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Loyalsock’s Crawford sisters, Hughesville’s Saka and Hicks in D4 doubles semifinals

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A week after dropping semifinal matches in the District 4 singles tournament, Loyalsock's Caroline Crawford and Emily Crawford are back vying for a state tournament berth, this time in doubles competition.

The Crawford sisters were one of four doubles teams to secure a spot in Monday's District 4 girls tennis doubles tournament semifinals at the Central PA Tennis Center beginning at 1 p.m.

Caroline and Emily Crawford will compete against Hughesville's Talia Saka and Caroline Hicks in the top portion of the bracket while Central Columbia's Cassandra Marte and Zoe Seely have a matchup with Danville's Alexis Preisz and Ellen Pena. The finals will be played shortly after the semifinals conclude.

Caroline and Emily Crawford earned a spot in the semifinals with a 6-0, 6-2 third-round win against Milton's Makenna Wallace and Lilly Tillson. The Lancer duo beat Central Columbia's Savana Thomas and Sydney Barry 6-4, 6-2 in the second round and cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win in the first round against Towanda's team of Dalila Vega and Natalee Hicks.

Milton's Wallace and Tillson defeated Lewisburg's Lylah Shuey and Isa Kokoruda, 7-5, 7-6 in a close first-round matchup and then beat Danville's Siyah Bhanushali and Chetna Chaugan in the second round, 6-1, 6-2.

Saka and Hicks earned a 6-2, 7-5 third-round win against Selinsgrove's Alexis Hoot and Madison Maneval to advance to the semifinals. Saka and Hicks opened the tournament with a first-round win over Mifflinburg's Breonna Zimmerman and Mary Turner, 6-0, 6-0, before defeating montoursville's Elsa Kehrer and Makenna Vought 6-3, 6-0 in the second round. Kehrer and Vought had a first-round win over North Penn-Liberty's Marissa Bradford and Khloe Heichel, 6-1, 6-1.

South Williamsport's Peyton Coolidge and Carly Loudenslager won their first-round matchup against Angie Cory and Kyleigh Lynn of Wellsboro, 6-1, 6-0, but fell in the second round to Selinsgrove's Hoot and Menval, 6-4, 6-0, to be eliminated.

In the bottom half of the bracket, Marte and Seely held off Wellsboro's Amanda Goncalves and Piper Anderegg in a close third-round matchup to win, 6-4, 7-6. The Blue Jay duo had a first-round win against Selinsgrove's Talia Mowery and Ashlyn Lehman, 6-2, 6-0 and beat Loyalsock's Vivian Ram and Lashlyn Sauers, 6-4, 6-4 in the second round.

Goncalves and Anderegg, seeded sixth, beat Milton's Madison Coup and Elliott Brosious, 6-1, 6-1 before a second-round win over Hughesville's Shelby Myers and Naomi Farley, 6-2, 6-1.

Myers and Farley had a battle in the first round in three sets against Lewisburg's Haley Exley and Adelyn Conner, 5-7, 7-6, 7-6. Loyalsock's pair of Reem and Sauers earned a first-round win against Montoursville's Mya Wilson and Laurel Calvert, 6-1, 6-4.

Danville's Preisz and Pena won a three-set thriller over South Williamsport's Ava Foote and Morgan Ertel, 6-7, 7-6, 7-0 to secure a spot in Monday's semifinals. The Ironmen pair won easily in the first two rounds, both wins being 6-0, 6-0 contests. They defeated Jersey Shore's Rylee Allison and Kamryn Kowalski in the second round and had a win against North Penn-Liberty's Karley Hess and Caroline Cummings in the first round.

Foote and Eartel had a three-set win in the second round against Mifflinburg's Alice Grill and Holly Swartz, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 and won against Muncy's Elizabeth Howard and Aly Eck in the first round, 6-2, 6-4.

Jersey Shore's Allison and Kowalski beat Bloomsburg's Suhani Vishwakarma and Harshita Choyal in the first round in three sets, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

Montgomery's Cali Barnes and Madisyn Miller won last year's District 4 doubles crown.

Caroline Crawford is eyeing her second career District 4 doubles crown. She won the title as a freshman alongside Anna Hall in 2023.Saka and Hicks could become Hughesville's second doubles champ in the last four years after Annaka Bruder and Georgia Randall won the title in 2024.

No Central Columbia or Danville doubles team has won a District 4 championship this century.

