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Lady Little Lions drop tennis opener

PITTSBURGH — The Sewickley Academy girls’ tennis team won two out of three singles matches Monday to edge State College 3-2.

Corinne Jones won 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-2 in No. 1 singles for State College, while Maria DiMuccio and Becca Rountree triumphed in doubles 3-6, 6-1, 8-6.

State College drops Altoona
STATE COLLEGE — The State College girls’ tennis team took care of Altoona 5-2 Wednesday.

Leading three out of four doubles’ victories for State College (1-1) were the teams of Maria DiMuccio and Jenna Maxfield, Kaitrin Rodgers and Shannon Lachman,and Jillian Rodgers and Lillian Xu.

Pacing the Lady Little Lions in singles were Corinne Jones and Cara Rangaswamy with wins at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.

Williamsport edges Lady Little Lions

STATE COLLEGE — Williamsport won a pair of singles matches and split four doubles matches to net a 4-3 victory against State College on Thursday.

No. 1 Corinne Jones earned State College’s lone singles win with a 6-3, 6-1 triumph. The doubles teams of Kaitrin Rodgers- Mikaela Mooney and Lillian Xu-Jillian Rodgers each had straight-set doubles wins for the Lady Little Lions.

Lady Little Lions roll again

MILL HALL — State College lost just four games during its five victories Thursday as the Lady Little Lions swept Central Mountain 5-0.

Cara Rangaswamy, Desiree Dennis and Kate Carpenter each won in singles while the pairs of Maria DiMuccio-Jenna Maxfield and Kelly DiMuccio-Becca Rountree each claimed doubles victories.

State College downs Loyalsock

STATE COLLEGE — State College cruised to a 6-1 win over Loyalsock on Tuesday.

The Lady Little Lions took all three singles matches, with Corinne Jones, Cara Rangaswamy and Desiree Dennis all winning in straight sets. Cassie Beck and Myrtle Newcomer combined to take the only Loyalsock win in doubles, while Kelly Dimuccio-Becca Roundtree, Kaitrin Rodgers Kate Carpenter and Jillian Rodgers-Lillian Xu teamed for Lady Little Lion doubles wins.

Little Lady Lions nip Mercersburg
From CDT staff reports
MERCERSBURG — The State College girls' tennis team needed to win two doubles matches Wednesday to get past Mercersburg Academy 5-4.

After splitting singles play, the Lady Little Lions’ doubles pairs of Maria DiMuccio and Jenna Maxfield (8-5), and Becca Rountree and Kelly DiMuccio (8-6) each won to secure the team victory.

Maria DiMuccio (6-0, 6-0), Kelly DiMuccio (6-1, 6-1) and Kate Carpenter (6-2, 6-4) earned State College’s wins at No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively.

State College tops Mercyhurst Prep
From CDT staff reports
ERIE — Corinne Jones rolled at No. 1 singles as State College defeated Mercyhurst Prep 4-1 in girls' tennis action Friday.

Jones defeated Megan McLaughlin 6-1, 6-4 in the top singles slot and Cara Rangaswamy netted a tough 7-6, 6-4 triumph at No. 2 to give the Lady Little Lions a 2-1 margin in singles play.

The teams of Maria Dimuccio-Jenna Max-field and Kelly Dimuccio- Rebecca Rountree scored straight-set victories as State College swept the doubles action.

“We got off slow start and played well enough to win,” said State College coach Jane Borden, whose team plays at Erie McDowell today. “We’ll have our work cut out for us (against McDowell). We can’t start that slowly again.”

Three-setters help State College

ERIE — State College won three matches in three sets to defeat Erie McDowell 4-1 Saturday.

Cara Rangaswamy and Maria DiMuccio rallied in singles matches for the Lady Little Lions (7-2). Rangaswamy picked up a 4-6, 7-6 (5) victory over Abby Taylor at No. 2 and DiMuccio rallied to defeat Rickie Reed 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 at No. 3.

