Hughesville, Sock, Montgomery duos all advance to District 4 doubles semifinals
- RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Montoursville’s Elsa Kehrer, left-center, and Ali Ravert compete against Mifflinburg’s Holly Swartz and Alice Grill in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
- RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Montoursville’s Ali Ravert, left, and Elsa Kehrer compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
- RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Muncy’s Elizabeth Howard, left, and Zoe Dohl compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
- RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Muncy’s Elizabeth Howard, left, and Zoe Dohl compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
- RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Muncy’s Elizabeth Howard, left, and Zoe Dohl compete against Central Columbia’s Savannah Thomas and Zoe Seely in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
- RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Muncy’s Elizabeth Howard and Zoe Dohl compete against Central Columbia’s Savannah Thomas and Zoe Seely in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
- RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Montoursville’s Elsa Kehrer, left, and Ali Ravert compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
- RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Montoursville’s Ali Ravert, left, and Elsa Kehrer compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
- RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville’s Gracie Budman, left, and Talia Saka compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
- RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Muncy’s Elizabeth Howard and Zoe Dohl compete against Central Columbia’s Savannah Thomas and Zoe Seely in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
- RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Montoursville’s Ali Ravert, left, and Elsa Kehrer compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
- RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Jersey Shore’s Azlyn Guerrero, left, and Emily Sherman compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
- RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Jersey Shore’s Azlyn Guerrero, left, and Emily Sherman compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Montoursville's Elsa Kehrer, left-center, and Ali Ravert compete against Mifflinburg's Holly Swartz and Alice Grill in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
Hughesville, Loyalsock and Montgomery saw success on Saturday morning by advancing to reach the District 4 girls tennis doubles tournament semifinals.
The semifinals are scheduled for Monday at 1 p.m. at the Central PA Tennis Center in South Williamsport with the finals to follow.
On the top half of the bracket, Hughesville’s Georgia Randall and Rebecca Roberts, the top seed in the tournament, advanced to the semifinals and will face Loyalsock’s Caroline Crawford and Gia Biacchi. The bottom half of the bracket sees Danville’s Gyovanna Sundaresan and Alexa Preisz matching up with Montgomery’s Cali Barnes and Madisyn Miller in the other semifinal.
Randall and Roberts earned a first-round win against Wellsboro’s Olivia Gage and Logan Root, 6-0, 6-1 before beating Central Columbia’s Savannah Thomas and Zoe Seely, 6-1, 6-2. The Spartan duo then needed three sets to reach the semifinals.
Against Bucktail’s Eva Sockman and Kelsie Wagner, the Spartans fell in the first set, 7-6. Hughesville then won back-to-back sets to earn a 6-7, 6-1, 7-6 victory to secure a trip to Monday’s semifinal.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Montoursville's Ali Ravert, left, and Elsa Kehrer compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
Crawford and Biacchi beat Montgomery’s Ava Hartman and Arianna Snyder in the first round, 6-0, 6-2 and earned a 6-3, 6-1 win in the second round against Danville’s Elyse Sparh and Sanah Bhanushali. The Lancers then met up with South Williamsport’s Mylee Morrison and Morgan Ertel in the quarterfinals and Crawford and Biacchi won, 6-2, 7-6.
Barnes and Miller defeated South Williamsport’s Peyton Coolidge and Ava Foote in the first round, 6-1, 6-1. The Montgomery duo then had a tough three-set match against Central Columbia’s Cassandra Marte and Sydney Barry in the second round. The Blue Jay pair won the first set, 6-4, but Barnes and Miller fought tough from there, winning 6-0, 6-1 the rest of the way. In the quarterfinals, Barnes and Miller beat Lewisburg’s Dayssi Weis and Christina Zheng, 6-3, 6-1.
Bucktail’s Sockman and Wagner won in the first round against Jersey Shore’s Azlyn Guerrero and Emily Sherman, 6-0, 6-0k, and posted a 6-0, 6-0 quarterfinal victory over Selinsgrove’s Madison Maneval and Talia Mowery.
