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The high school girls tennis teams from Ithaca and Chenango Forks both missed out on advancing to the NYSPHSAA state tournament Final Four after being defeated in the quarterfinals. Section 1 teams have continued their historical dominance in the tournament since its inception in 2021, once again blocking Section 4 schools from reaching the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City.
Division 1: Ithaca vs. Horace Greeley
Ithaca faced Horace Greeley for the first time in the team tennis state championships at BU Lane-Starke Tennis Center on Friday, October 30. While Ithaca has made multiple tournament appearances in recent years, meeting Scarsdale in the early rounds of 2022 and 2023, Horace Greeley entered with a strong tournament pedigree including a 2024 state title and a runner-up finish the following year.
Horace Greeley ultimately defeated Ithaca to advance to the state Final Four, where the team is scheduled to face Section 3’s Cazenovia on November 6 at the USTA National Tennis Center, as reported by sports.yahoo.com.
Division 2: Chenango Forks vs. Oneida
Chenango Forks squared off against Oneida in their quarterfinal matchup at the BU Lane-Starke Tennis Center on Friday, October 30, marking the first meeting between the two programs. Oneida brought extensive tournament experience, having appeared in every state team tournament since its start and securing semifinal berths in 2021, 2023, and 2024 alongside quarterfinal appearances in 2022 and 2025.
Chenango Forks made its tournament debut the previous year, where the Blue Devils were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Section 2’s Scotia-Glenville. Oneida defeated Chenango Forks to secure its fourth state Final Four appearance, setting up a match against Section 5’s Honeoye Falls-Lima on November 6 at the USTA National Tennis Center.
NYSPHSAA Singles and Doubles Championships
In the singles state championship Round of 32, Shenendehowa’s Jolie Chichak defeated Vestal’s Sophie Sweet 6-0, 6-0. Bayport-Blue Point’s Lily Castka defeated Ithaca’s Mengdi Zeng 6-0, 6-0, and Byram Hills’ Katherine Shil defeated Seton’s Caroline Knudson 6-0, 6-1.
In the doubles state championship Round of 32, Ross School’s Luma Teixeira and Lola Dangin defeated Chenango Forks’ Emily Phelps and Jillian Staub 6-0, 6-0. Guilderland’s Meghan Uzzilia and Angela Li defeated Ithaca’s Yeannette Sopchak and Sareena Payne 6-0, 6-0.
Additionally, Syosset’s Juliette Prince and Selena Wang defeated Ithaca’s Olivia Hao and Andrea Martinez 6-0, 6-0, while Horace Greeley’s Daniella Rosenblit and Mia Long defeated Seton’s Emma Stanton and Sam Pratt 6-0, 6-0.
