Katherine Charchalis
Hereford High School
Parkton, MD
Playing No. 1 singles, the junior standout enjoyed a fine regular season that has carried into the postseason with titles at the Baltimore County Championships and District VI region.
In the county championship, Charchalis outlasted defending champ Lolita Kachay of Pikesville to avenge her only loss of the season. After dropping the first set, 3-6, Charchalis took the second set, 6-3. After losing the first game in the deciding set, she came back to win, 5-1, with Kachay retiring in a match that lasted 2 1/2 hours.
Over the weekend, Charchalis dominated the region, capping the tournament with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Carver A&T's Gabriella Biondo to advance to this week's state tournament at the University of Maryland with a 19-1 season mark.
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