Defending singles champion Cara Evans and Scranton Prep doubles team Lily Lengyel and Adithi Velaga won opening-round matches at the PIAA Tennis Championships on Friday morning.
Evans defeated Bigserville’s Presley Plank, 6-0, 6-0, to advance to the quarterfinals at 4 p.m. where she will play Chestnut Ridge senior Haley Hundley, who beat Cathedral Prep’s Lydia Beuchert, 6-0, 6-0.
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It was Evans’ fifth straight singles win at the state tournament, improving her career record to 89-3.
Lengyel, a state doubles champion last season, and Velaga defeated Trinity’s Olivia Malinoski and Leana Tran, 6-4, 6-4. The Classics will face Cathedral Prep’s Paige Patsky and Ella Fetzner, 6-1, 6-0, winners over Bedford’s Taylor Ruhman and Samantha Ednie.
Abington Heights freshman Addie Stark lost to Hempfield freshman Elisha Yan, 6-4, 6-0 in the Class 3A first round on Friday.
