The high school tennis season got off to a flying start and for the first time in a long while, there is some intrigue in the Lackawanna League.

Riverside has some of the top individual talent, while Scranton Prep and Abington Heights both return deep and strong lineups. There are some target dates for the regular season.

 

SEPT. 21

Riverside at Abington Heights

SEPT. 28

Scranton Prep at Abington Heights

SEPT. 30

Riverside at Scranton Prep

 

 

TOP 5 TEAMS

 

That leads us into the first ON THE BLOG Top 5 poll of the season.

Based on the strength of its starting three, Riverside gained the slight edge at No. 1. Riverside has bolted out to a 3-0 record. The Lady Vikes were tested by a very talented North Pocono group that is at No. 4. Abington Heights is a very close No. 2 and has a very strong lineup that includes a pair of returning All-Region players.. Scranton Prep is at No. 3, but there are still some unknowns about how strong this lineup will eventually be after the newcomers gain experience. Holy Cross comes in at No. 5.

 

RANK		TEAM	RECORD
1		Riverside Lady Vikes	3—0
2		Abington Heights Lady Comets	3—0
3		Scranton Prep Classics	2—0
4		North Pocono Lady Trojans	3—1
5		Holy Cross Lady Crisaders	2—1

 

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE

TUESDAY

Abington Heights at Honesdale

West Scranton at Scranton

Wallenpaupack at Riverside

Delaware Valley at Montrose

Scranton Prep at Dunmore

Holy Cross at North Pocono

Western Wayne at Valley View

 

THURSDAY

West Scranton at Delaware Valley

Abington Heights at Valley View

Wallenpaupack at Holy Cross

Honesdale at Mid Valley

Riverside at Dunmore

Montrose at Western Wayne

North Pocono at Scranton Prep

 

SATURDAY

Western Wayne at Holy Cross

Montrose at Valley View

Scranton Prep at Delaware Valley

Scranton at Dunmore

Wallenpaupack at Abington Heights

West Scranton at Honesdale

 

 

 

TOP PLAYERS RANKING

 

This year, there is a clear No. 1 and then we get into a list of state ranked players. Riverside’s Karissa Ghigiarelli is 3-0 and has dominated the Lackawanna League and District 2 competition in her career. Abington Heights’ Bella Peters is ranked No. 2 because she plays at No. 1 singles. She is committed to Lehigh University. Ghigiarelli’s teammate Madeline De Faber-Shumacher is ranked third and is ranked No. 9 in the state by tennisrecruiting.net. She is an NCAA Division I commit who chose Siena College.

 

RANK		PLAYER	RECORD
1		Karissa Ghigiarelli | RIVERSIDE	3–0
2		Bella Peters | ABINGTON HEIGHTS	3–0
3		Madeline De Faber-SCHUMACHER | RIVERSIDE	3–0
4		Rina Hanumali | ABINGTON HEIGHTS	3–0
5		Alex Wigley | SCRANTON PREP	2–0
6		Julie Schriver | NORTH POCONO	3–1
7		Bella Aniska | RIVERSIDE	3–0
8		Carly Bestricky | Holy Cross	3–0

 

 

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DISTRICT 2 INFORMATION

(Courtesy piaad2.org)

 

SEEDING MEETING

• Singles and Doubles
  Wednesday, October 13th at Dunmore High School, 7 p.m.

 

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Dates:

• Friday, October 8th (First Round if necessary)
• Tuesday, October 12th (Quarterfinals)
• Thursday, October 14th (Semifinals and Finals) at Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre.
  • Class 2A Semifinals: 11 a.m.
  • Class 3A Semifinals: 12:30 p.m.

First Round on Friday, October 8th (if necessary – only if more than 8 qualify)

 

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS

Dates:

• Saturday, October 16th
  • Class 2A – First three rounds 8:30 a.m. at Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre
  • Class 3A – First three rounds at North Pocono Middle School, Moscow
• Monday, October 18th  at 1 p.m. at Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre
  • Semifinals and Finals

 

DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS

Dates:

• Saturday, October 23th
  • Class 2A – First three rounds 8:30 a.m. at Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre
  • Class 3A – First three rounds 8:30 a.m. at North Pocono Middle School, Moscow
• Monday, October 25th at 1 P.M.at Kirby Park, Wilkes Barre
  • Semifinals and Finals

 

STATE TOURNAMENT DATES

TEAM: Tuesday, October 26; Friday and Saturday Oct. 29-30.
SINGLES & DOUBLES: Fri. & Sat. Nov. 5-6.

 

 

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