South WIlliamsport’s Morrison and Ertel beat Montoursville’s Bella Aldinger and Mya Wilson in the first round, 6-1, 6-0, and posted a 6-3, 7-5 quarterfinal victory against Milton’s Emily Waltman and Emma King. Waltman and King beat Lylah Shuey and Adelyn Conner of Lewisburg in the first round, 6-1, 6-2.
Loyalsock’s Vivian Reem and Lashlyn Sauers lost to Danville’s Sundaresan and Preisz, the third seed in the tournament, 6-2, 6-1, in the first round before the Danville duo then beat Milton’s Carrie King and Madison COup in the second round, 6-0, 6-0. Sundaresan and Preisz defeated Jersey Shore’s Josie Gerst and Julia Herman in the quarterfinals, 6-1, 6-2.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Muncy's Elizabeth Howard, left, and Zoe Dohl compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
King and Coup beat Bloomsburg’s Lexi Foust and Caroline Decker, 6-1, 6-1, in the first round and Gerst and Herman beat Bucktail’s McKenna Bissman and Lola English in the first round 6-1, 6-3 and beat Selinsgrove’s Alexis Hoot and Miah Bassler, 6-0, 6-1, in the second round. The Seals’ pair beat North Penn-Liberty’s Elyna Booth and Roslyn Williams, 6-1, 6-3 in the first round. Muncy’s Zoe Dohl and Elizabeth Howard lost to Central Columbia’s Thomas and Seely in the first round, 7-5, 6-1.
In the bottom half of the bracket, Lewisburg’s Weiss and Zheng beat Wellsboro’s Evelyn Wetherbee and Kyleigh Lyn, 6-1, 6-0 in the first round and recorded a 7-6, 6-3 second-round win against Montoursville’s Elsa Kehrer and Ali Ravert, 7-6, 6-3. Kehrer and Ravert beat Mifflinburg’s Holly Swartz and Alice Grill in the first round, 6-0, 6-1. Hughesville’s Talia Saka and Gracie Budman lost against Central Columbia’s Marte and Barry in the first round, 6-3, 6-2.
DISTRICT 4 DOUBLES TOURNAMENT
(FIRST THREE ROUNDS)
FIRST ROUND

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Muncy's Elizabeth Howard, left, and Zoe Dohl compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
Hughesville’s Georgia Randall/Rebecca Roberts def. Wellsboro’s Olivia Gage/Logan Root, 6-0, 6-1; Central Columbia’s Savannah Thomas/Rebecca Roberts def. Muncy’s Zoe Dohl/Elizabeth Howard, 7-5, 6-1; Selinsgrove’s Madison Maneval/Talia Mowery def. Mifflinburg’s Rhyann Kurtz/Addison Day, 6-1, 6-2; Bucktail’s Eva Sockman/Kelsie Wagner def. Jersey Shore’s Azlyn Guerrero/Emily Sherman, 6-0, 6-0; Loyalsock’s Caroline Crawford/Gia Biacchi def. Montgomery’s Ava Hartman/Arianna Snyder, 6-0, 6-2; Danville’s Elyse Sparh/Sanah Bhanushali def. Bloomsburg’s Suhani Vishwakarma/Harshita Choyal, 6-1, 6-2; Milton’s Emily Waltman/Emma King def. Lewisburg’s Lylah Shuey/Adelyn Conner, 6-1, 6-2; South Williamsport’s Mylee Morrison/Morgan Ertel def. Montoursville’s Bella Aldinger/Mya Wilson, 6-1, 6-0;
Danville’s Gyovanna Sundaresan/Alexa Preisz def. Loyalsock’s Vivian Reem/Lashlyn Sauers, 6-2, 6-1; Milton’s Carrie King/Madison Coup def. Bloomsburg’s Lexi Foust/Caroline Decker, 6-1, 6-1; Selinsgrove’s Alexis Hoot/Miah Bassler def. North Penn-Liberty’s Elyna Booth/Rosly Williams, 6-1, 6-3; Jersey Shore’s Josie Gerst/Julia Herman def. Bucktail’s McKenna Bissman/Lola English, 6-1, 6-3; Lewisburg’s Dayssi Weis/Christina Zheng def. Wellsboro’s Evelyn Wetherbee/Kyleigh Lyn, 6-1, 6-0; Montoursville’s Elsa Kerher/Ali Ravert def. Mifflinburg’s Holly Swartz/Alice Grill, 6-0, 6-1; Central Columbia’s Cassandra Marte/Sydney Barry def. Hughesville’s Talia Saka/Gracie Budman, 6-3, 6-2; Montgomery’s Cali Barnes/Madisyn Miller def. South Williamsport’s Peyton Coolidge/Ava Foote, 6-1, 6-1.
