York’s Shaw and Hennessy compete at girls tennis state meet
IC Catholic Prep boys soccer team wins playoff game.
By Mike Miazga
Correspondent
The York girls tennis doubles team of Alex Hennessy and Maja Shaw went 2-2 at the recent Class 2A state finals meet held at various locations around the Northwest suburbs.
Hennessy and Shaw opened the tournament with a 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory over the Batavia team of Julianne Robinson and Maddie Durso. They then dropped a 6-3, 6-0 match to the Barrington team of Sara Amano and Nidhi Jha.
Hennessy and Shaw came back to defeat the Homewood-Flossmoor team of Lauren Parker and Jane Wenckus by a 7-5, 5-7, 10-8 count before losing to the Neuqua Valley team of Hanna Beck and Hannah Neuman 1-6, 6-3, 11-9 in the third round of the consolation bracket.
Hennessy and Shaw advanced to state by placing fourth in the doubles division at the Class 2A Lyons Township sectional.
Shaw (23-17 in 2016) and Hennessy (22-17 in 2016) each qualified for their second state tournament. Shaw qualified as a singles player in 2015, while Hennessy qualified in doubles in 2015 with graduated partner Abby Brigman.
“Maja and Alex really stepped up in the qualifying round against Downers Grove North,” noted York coach Tres Heimann. “Downers North put their best two players into doubles and played a different formation than we are used to seeing. Maja and Alex adjusted very well and were able to pull through very well in the first-set tiebreaker and played with a lot of confidence in the second set. They were able to put the ball away very well throughout the match and that proved to be the difference. I am very happy to see two seniors end their career competing in the state tournament.”
York finished fourth in the sectional with 12 points behind champion Hinsdale Central, Lyons and Hinsdale South.
In singles, freshmen Melissa Cartis (18-14) and Cate Duhig (20-16) competed well for the Dukes.
“Cate and Melissa completed excellent first seasons on the varsity,” said Heimann. “Both rained valuable experience this season playing in the top-two singles spots for us. Having winning records at those two spots, especially in your first year on varsity, with the schedule we play is a very impressive feat. They both have excellent potential as tennis players and I am very excited to see what they can do in the coming years.”
Also in doubles, Liz Mazzocco (18-11) and Julia Riddle (17-14) wrapped up their season.
“We will miss both these seniors. They worked very hard and led by example throughout the season,” said Heimann.
Hennessy and Shaw beat Downers Grove South 6-2, 6-3 in the opener and defeated Downers Grove North 7-6 (3), 6-1 in the second match. They lost to Hinsdale Central in the semifinals and Lyons Township in the third-place match.
Riddle and Mazzocco dropped decisions to Glenbard East and Lyons Township at the sectional.
Cartis won 6-0, 6-2 against Downers Grove North in her first match and then dropped a contest to Hinsdale South in her second match. Duhig defeated Proviso West 6-0, 6-0 in her opener and then lost to Hinsdale Central standout Olivia Oosterbaan in her second match.
In terms of win-loss records, Shaw led the team with a 23-15 record. Alexsina Jovic finished with a 22-8 mark. Hennessy finished 22-17. Duhig finished 20-16. Isabella Nicoli finished 19-11, while Jacki Riek also was 19-11. Lauren Fonorow was 18-11, while Cartis was 18-14. Mazzocco was 18-11. Cameron Elsey was 17-5 and Riddle was 17-14.
Jessica Paist was 15-9, while Cristina Gamboa was 15-11. Allison Stramel was 14-9. Mei Giuffre was 14-10 and Elysia Woodward was 14-13. Eva Jacobsthal also had 14 wins, while Olivia Brunke had 12 wins.
IC Catholic Prep boys soccer
The IC Catholic Prep boys soccer team won its Class 1A regional quarterfinal game by a 7-3 count of Chicago Noble Rouner. Alex Meurer had four goals, while Jack Fowler had two goals and Francisco Monteon had a goal.
The Knights then dropped a 7-0 decision to St. Joseph in the regional semifinals.
Timothy Christian boys soccer
The Timothy Christian boys soccer team dropped a 3-0 game to Marmion Academy in the regional semifinals of the Class 2A Fenton regional in Bensenville and was eliminated from the state tournament.
