.

For Bruder, she’s glad as a senior she gets to play for a chance at a district championship this year after not being able to last season.

“It definitely means a lot to me because last year I didn’t make ti to the semis and I’m a senior. So making it to the semis definitely feels good,” Bruder said.

“It’s nothing I experienced before, so it’s really fun experiencing it, especially doing it with her,” Randall said.

In the quarterfinal, Bruder and Randall both noted that they had to keep their opponents moving. That turned out to be key as Bruder noted, keeping Baker and Gearhart out of position and moving so they couldn’t get to the ball.

The Blue Jays played well though at the net against Hughesville.

“They had a really good girl at the net, she could get to a lot,” Bruder said. “They hit some good shots to the corners.”

“Their net play was really good and they had some good serves. They could hit the ball pretty ball,” Randall said.

Jersey Shore’s Kendall Bubb and Julia Herman had a great run on Saturday, reaching the District 4 quarterfinals. The duo ended up running into top-seeded Bendle and Sundaresan in the quarterfinals, falling, 6-0, 6-0.

“Kendall and Julia had a great run today. They’ve never played together before, we had to make some changes and had a player get injured,” Jersey Shore coach Ann-Marie Dincher said. “So Kendall stepped up. She’s a second doubles player and Julia’s a first doubles player. They had a good run, we knocked out a seeded team and then they lost to the No. 1 seed.”

Having never played together before, the two opened the tournament with a 6-0, 6-1 win against Montoursville’s Lily Fortin and Kendall Simms before having to play a tough first set against Loyalscok’s Caroline Crawford and Gia Biacchi. The Bulldog pair and Lancer duo played hard in that first set, going 7-6 before Shore won the tiebreaker (7-2). The Bulldogs then closed it out with a 6-0 second-set victory.

“Going into the second set we just made some simple adjustments and we follow three simple rules. They actually listened and we were able to cruise to a 6-0 win in the second set,” Dincher said.

Bendle and Sundaresan beat Bubb and Herman, 6-0, 6-0, as the Danville pair routinely hit hard shots directly back at Jersey Shore and were able to play well throughout both sets.

“I think the best thing is they have great personalities,” Dincher said of Bubb and Herman. “They never give up and they encourage each other to go after the next point.”

Bendle and Sundaresan eliminated Hughesville’s Rebecca Roberts and Maya Snyder in the second round, 6-0, 6-1. Roberts and Snyder earned a 6-0, 6-0 first-round win against North Penn-LIberty’s Ellie Brion and Ciara Keiser. Sockman and Bissman of Bucktial defated Lewisburg’s Ella Markunas and Morgan Strieby 6-2, 6-3, in the first round. Wellsboro’s Olivia Gage and Carys Bartlett fell in the first round to Central Columbia’s Taylor and Marte.

In the bottom portion of the bracket, Loyalsock’s Ream and Kriner beat Cowanesque Valley’s Chelsea Wattles and Danica Gardner in the first round, 7-5, 6-1. Montgomery’s Carly Hall and Madison Budman defeated Bloomsburg’s Erika Traupman and Ella Derr, 6-2, 6-1, before falling to Baker and Gearhart, 6-0, 6-1, in the second round. Baker and Gearhart eliminated Muncy’s Leah Vest and Taylor Shannon in the first round, 6-4, 6-2, as the Muncy duo played tough in both sets.

DISTRICT 4 DOUBLES TOURNAMENT

PRELIMINARIES

Muncy’s Alyssa Krepinevich/Savannah Thompson def. Towanda’s Ema Ackley/Jaden Conklin; Bucktail’s Lola English/Matti Mason def. Mifflinburg’s Holly Swartz/Rhyann Kurtz; Wellsboro’s Evelyn Wetherbee/Kyleigh Lynn def. N.P.-Liberty’s Elyna Booth/Elena Hazleton; Selinsgrove’s Miah Bassler/Talia Mowery def. Mifflinburg’s Kaelynn Wagner/Addison Day.