SECOND ROUND
Hughesville’s Georgia Randall/Rebecca Roberts def. Central Columbia’s Savannah Thomas/Zoe Seely, 6-1, 6-2; Bucktail’s Eva Sockman/Kelsie Wagner def. Selinsgrove’s Madison Maneval/Talia Mowery, 6-0, 6-0; Loyalscok’s Caroline Crawford/Gia Biacchi def. Danville’s Elyse Sparh/Sanah Bhanushali, 6-3, 6-1; South Williamsport’s Mylee Morrison/Morgan Ertel def. Milton’s Emily Waltman, Emma King, 6-3, 7-5;
Danville’s Gyovanna Sundaresan/Alexa Preisz def. Milton’s Carrie King/Madison Coup, 6-0, 6-0; Jersey Shore’s Josie Gerst/Julia Herman def. Selinsgrove’s Alexis Hoot/Miah Bassler, 6-0, 6-1; Lewisburg’s Dayssi Weis/Christina Zheng def. Montoursville’s Elsa Kehrer/Ali Ravert, 7-6, 6-3; Montgomery’s Cali Barnes/Madisyn Miller def. Central Columbia’s Cassandra Marte/Sydney Barry, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Muncy's Elizabeth Howard, left, and Zoe Dohl compete against Central Columbia's Savannah Thomas and Zoe Seely in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.
QUARTERFINALS
Hughesville’s Georgia Randall/Rebecca Roberts def. Bucktail’s Eva Sockman/Kelsie Wagner, 6-7, 6-1, 7-6; Loyalsock’s Caroline Crawford/Gia Biacchi def. South Williamsport’s Mylee Morrison/Morgan Ertel, 6-2, 7-6; Danville’s Gyovanna Sundaresan/Alexa Preisz def. Jersey Shore’s Josie Gerst/Julia Herman, 6-1, 6-2; Montgomery’s Cali Barnes/Madisyn Miller def. Lewisburg’s Dayssi Weis/Christina Zheng, 6-3, 6-1.
SEMIFINALS
(Monday at Central PA Tennis Center, 1 p.m.)
Hughesville’s Georgia Randall/Rebecca Roberts vs. Loyalsock’s Caroline Crawford/Gia Biacchi; Danville’s Gyovanna Sundaresan/Alexa Preisz vs. Montgomery’s Cali Barnes/Madisyn Miller.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Muncy's Elizabeth Howard and Zoe Dohl compete against Central Columbia's Savannah Thomas and Zoe Seely in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Montoursville's Elsa Kehrer, left, and Ali Ravert compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Montoursville's Ali Ravert, left, and Elsa Kehrer compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Gracie Budman, left, and Talia Saka compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Muncy's Elizabeth Howard and Zoe Dohl compete against Central Columbia's Savannah Thomas and Zoe Seely in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Montoursville's Ali Ravert, left, and Elsa Kehrer compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Jersey Shore's Azlyn Guerrero, left, and Emily Sherman compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Jersey Shore's Azlyn Guerrero, left, and Emily Sherman compete in the District 4 first round, doubles tournament at Williamsport on Saturday.