DISTRICT 4 DOUBLES TOURNAMENT

FIRST ROUND

Loyalsock's Caroline Crawford/Emily Crawford def. Towanda's Dalila Vega/Natalee Hicks 6-0, 6-0 … Central Columbia's Savana Thomas/Sydney Barry def. Montgomery's Leanne Fouyette/Laine Solano, 6-2, 6-2 … Danville's Siyah Bhanushali/Chetna Chaugan def. Jersey Shore's Molly Dalton/Emily Shemory, 6-3, 6-2 … Milton's Makenna Wallace/Lilley Tillson def. Lewisburg's Lylah Shuey/Isa Kokoruda, 7-5, 7-6

Hughesville's Talia Saka/Caroline Hicks def. Mifflinburg's Breonna Zimmerman/Mary Turner, 6-0, 6-0 … Montoursville's Elsa Kehrer/Makenna Vought def. NP-Liberty's Marissa Bradford/Khloe Heichel, 6-1, 6-1 … South Williamsport's Peyton Coolidge/Carly Loudenslager def. Wellsboro's Angie Cory/Kyleigh Lynn, 6-1, 6-0 … Selinsgrove's Alexis Hoot/Madison Maneval; def. Muncy's Alaina Krepinevich/Ruth Lauchle, 6-4, 6-0

Central Columbia's Cassandra Marte/Zoe Seely def. Selinsgrove's Talia Mowery/Ashlyn Lehman 6-2, 6-0 … Loyalsock's Vivian Reem/Lashlyn Sauers def. Montoursville's Mya Wilson/Laurel Calvert 6-1, 6-4 … Hughesville's Shelby Myers/Naomi Farley def. Lewisburg's Hailey Exley/Adelyn Conner, 4-7, 7-6, 7-6 … Wellsboro's Amanda Goncalvez/Piper Anderegg def. Milton's Madison Coup/Elliot Brosious, 6-1, 6-1

South Williamsport's Ava Foote/Morgan Ertel def. Muncy's Elizabeth Howard/Aly Eck 6-2, 6-4 … Mifflinburg's Alice Grill/Holly Swartz def. Montgomery's Emily Miller/Arrianna Snyder, 6-2, 6-2 … Jersey Shore's Rylee Allison/Kamryn Kowalski def. Bloomsburg's Suhani Vishwakarma/Harshita Choyal 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 …Danville's Alexis Preisz/Ellen Pena def. NP-Liberty's Karley Hess/Caroline Cummings, 6-0, 6-0

SECOND ROUND

Loyalsock's Caroline Crawford/Emily Crawford de. Central Columbia's Savana Thomas/Sydney Barry, 6-4, 6-2 … Milton's Makenna Wallace/Lilly Tillson def. Danville's Siyah Bhanushali/Chetna Chaugan, 6-1, 6-2 … Hughesville's Talia Saka/Caroline Hicks def. Montoursville's Elsa Kehrer/Makenna Vought, 6-3, 6-0 … Selinsgrove's Alexis Hoot/Madison Maneval def. South Williamsport's Peyton Coolidge/Carly Loudenslager, 6-4, 6-0

Central Columbia's Cassandra Marte/Zoe Seely def. Loyalsock's Vivian Reem/Lashlyn Sauers, 6-4, 6-4 … Wellsboro's Amanda Goncalvez/Piper Anderegg def. Hughesville's Shelby Myers/Naomi Farley, 6-2, 6-1 … South Williamsport's Ava Foote/Morgan Ertel def. Mifflinburg's Alice Grill/Holly Swartz, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 … Danville's Alexis Preisz/Ellen Pena def. Jersey Shore's Rylee Allison/Kamryn Kowalski 6-0, 6-0.

THIRD ROUND

Loyalsock's Caroline Crawford/Emily Crawford de. Milton's Makenna Wallace/Lilly Tillson, 6-0, 6-2 … Hughesville's Talia Saka/Caroline Hicks def. Selinsgrove's Alexis Hoot/Madison Maneval, 6-2, 7-5 … Central Columbia's Cassandra Marte/Zoe Seely def. Wellsboro's Amanda Goncalvez/Piper Anderegg, 6-4, 7-6 … Danville's Alexis Preisz/Ellen Pena def. South Williamsport's Ava Foote/Morgan Ertel 6-7, 7-6, 6-0.

SEMIFINALS

(MONDAY AT CENTRAL PA TENNIS CENTER)

Loyalsock's Caroline Crawford/Emily Crawford vs. Hughesville's Talia Saka/Caroline Hicks … Central Columbia's Cassandra Marte/Zoe Seely vs. Danville's Alexis Preisz/Ellen Pena

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