Over the course of the past two weeks, there were three separate District 3 Championships that were played: Team, Singles, & Doubles. LebCo had representatives in each of these competitions. When all of the tennis was done, the Cedar Crest Team and Palmyra’s Doubles pairing of Aidan Mahaffey & Tyler Mahaffey had earned their spots in the PIAA State Tournament.
Below are the results of each of the matches played.
Team
AAA
Quarterfinals
Cedar Crest defeated Wilson 4-0 (5/3 @ Cedar Crest HS)
Semifinals
Cedar Crest defeated Manheim Township 3-1 (5/8 @ Cedar Crest HS)
Finals
Dallastown defeated Cedar Crest 3-2 (5/10 @ Hershey Racquet Club)
The Falcons qualified for the PIAA State Team Tournament, which will take place beginning on Tuesday, May 16th when they will travel to Altoona to face Hollidaysburg, the District 6 Champion.
Singles
The matches for the District 3 Singles Championship were played at the Hershey Racquet Club on May 5th.
AAA
First Round
Viseth Meng (Cedar Crest) defeated Kai MacLennan (Central York) 1-6, 6-4, 6-0
Cooper Wheeler (Red Lion) defeated Rocco Shkreli (Cedar Crest) 6-3, 6-3
Quarterfinals
William Ong (Cumberland Valley) defeated Viseth Meng (Cedar Crest) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
The PIAA District 3 Doubles Tournament took place at the Hershey Racquet Club on May 12th & May 13th.
AAA
First Round
Aidan Mahaffey/Tyler Mahaffey (Palmyra) defeated Sam Shank/Evan Miller (Daniel Boone) 6-0, 6-1
Viseth Meng/Charlie Robbins (Cedar Crest) defeated Brady Coonelly/Mason Dissinger (Lower Dauphin) 6-2, 6-4
Rocco Shkreli/Joe Shkreli (Cedar Crest) defeated Josh Haupt/Kai MacLennan (Central York) 6-?, 6-0
Quarterfinals
Aidan Mahaffey/Tyler Mahaffey (Palmyra) defeated Bobby Nicholson/Neil Patel (Dallastown) 6-0, 6-1
Sami Kazi/Ross Kluger (Cumberland Valley) defeated Viseth Meng/Charlie Robbins (Cedar Crest) 7-5, 6-7(9-7), 6-3
Andrew Chronister/Jacob Horn (Dallastown) defeated Rocco Shkreli/Joe Shkreli (Cedar Crest) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-3
Semifinals
Aidan Mahaffey/Tyler Mahaffey (Palmyra) defeated Andrew Chronister/Jacob Horn (Dallastown) 6-1, 6-1
Finals
Aidan Mahaffey/Tyler Mahaffey (Palmyra) defeated Sami Kazi/Ross Kluger (Cumberland Valley) 6-3, 6-1
For the Mahaffeys, this is their third straight District 3 Doubles Championship. As a result, the juniors will play in the PIAA State Doubles Championship Tournament beginning on May 26th in Hershey. They will enter the tournament at the defending champions.
AA
First Round
Armaan Malik/Jio Garcia (Conrad Weiser) defeated Sam Domencic/Jared Hostetter (Annville-Cleona) 6-3, 6-2