**PCEP Girls Tennis Round-up**

Plymouth's No. 1 singles player Sarah Mitchell defeated John Glenn's Latina Yacks Tuesday afternoon (photo by Ed Wright)

Plymouth and Salem post court wins while Canton falls in tight match

April  28, 2010, 1:45 p.m.

  There was a lot at stake for the Plymouth and Canton girls tennis teams Tuesday as the final round of KLAA South Division matches unfolded.

  If the Wildcats defeated Westland John Glenn and Canton upended Livonia Churchill, the two PCEP squads would have shared the South Division title with the Chargers, who entered the day unbeaten.

  Plymouth short-circuited the Rockets, 7-2, but the Chiefs dropped a tight 6-3 decision to the Chargers, who earned the division title with a 5-0 mark.

   "It was a tough loss, but there were some great matches," said Canton coach Barb Lehmann. "Our No. 4 singles player, Sydney Liedel and our No. 1 doubles team of Kayla Davis and Brittany Vance went undefeated in the division. They are ready for the cross-over matches and the conference tournament."

  Churchill won three of the four singles matches, led by No. 1 player Paige Fallu's 7-5, 6-2 victory over Megan Leung and No. 2 player Nicole Kruso's 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 win over Canton's Taylor Eppler.

  At No. 3 singles, Churchill's Mara Karageozian edged Canton's Jaclyn Hollingsworth, 6-4, 6-3, but Liedel kept the Chiefs' hopes alive with a straight-set victory over Shelby Cohen.

  "Sydney controlled the court and maintained her focus," said Lehmann. "It just wasn't Jaclyn's day. The luck was on the wrong side of the net."

  Davis and Vance outlasted Churchill's Kristi Walker and Valerie Rose, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, in a three-set thriller.

  Churchill won at No. 2 doubles as Nikki Fata and Quiney Banini defeated Kelsey Mason and Catherine Sanctorum, 6-2, 6-4; and at No. 3 where Jayde Schultz and Caitlin Griffith rallied to nip Janani Shanmuga and Kaitlyn Bunyak, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3.

  Canton's Samantha Klott and Hayley Cook won an exciting match at No. 4 doubles, 3-6, 7-6(8), 7-5, over Krista Fata and Maria Paul, but Churchill's Lauren Patla and Becky Snyder hung on to oust Lauren Tomei and Neena Baghaie, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 in the No. 5 match.

  Plymouth rolled over the Rockets to finish 4-1 in the South. The Wildcats' top two players -- No. 1 Sarah Mitchell and No. 2 Priya Joshi -- got things going as Mitchell swept Latina Yacks, 6-1, 6-0, while Joshi knocked off Louissa Villaroman, 6-3, 7-5.

  Lindsay Stemberger won, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 3, but Mandy Martin dropped a high-intensity three-setter to Sara Aulidge, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.

  Plymouth won four of the five doubles matches. Its  only setback came at No. 1 doubles, where Allison Santori and Lauren Jeong were edged, 7-6(5), 7-6(1), by Desiree Clenney and Shannon McDadden.

  The Wildcats' No. 2 duo of Kayla Griffey and Britta Swanson outswung Sabrina Lawrence and Jamatha Johnson, 7-5, 6-3, while the No. 3 team of Andrea Haidar and Brittany Rose, dominated Emily White and Montana Graszak, 6-1, 6-2.

  Plymouth's doubles success continued in the No. 4 match as Annie McKenzie and Iulia Fratila blanked Natasha Hawkins and Khadiah McCloud, 6-0, 6-0. The No. 5 team of Jahnvi Patel and Mariah Tesarz closed out the triumphant day by handling Damini Patel and Halie Woody, 6-1, 6-0.

  Salem closed out Central Division play with a convincing 8-1 victory over Livonia Stevenson to finish with a 3-2 record.

  Led by Allie Carpenter's 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Laura Gumpper at No. 1, the Rocks won all four singles matches. Also earning points for coach Lin Ware's squad were No. 2 player Anna Norman, a 6-0, 6-3 victor over Ashley Benvenuti; No. 3 Morgan Spencer, a 6-0, 6-0 winner over Taylor Tinham; and No. 4 Kerry MacDonald, a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Meyessa Mansour.

  Leading the 4-1 doubles onslaught for the Rocks was the No. 1 tandem of Rachel Norman and Ashley Davis, who slammed Michele DeBeaudry and Emily Plumley, 6-1, 6-2.

  Also winning doubles matches for Salem were the No. 2 team of Mallory Rojo and Ashley Walker, who outlasted Simona Enea and Lexie Ranski, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2; the No. 3 duo of Alex Lamb and Olivia Gonzalez, who swept Lauren Arsenault and Allison Kay, 6-3, 6-2; and the No. 5 team of Emily Simmons and Lindsey Spaulding, who won a thrilling three-setter over Emily Baumgartner and Kelsey Futrell, 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-5.

  The Rocks' lone doubles setback came in the No. 4 match where Stevenson's Kathryn Malkowski and Andrea Burford defeated Ewa Zajac and Bansari Patel, 6-2, 6-1.

Plymouth's Allison Santori (above) and Lauren Jeong dropped a tight 7-6(5), 7-6(1) decision at No. 1 doubles Tuesday against John Glenn. (photo by Ed Wright)