Ursuline claimed titles in both girls brackets at the TAPPS 6A state tennis tournament this week in Waco, enabling the Bears to repeat as team champions.
Ursuline freshman Erin Gan-Dy dominated in singles with four straight-set victories, only dropping seven games in the entire tournament. She defeated Yael Modrykamien of Parish Episcopal in the final, 6-2, 6-2.
Modrykamien eliminated Gan-Dy’s teammate, sophomore Coco Quinn, in the semifinals. Quinn was a doubles gold medalist a year ago for the Bears.
In this year’s doubles division, the Ursuline tandem of Tess Caracio and Reagan Montgomery was equally dominant. They earned the title in a three-set thriller against Plano John Paul II in the final match. Montgomery was a runner-up last year.
In the 2A division, Alcuin School’s Felix Ruda and Daniela Villamil each secured state titles in singles. Villamil survived third-set tiebreakers in each of her final two rounds.
Ruda, who finished second in the same bracket in each of the last two years, lost only six games during a run of four straight-set match victories. The Hawks were third in the team standings.
