Jon Poorman, Staff writer
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Memorial’s Alex Ventura returns a shot during a mixed doubles match with partner Grace Vulliez against The Woodlands’ Carson Moore and Maryia Tryhubovich in the Class 6A tennis state championship semifinals at the George P. Mitchell and Omar Smith Intramural Tennis Centers at Texas A&M University in College Station on Wednesday, October 26, 2022.
Cassie Stricker/For the Chronicle
Memorial and The Woodlands have seemingly been on a collision course the entire team tennis postseason.
So it was only appropriate the top two squads from the Houston area squared off against each other Wednesday evening in the Class 6A semifinals at the Omar Smith Intramural Tennis Center in College Station.
Memorial (17-0) emerged with a 10-9 victory in a hard-fought match to keep its season alive for one more day.
The Woodlands (22-3) finished up its season after making a third straight state tournament appearance. The only losses on the Highlanders’ record came against the two teams playing for the championship — Memorial and Round Rock Westwood.
The Mustangs will play Westwood (20-1) for the state title at 3 p.m. Thursday at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station. Westwood defeated Southlake Carroll 11-0 in the other semifinal and is seeking its third championship after also winning in 2018 and 2020.
Memorial is also seeking its third title after winning in 2017 and 2019. To get to the final this time around, the Mustangs had to pass their toughest test of the season. Memorial defeated its first five playoff opponents by a combined score of 50-3. The closest any team had gotten before Wednesday was The Woodlands earlier this month in a 13-6 win.
Here are the final match results:
Boys doubles
Emilio Lopez/Cal Riggs (The Woodlands) def. Chase Scholz/Egor Morozov (Memorial), 6-1, 6-2.
Jose Perez/Felipe Rameriz (The Woodlands) def. Nate Raney/Christo Langford (Memorial), 6-3, 7-6 (2)
Bardo Bucknell/Britton Buckinham (Memorial) def. Eli Sam/Nachi Gulati (The Woodlands), 6-1, 6-7, (5, 10-6).
Girls doubles
Sofia Mazzucato/Tara Ahmadi (Memorial) def. Ahona Chowdhury/Albany Opulido (The Woodlands), 6-4, 6-3.
Kat Lowy/Huntley Buckingham (Memorial) def. Vicky Conde/Kenley Ramage (The Woodlands), 6–0, 6-4.
Paige Pesek/Ava Annino (Memorial) def. Nitya Kaligotla/Eliza Schoenhals (The Woodlands), 6-1, 6-3.
Mixed doubles
Carson Moore/Maryia Tryhubovich (The Woodlands) def. Alex Ventura/Grace Vulliez (Memorial), 6-3, 7-5.
Boys singles
Chase Scholz (Memorial) def. Cal Riggs (The Woodlands), 7-5, 6-1.
Emilio Lopez (The Woodlands) def. Bardo Bucknell (Memorial), 6-1, 6-1.
Jose Perez (The Woodlands) def. Egor Morozov (Memorial), 6-2, 7-6 (5).
Felipe Rameriz (The Woodlands) def. Nate Raney (Memorial), 6-2, 6-1.
Eli Sam (The Woodlands) def. Britton Buckinham (Memorial), 6-2, 7-5.
Carson Moore (The Woodlands) def. Christo Langford (Memorial), 7-6 (4, 6-2).
Girls singles
Sofia Mazzucato (Memorial) def. Ahona Chowdhury (The Woodlands), 6-1, 7-6 (3).
Tara Ahmadi (Memorial) def. Albany Pulido (The Woodlands), 6-3, 6-1.
Kat Lowy (Memorial) def. Maryia Tryhubovich (The Woodlands), 6-0, 6-4.
Vicky Cionde (The Woodlands) def. Huntley Buckingham (Memorial), 6-2, 6-1.
Paige Pesek (Memorial) def. Kenley Ramage (The Woodlands), 6-2, 2-6, 10-7.
Ava Annino (Memorial) def. Nitya Kaligotla (The Woodlands), 6-0, 6-0.
OTHER STATE RESULTS
Class 5A semifinals
Frisco Centennial 11, Alamo Heights 3
Amarillo 11, Austin LSA 0
Championship
11:30 a.m. Friday, Mitchell Tennis Center, College Station
Class 4A semifinals
Canyon Randall 10, Lindale 1
Boerne 11, Little River Academy 3
Championship
8 a.m. Friday, Mitchell Tennis Center, College Station
