Saxons Capture Region Tennis Crown
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Saxons Capture Region Tennis Crown

Langley girls defeat Jefferson Colonials in finals.

The Northern Region champion Langley girls' tennis team, shown here celebrating their title win over Jefferson, was set to host a state tournament quarterfinals round match on Tuesday, May 29.

The Northern Region champion Langley girls' tennis team, shown here celebrating their title win over Jefferson, was set to host a state tournament quarterfinals round match on Tuesday, May 29. Photo/Courtesy of Susan McQuade

— The Langley High girls' tennis team defeated Thomas Jefferson High, 5-0, to win the Northern Region title last week.

The following are the singles results - all won by Saxon players - of the team championship match: freshman Sydney Goodson over Rena Liu 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1 singles; senior Kathryn Emery over Steffie Pitts, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2; junior Melissa Parks over Madison Russell, 6-2, 6-4 at No. 3; senior Kitty Branche over Anna Vonetianer, 6-1, 6-4 at No. 4; and junior Jenny Liu over Schyler Pa, 6-3, 6-1 at No. 5.

The No. 6 singles match between Langley junior Vivian Louthan and Jefferson's Natalie Cheng was not completed.

For the season, Langley is 14-0 as a team, including victories at both the Liberty District and region finals.

Langley's First Team All-Liberty District selections in singles play this spring were Kathryn Emery, Melissa Parks, Kitty Branche, Jenny Liu, and Vivian Louthan. The Saxons' First Team All-District doubles teams were: Sydney Goodson and Kathryn Emery; Kitty Branche and Melissa Parks; and Jenny Liu and McKenzie Malpede.

Earlier this week, on Tuesday afternoon, May 29, Langley was set to host a Virginia State AAA quarterfinals playoff match versus the runner-up team from the Central Region.