Columbus School for Girls, Upper Arlington second at OTCA state tournament

The Columbus School for Girls and Upper Arlington girls tennis teams earned second-place finishes in the Ohio Tennis Coaches Association state tournament Oct. 17 at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason.

Making its first state appearance in 10 years, CSG lost to Pepper Pike Orange 3-0 in the Division II final.

UA lost to Mason by the same score in Division I, its only loss in 16 dual matches this season.

The only CSG player to win a game in a match that counted in the final was sophomore Guiliana Underdown, who fell to Melanie Statsevych 6-1, 6-0 at second singles.

Senior Iva Karagirova lost to Genevieve Hayden 6-0, 6-0 at first singles. Hayden repeated as Division II singles champion in the individual tournament on Oct. 16.

At third singles, CSG sophomore Paloma Sanchez was swept 6-0, 6-0 by Ivy Berlin.

OTCA matches end as soon as one team wins three courts.

CSG defeated Lima Shawnee 3-1 in a semifinal.

UA swept Toledo St. Ursula in a semifinal but lost to a Comets team that won its 10 th straight OTCA title.

Against Mason, UA senior Alexa Roth lost to Emma Wagner 6-0, 6-0 at first singles, senior Kylie Husted fell to Harine Karthikeyan 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 singles and senior Carmen Kimmel lost to Megha Soundar 6-0, 6-1 at third singles.

Like Hayden, Wagner was coming off a title in the individual tournament, having won Division I doubles with Saanvi Reddy on Oct. 16 . Wagner, a Quinnipiac commit, also was a doubles champion in 2023 and 2024.

High school sports reporter Dave Purpura can be reached at dpurpura@dispatch.com and at @dp_dispatch on X.