Lady Leopards Complete 14-1 Season at Aquinas

Louisville 4, St. Thomas Aquinas 1
The Lady Leopards concluded the 2012 season with a 4-1 win across town at St. Thomas Aquinas. With the victory Louisville finishes the season at 14-1 and is 45-3 since 2010 in dual meets overall.
Gretchen Groves fought hard during the first set of #1 singles to edge St. Thomas’s Theresa Reinhard 7-3 in a tie breaker. Groves won the match 7-6, 6-1 to finish her Sophomore year 13-2. Groves is now 29-2 in her high school career.
The Knights Neya Sterling picked up the only win for Aquinas with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Alexis Isla in #2 Singles. Isla finishes the 2012 campaign 13-2 overall and is now 38-7 in her three years of playing.
Senior Sam Pukys played her final high school match and did not disappoint in shutout out Shannon Kinnear 6-0, 6-0. Pukys ends her career at Louisville with a 39-9 record, which included a 14-1 record this season.
It took 3 sets, but the Leopards #1 Doubles team composed of Seniors Hannah Lemmon and Ciara Antonacci would not be denied as they won 6-2, 1-6, 6-4. The pair combined to finish 14-1 on the season. Lemmon finishes are four year career with a 58-7 record, while Antonacci ends her high school career with a 47-6 record.
Finally, the #2 singles team of Sarah Robbins & Lindsay Brindack defeated their counterparts 6-3, 7-5. The Sophomore pair finished the season 10-4 together.
All three Leopards Singles players advanced to the quarterfinals in the District Tournament last week at Harvard Park. You can see the results from their matches as well as doubles matches below.
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LEOPARDS 5, KNIGHTS 0
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Singles
#1 Winner: Louisville Gretchen Groves (L) d Theresa Reinhard (ST) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
#2 Winner: St. Thomas Aquinas Neya Sterling (ST) d Alexis Isla (L) 6-0, 6-0
#3 Winner: Louisville Sam Pukys (L) d Shannon Kinnear (ST) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
#1 Winner: Louisville Hannah Lemmon & Ciara Antonacci (L) d Danielle Palutsis & Sarah Mudd (ST) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
#2 Winner: Louisville Sarah Robbins & Lindsay Brindack (L) d Cristina Sicard & Michelle Seif (ST) 6-3, 7-5
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
SINGLES
Gretchen Groves – #1
1ST ROUND: Lorie Stevens (Timken #2) | W 6-0, 6-0
2ND ROUND: Deena Awadalla (Howland #1) | W 6-1, 6-1
3RD ROUND: Katherine Devine (Jackson #2) | W 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2
QUARTERFINAL: Danielle Beyes (Green #1) | L 0-6, 2-6
Alexis Isla – #2
1ST ROUND: Cassidy Jenney (Ellet #3) | W 6-0, 6-0
2ND ROUND: Samantha Erb (Lake #2) | W 6-1, 6-0
3RD ROUND: Corinne Landers (Wooster #3) | W 6-3, 6-2
QUARTERFINAL: Tessa Hill (Jackson #1) | L 2-6, 2-6
Sam Pukys – #3
1ST ROUND: Lia Ploumbis (Warren Harding #1) | W by Default
2ND ROUND: Amber Felger (Boardman #1) | W 6-1, 6-1
3RD ROUND: Michelle Dilling (Jackson #3) | W 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
QUARTERFINAL: Allison Pavlansky (Canfield #1) | L 1-6, 1-6
DOUBLES
Hannah Lemmon & Ciara Antonacci – #1
1ST ROUND: Bye
2ND ROUND: Claire Ballard & Maggie Guttman (Wooster #1) | W 6-4, 1-6, 7-5
3RD ROUND: Kristen Starkey & Alex Buser (Green #1) | L 6-4, 2-6, 4-6
Sarah Robbins & Lindsay Brindack – #2
1ST ROUND: Cameryn Hartong & Maria Thomas (Jackson #1) | L 1-6, 0-6