FIRST ROUND

Danville’s Josie Bendle/Gyovanna Sundaresan def. Muncy’s Alyssa Krepinevich/Savannah Thompson, 6-0, 6-0; Hughesville’s Rebecca Roberts/Maya Snyder def. N.P.-Liberty’s Ellie Brion/Ciara Keiser, 6-0, 6-0; Jersey Shore’s Kendall Bubb/Julia Herman def. Montoursville’s Lily Fortin/Kendall Simms, 6-0, 6-1; Loyalsock’s Caroline Crawford/Gia Biacchi def. Milton’s Kyleigh Snyder/Emily Waltman, 6-4, 6-4; South Williamsport’s Livy Harvey/Emily Holtzapple def. Montgomery’s Cali Barnes/Madisyn Miller, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4; Bucktail’s Eva Sockman/McKenna Bissman def. Lewisburg’s Ella Markunas/Morgan Strieby, 6-2, 6-3; Central Columbia’s Natalia Taylor/Cassandra Marte def. Wellsboro’s Olivia Gage/Carys Bartlett, 6-0, 6-0; Bloomsburg’s Mya Coyne/Siena Fristky def. Selinsgrove’s Miah Bassler/Talia Mowery, 6-1, 6-1.

Hughesville’s Annaka Bruder/Georgia Randall def. Bucktail’s Lola English/Matti Mason, 6-0, 6-0; Loyalsock’s Vivian Reem/Kaylene Kriner def. Cowanesque Valley’s Chelsea Wattles/Danica Gardner, 7-5, 6-1; Montgomery’s Carly Hall/Madison Budman def. Bloomsburg’s Erika Traupman/Ella Derr, 6-2, 6-1; Central Columbia’s Rihanna Baker/Macy Gearhart def. Muncy’s Leah Vest/Taylor Shannon, 6-4, 6-2; South Williamsport’s Emma McLaughlin/Mylee Morrison def. Lewisburg’s Dayssi Weis/Christina Zheng, 6-2, 6-2; Danville’s Cassie Shellenberger/Hazel Gatski def. Towanda’s Lainey Alderfer/Nadia Alderfer, 6-1, 6-0; Montoursville’s Jill Stone/Ally Witter def. Selinsgrove’s Khylee Haines/Alexis Hoot, 6-2, 7-5; Wellsboro’s Evelyn Wetherbee/Kyleigh Lynn def. Jersey Shore via walk over.

SECOND ROUND

Danville’s Josie Bendle/Gyovanna Sundaresan def. Hughesville’s Rebecca Roberts/Maya Snyder, 6-0, 6-1; Jersey Shore’s Kendall Bubb/Julia Herman def. Loyalsock’s Caroline Crawford/Gia Biacchi, 7-6 (7-2), 6-0; South Williamsport’s Livy Harvey/Emily Holtzapple def. Bucktail’s Eva Sockman/McKenna Bissman, 6-0, 6-3; Central Columbia’s Natalia Taylor/Cassandra Marte def. Bloomsburg’s Mya Coyne/Siena Fristky, 7-5, 6-3;

Hughesville’s Annaka Bruder/Georgia Randall def. Loyalscok’s Vivian Reem/Kaylene Kriner, 6-0, 6-0; Central Columbia’s Rihanna Baker/Macy Gearhart def. Montgomery’s Carly Hall/Madison Budman, 6-0, 6-1; South Williamsport’s Emma McLaughlin/Mylee Morrison def. Danville’s Cassie Shellenberger/Hazel Gatski, 7-5, 6-4; Montoursville’s Jill Stone/Ally Witter def. Wellsboro’s Evelyn Wetherbee/Kyleigh Lynn, 6-0, 6-1.

QUARTERFINALS

Danville’s Josie Bendle/Gyovanna Sundaresan def. Jersey Shore’s Kendall Bubb/Julia Herman, 6-0, 6-0; 2. South Williamsport’s Livy Harvey/Emily Holtzapple def. Central Columbia’s Natalia Taylor/Cassandra Marte, 6-0, 6-1; Hughesville’s Annaka Bruder/Georgia Randall def. Central Columbia’s Rihanna Baker/Macy Gearhart, 6-2, 6-0; South Williamsport’s Emma McLaughlin/Mylee Morrison def. Montoursville’s Jill Stone/Ally Witter, 6-2, 6-2.

SEMIFINALS

(Monday at Central PA Tennis Center, 1 p.m.)

Danville’s Josie Bendle/Gyovanna Sundaresan vs. South Williamsport’s Livy Harvey/Emily Holtzapple; Hughesville’s Annaka Bruder/Georgia Randall vs. South Williamsport’s Emma McLaughlin and Mylee Morrison.