State College’s No. 2 doubles team of Kelly DiMuccio and Becca Rountree also won in three sets while Corinne Jones breezed to a victory at No. 1 singles.

Hollidaysburg edges State College

STATE COLLEGE — Hollidaysburg took three out of four doubles matches Wednesday, helping the Lady Tigers past State College 4-3.

State College’s Corinne Jones and Desiree Dennis each won in straight sets in singles with Lillian Xu and Jillian Rodgers combining for the lone doubles victory.

Hollidaysburg’s Natalie Khalouf won in singles with doubles wins coming from the pairs of Megan Bettwy- Susie Ellis, Mindy Hayton-Jessalyn Stoltz and Alyssa Kustenbauder-Jenna Marquis.

Altoona outlasts State College

ALTOONA — Corinne Jones picked up the only win for State College on Monday in a 4-1 loss to Altoona.

Jones swept past McKenna Dixon at first singles 6-1, 6-0.

Desiree Dennis lost a tight match to Sarah Quinn 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, but the toughest loss of the day was the marathon at second doubles, where Lillian Xu and Jillian Rodgers could not convert on a couple second-set match points during an eventual 14-12 tiebreak loss during a 5-7, 7-6, 6-1 setback to Alison Schmidt and Morgan Adams.

State College drops Central Mountain

STATE COLLEGE — State College swept Central Mountain 7-0 Wednesday.

Corinne Jones, Maria DiMuccio and Jenna Maxfield each won in straight sets in singles play. Leading the Lady Little Lions (8-5) in doubles with wins were the tandems of Kelly DiMuccio-Jillian Rodgers, Kaitrin Rodgers-Shannon Lachman, Brittney McDonough- Desiree Dennis andPaulina Pevzner- Nicole Benincasa.

On Tuesday, Loyalsock edged State College 3-2.

Jones was the lone singles winner with Jillian Rodgers and Lillian Xu winning in doubles.

The District 6 singles championships will be played Friday at Altoona.

Jones moves into district final

From CDT staff reports
ALTOONA — State College’s Corinne Jones is one step away from defending her District 6 Class AAA singles tennis title.

Jones breezed through her two matches Friday in straight sets in the district tournament at Altoona’s Leopold Rec Center. The senior returns to the court at 11 a.m. today back at the Leopold Center to face Hollidaysburg’s Anisa Khalouf for a spot in next month’s PIAA Championship tournament. Jones beat the freshman 6-0, 6-1 in a match in State College last month.

“Corinne is a pretty experienced player,” Lady Little Lions coach Jane Borden said. “I think she’ll be fine. The only thing she’ll have to get over is playing indoors on that surface. ... It’s old and really quick.”

Jones won her first match 6-3, 6-2 over Altoona’s McKenna Dixon and then dropped Khalouf’s older sister, Natalie, 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinals.

Anisa Khalouf ousted Johnstown’s Katy Landis in her opening match, then dropped State College’s Cara Rangaswamy 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals. Rangaswamy had earlier outlasted Altoona’s Ashli Livermore 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

“That was a tough match,” Borden said. “She really played an excellent tournament.”


CDT

State College’s Jones wins second straight district title

ALTOONA — State College senior girls’ tennis player Corinne Jones easily got past Hollidaysburg’s Anisa Khalouf on Saturday to win her second consecutive District 6 Class AAA Singles title.

Jones, a senior, breezed past the freshman by scores of 6-2, 6-0 and advances to the PIAA Class AAA Championships, Nov. 6-7 at Hershey.

“This was Corinne’s third time in the district final and she knew what to expect,” said State College coach Jane Borden. “Corinne has worked hard all year and was well prepared. Her biggest challenge today was adapting to a different surface.”

Altoona Mirror

State College's Corinne Jones won her second title.

Jones, the top-seed and defending district champ, won the Class AAA title with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Hollidaysburg freshman Anisa Khalouf.

