The Lackawanna League made it to the finish line.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, some beautiful fall weather cooperated, and the 15 schools were able to complete 14 matches each.

Scranton Prep earned its second straight league championship with a 14-0 record.

 

 

FINAL TOP 5 RANKING

Scranton Prep also finished the season going wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in The Times-Tribune Top 5 poll this season.

The Classics withstood two tight challenges from Abington Heights and Riverside on back-to-back days to preserve their undefeated season. Their singles players had a combined record of 38-4.

 

No.		SCHOOL	RECORD	LAST RANK
1		Scranton Prep Classics	14-0	1
2		Abington Heights Lady Comets	13-1	2
3		Riverside Lady Vikes	11-3	3
4		Holy Cross Lady Crusaders	11-3	4
5		North Pocono Lady Trojans	11-3	5

 

TEAM TO WATCH: West Scranton (9-5).

 

LACKAWANNA LEAGUE STANDINGS

 

 

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Singles Spotlight

 

As dominant as Scranton Prep was throughout the fall, Riverside’s Karissa Ghigiarelli overwhelmed the Lackawanna League for a third straight season.

She won all 14 matches in straight sets and is the most impressive singles player the league, and quite possibly the district, has ever seen.

By rolling through the regular season, Ghigiarelli ran her career record to an amazing 57-1.

 

2020 SEASON	RESULT
Theresa Huffman, Scranton	Win, 6-0, 6-0
Abigale Schroder, Wallenpaupack	Win, 6-0, 6-0
Rachel Tuman, Western Wayne	Win, 6-0, 6-0
Allie McNeff, Dunmore	Win, 6-0, 6-0
Natalie Deal, North Pocono	Win, 6-0, 6-0
Gisele Falzone, Holy Cross	Win, 6-1, 6-0
Gabrielle Chantiloupe, West Scranton	Win, 6-0, 6-0
Mia Perry, Montrose	Win, 6-0, 6-0
Bella Peters, Abington Heights	Win, 6-0, 6-0
Gianna Snell, Valley View	Win, 6-0, 6-0
Hannah Merritt, Honesdale	Win, 6-0, 6-0
Megan McDonald, Scranton Prep	Win, 6-0, 6-0
Viktoria Sioreti, Delaware Valley	Win, 6-0, 6-0
Katie Glinsky, Mid Valley	Win, 6-0, 6-0

 

 

FINAL TOP 8 SINGLES RANKING

No.	PLAYER	SCHOOL	RECORD	LAST RANK
1	Karissa Ghigiarelli	Riverside	14-0	1
2	Bella Peters	Abington Heights	13-1	2
3	Madeline DeFaber-Schumacher	Riverside	9-0	3
4	Megan McDonald	Scranton Prep	12-2	4
5	Carly Habeeb	Scranton Prep	14-0	5
6	Rina Hanumali	Abington Heights	12-1	6
7	Camilla Rinaldi	Scranton Prep	12-2	7
8	Gisele Falzone	Holy Cross	11-3	8

 

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Katie Glinsky (MV); Faith Bennett (AH); Bella Aniska (RIV).

 

SINGLES RECORDS

 

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DISTRICT 2 TOURNAMENT

CLASS 3A
Tuesday’s quarterfinals
(Matches start at 4 p.m.)

8-Crestwood (4-7) at 1-Abington Heights (13-1)
5-Delaware Valley (7-7) at 4-Hazleton Area (8-5)
6-Scranton (6-8) at 3-West Scranton (9-5)
7-Wallenpaupack (6-8) at 2-North Pocono (11-3)

Thursday’s semifinals
at Kirby Park, 11 a.m.
Quarterfinal winners

Thursday’s final
(Follows Class 2A semifinals)
Semifinal winners

CLASS 2A
Today’s first round
9-Valley View (7-7) at 8-Berwick, 11 a.m.

Tuesday’s quarterfinals
(Matches start at 4 p.m.)
Valley View/Berwick winner at 1-Wyoming Seminary (11-0)
5-Riverside (11-3) at 4-Tunkhannock (9-2)
6-Holy Cross (11-3) at 3-Holy Redeemer (10-1)
7-Dallas (8-3) at 2-Scranton Prep (14-0)

Thursday’s semifinals
at Kirby Park, 12:30 p.m.
Quarterfinal winners

Thursday’s final
(One hour after Class 2A semifinals)
Semifinal winners

 

A LOOK AHEAD

 

SEEDING MEETING: Singles & Doubles Wednesday, October 14th at Dunmore High School, 7 PM.

 

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

DATES

• Saturday, October 17th
  • Class 2A – First three rounds 8:30 AM at Kirby Park, WIlkes-Barre
  • Class 3A – First three rounds at North Pocono Middle School
• Monday, October 19 (Semifinals and Finals) at Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre, 1 PM.

 

DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

• Saturday, October 24th
  • Class 2A  – First three rounds 8:30 AM at Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre
  • Class 3A – First three rounds at North Pocono Middle School
• Monday, October 26th (Semifinals and Finals at Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre, 1 PM

 

PIAA TOURNAMENT DATES

• TEAM: Tuesday, October 27; Friday October 30th and Saturday 31st.
• SINGLES and DOUBLES: Friday November 6th and Saturday November 7th

 

 

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