By Michael Letendre
BRISTOL – The Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern girls tennis teams held their annual city series battle on Friday afternoon.
And while the Rams tallied up a 6-1 victory over the Lancers from the tennis courts at Bristol Central High School, Eastern showed grit throughout competition.
Eastern’s top singles player, Brooke Treannie, was able to snare a win in her match but Central swept through the rest of line-up.
And then the home team rolled through doubles play with a 3-0 win.
But Treannie was able to top Alex Rivera by scores of 7-5 and 6-2.
At No. 2 singles, Central’s Sam Chapman defeated Adrianna Reay (6-3, 6-3) and at No. 3, the Rams Ava McCann swept Vanessa Cyr 6-0 over set one.
In set two, Cyr pushed McCann to the brink but the athlete from Central held on to win, 7-6.
And in the fourth singles match, Central’s Emely Sosa Requena and Eastern’s Trish Mohan went the distance.
Mohan roped up the first set, 6-2, but Sosa Requena bounced back in set two for a 6-3 victory – forcing an overtime situation as the match was all tied up.
And Sosa Requena rolled out a 10-4 third set victory to snare the win.
In doubles play, Central’s top duo of Alexa and Brooke Rinaldi roped up wins of 6-2 and 6-0 against Eastern’s Olivia Dossias and Ava Gesner.
The number two doubles combo of Liz Martin and Hannah Krueger spun Eastern’s Maria Perrone and Kiana Ouellette (6-2, 6-2) and at No. 3, the Rams saw the team of Sydney LaRosa and Angella Avila defeat the Lancers Sam Rivard and Taylor Berube (6-1, 6-1).
Central moved to 9-4 over the winning effort while the Lancers fell to 1-12.
The Rams complete their regular season on Tuesday with a home match against Berlin (3:45 p.m.) while on Wednesday, the Lancers travel to Wickham Park to battle East Catholic – also at 3:45 p.m.
BRISTOL CITY SERIES GIRLS TENNIS – CCC South action
BRISTOL CENTRAL 6, BRISTOL EASTERN 1
from the tennis courts at Bristol Central High School
Singles
- Brooke Treannie (Bristol Eastern) defeated Alex Rivera: 7-5, 6-2
- Sam Chapman (Bristol Central) defeated Adrianna Reay: 6-3, 6-3
- Ava McCann (Bristol Central) defeated Vanessa Cyr: 6-0, 7-6
- Emely Sosa Requena (Bristol Central) defeated Trish Mohan: 2-6, 6-3, 10-4
Doubles
- Alexa Rinaldi/Brooke Rinaldi (Bristol Central) defeated Olivia Dossias/Ava Gesner: 6-2, 6-0
- Liz Martin/Hannah Krueger (Bristol Central) defeated Maria Perrone/Kiana Ouellette: 6-2, 6-2
- Sydney LaRosa/Angella Avila (Bristol Central) defeated Sam Rivard/Taylor Berube: 6-1, 6-1
Records: Bristol Central 9-4 overall; Bristol Eastern 1-12
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