Girls Tennis: Lady Crusaders advance three in tennis

A trio of Helias Lady Crusaders advanced Tuesday to next week's Class 1 state tennis tournament.

Catherine Conley of Helias advanced in singles with a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Erin Reynolds of The Fulton School at St. Albans.

In doubles, the team of Marina Lorang and Jessica Cowley defeated Emilie Meyer and Sarah Herr of St. Dominic 6-3, 6-1 to advance.

The individual state tournament for singles and doubles will be held Oct. 19-20 at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield.

Helias (11-5) is still involved in the team portion of the state tournament. The Lady Crusaders will take on St. Dominic (10-6) at 9 a.m. Saturday in St. Louis. With a win, Helias would face either Incarnate Word (7-6) or Visitation Academy (8-3) at 1 p.m. in the quarterfinals with a state tournament berth on the line.

The Class 1 Final Four in team play is Oct. 18 at Springfield.