The @jserra.girlstennis team closed out action at the Trinity League Tennis Tournament on Tuesday at JSerra Catholic High School.

Senior Naomi Clarke and junior Isabella Geffre earned the top overall seed in doubles action and opened play with wins over Santa Margarita’s Allison Leung and Reese Murphy (6-1, 6-1) and Orange Lutheran’s Sabine Le and Ashley Winter (6-1, 6-0) to advance into the bracket’s final four.

The duo next battled Mater Dei’s Katherine Nguy and Sofia Huff (who defeated the Lions pair of junior Brookelyn Garcia and freshman Nina Yacko in the quarterfinals) in a back-and-forth semifinals showdown that ended with Clarke and Geffre falling by scores of 6-2, 5-7, 7-10.

Clarke and Geffre completed their tandem action in the tournament by rallying to defeat the Santa Margarita team of Katie Burton and Hudson Reed in the third-place match by scores of 2-6, 7-5, and 10-7.

Sophomore Paisley Crutchfield put forth a spirited run in singles action.

Crutchfield, who was seeded third overall in the bracket, defeated Mater Dei’s Elle Calvert (6-3, 6-2) and Orange Lutheran’s Skyden Koustas (6-0, 6-1) to advance to the semifinals round before falling to Orange Lutheran‘s Charlotte Kim by scores of 2-6 and 2-6.

Crutchfield closed out the tournament by defeating Santa Margarita’s Kate Terry by scores of 6-1 and 6-1 to officially secure third place.

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