"She was setting up points really well," Khalouf said. "She had a lot of forehand winners off of hard serves that moved me off the court."

Jones had success by continually moving the ball all over the court.

"That's her game. She puts the ball where she wants to put it," Hollidaysburg coach Brian Denis said. "Anisa acquitted herself very well though. There's no shame in losing to one of the better players in the state.

State College advances to district tennis finals

ALTOONA — State College swept past Altoona 5-0 to advance to the Distrist 6 Class AAA team finals.

Corinne Jones, Cara Rangaswamy and Desiree Dennis each had singles wins for the Lady Little Lions, who face top-seeded Hollidaysburg for the title Wednesday. The doubles teams of Maria DiMuccio- Jenna Maxfield and Kelly DiMuccio-Becca Roundtree also triumphed.

Lady Little Lions fall in tennis final
HOLLIDAYSBURG — State College’s hopes of capturing a District 6 Class AAA team tennis title ended with a 3-2 loss to Hollidaysburg in a four-hour match staged Wednesday.

The teams split two three-set matches, with State College earning a critical point from the No. 2 doubles team of Kelly DiMuccio and Becca Rountree, who defeated Mindy Hayton and Jessilyn Stoltz 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.

The final match off the court was a thrilling No. 2 singles tangle between State College sophomore Cara Rangaswamy and Hollidaysburg senior Natalie Khalouf. After dropping the first set, Rangaswamy rallied from a 5-2 deficit to take the second set in a tiebreaker. Rangaswamy took a 5-2 lead in the third, but Khalouf raillied to complete a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3) victory, giving the Lady Golden Tigers the decisive team point.

“I thought Cara played so well,” State College coach Jane Borden said. “She put her whole heart and soul into the match. It’s tough when it’s riding on whether you win or not. She’s such a young kid and she handled it so well and with so much class.”

State College received its other victory at No. 1 singles, where two-time district champion Corinne Jones breezed past Anisa Khalouf 6-1, 6-1. Hollidaysburg’s Megan Betwy defeated Desiree Dennis 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 singles and the Lady Golden Tigers’ No. 1 doubles team of Maria Turiano and Susie Ellis defeated Jenna Max-field and Maria DiMuccio 6-3, 6-3.

State College, which lost to Hollidaysburg 7-0 and 5-2 earlier this year, finishes the team portion of its season 9-7.

“We played a great match,” Borden said. “It’s always tough to end a season with a loss, but everybody does unless you’re the state champion.”

Lady Little Lions fall in semis

ALTOONA — Hollidaysburg’s duo of Natalie Khalouf and Meg Bettwy defeated State College’s Maria Dimuccio and Jenna Maxfield in the semifinals Thursday at the District 6 Class AAA doubles championships.

The top-seeded Khalouf- Bettwy earned a berth in the finals with straight-0set 6-3, 6-2 vicory over Dimuccio- Maxfield.

Earlier in the day, Dimuccio- Maxfield won a quarterfinal match 6-3, 6-1 over Altoona’s Larissa Vaughn and Cortni McClain.

Also for State College, Kelly Dimuccio and Becca Rountree lost their first round match 7-6, 6-4 to Chelsey Williams and Chelsea Miller from Central Mountain.

Jones falls in PIAA quarterfinals

HERSHEY — Corinne Jones’ hopes of capturing a state title were dashed Friday evening.

The State College senior lost her quarterfinal match at the PIAA Class AAA Singles Tennis Championships at the Hershey Racquet Club.

Jones, the two-time District 6 champion, won her first-round match over Erie-McDowell’s Daraja Hill 6-0, 6-3, but Leah Rutt, the District 3 champion from Lancaster-McCaskey, was to much to handle with a 6-2, 6-0 victory.

Rutt will be joined in this morning’s semifinals by Latrobe’s Joelle Kissell, while battling in the other match will be Plum’s Ronit Yurovsky and Tessa Lyons of Strath Haven. The finals will be contested this afternoon.

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