By Dalcon DeMaranville
Geneseo Current
BUFFALO GROVE — Geneseo's girls tennis opened competition Thursday at the IHSA Class 1A State Tournament, with one doubles team advancing through the first two rounds of championship play.
Seniors Kendyl Wassenhove and junior Stella Smith led the Maple Leafs, opening with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Danville's Rosabella Beyer and Samantha Brown. The duo followed with a three-set win over Chicago University's Dalia Cristobal and Dina Letko, 4-6, 6-4, (10-5).
Their championship run ended in the third round with a 6-0, 6-1 loss to state ranked (#3)Woodstock Marian's Jordann Cheng and Julia Lukey. Wassenhove and Smith remain in contention through the consolation bracket, where they are scheduled to face Lemont's Danielle Fischer and Grace Murray.
Geneseo's other doubles team, senior Vi Pettit and junior Jaylee Brudos, fell in a competitive opening match to Flora's Kinley Souder and Mylea Jones, 6-4, 4-6, (10-8). Their tournament ended with a 6-3, 6-1 loss to St. Francis' Carmen Risdon and Avery Strine in the consolation round.
In singles competition, junior Anastasia Pitsoulakis dropped her opening match to Lemont's Sophia Meitus, 6-0, 6-0, before falling to Kaneland's Makayla Sheilds, 6-1, 2-6, (10-4), in consolation play.
Wassenhove and Smith will continue representing Geneseo as state tournament competition resumes Friday.
