URBANA - Coming off a loss to local emerging girls tennis powerhouse Mahomet-Seymour, Centennial put another mark in the win column Thursday with a 6-3 road victory over Big Twelve Conference opponent Urbana.
The Chargers (2-4) leaned on their top players to lead the way. No. 1 singles standout Ria Modi and No. 2 Taylor Diep, both looking to rebound from Labor Day setbacks, did just that by sweeping their singles matches and later teaming up with partners to take doubles wins as well. Modi paired with Romi Sagiv to win at No. 2 doubles, while Diep joined forces with Krisha Patel to claim No. 1 doubles.
Patel also delivered a dramatic win in singles at the No. 3 spot, outlasting Urbana’s Ananyah Tangmunarunkit in a tense third-set tiebreaker, 14-12. Sagiv added a straight-set victory at No. 4 singles to give Centennial a strong showing across the middle of the lineup.
Centennial will return home Thursday to host crosstown rival Champaign Central at Lindsay Courts, looking to secure bragging rights among Champaign-Urbana’s three large school programs.
Complete Match Results
Champaign Centennial 6, Urbana 3
Singles
- No. 1 – Ria Modi (Centennial) def. Elianna Lee (Urbana), 6-1, 6-3
- No. 2 – Taylor Diep (Centennial) def. Catherine Bretl (Urbana), 6-0, 6-0
- No. 3 – Krisha Patel (Centennial) def. Ananyah Tangmunarunkit (Urbana), 6-4, 2-6, 14-12
- No. 4 – Romi Sagiv (Centennial) def. Anyssa Tangmunarunkit (Urbana), 6-1, 6-3
- No. 5 – Gwen McLean (Urbana) def. Asma Cheema (Centennial), 6-2, 6-2
- No. 6 – Simone Marshall (Urbana) def. D. Patel (Centennial), 7-5, 6-4
Doubles
- No. 1 – Diep/Patel (Centennial) def. Lee/Tangmunarunkit (Urbana), 7-5, 5-2 (ret.)
- No. 2 – Modi/Sagiv (Centennial) def. McLean/Bretl (Urbana), 6-2, 6-2
- No. 3 – Tangmunarunkit/Aksimentyeva (Urbana) def. Patel/Cheema (Centennial), 7-6 (6), 6-0
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