WINCHESTER — On Tuesday, Sherando’s Gabriella Koch defeated Charlottesville’s Naomi Riddle 6-0, 6-1 and Handley’s Eleanor Hessberg bested James Wood’s Violet Quodala 6-3, 6-3 in the Region 4D singles quarterfinals, advancing to the semifinals that continue on Wednesday at Handley.
Koch (North No. 1) will face Jefferson Forest’s Mallory Marsteller (South No. 2) and Hessberg (North No. 2) will take on Tovia Carothers of E.C. Glass (South No. 1) at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
In doubles, Koch and Katie Freilich, the North’s No. 1 seed, defeated No. 4 Riddle and Olana Gratz 6-0, 6-0. They advanced to the semifinals on Thursday at 11 a.m., where they’ll take on Blacksburg. Hessberg and Gordon defeated the higher-seeded Quodala and Emma Miller of James Wood 6-1, 6-2 in the North No. 2 versus North No. 3 match. They’ll play South No. 1 E.C. Glass in the semifinals.
The semifinal winners will play in the title matches at 1 p.m. on Wednesday (singles) and Thursday (doubles). The winners of those matches earn state tournament berths.