The Chesterton girls tennis team continued its singles dominance with a 3-2 victory over No. 8 South Bend St. Joseph’s on Monday at the IHSAA LaPorte Regional.

The No. 11 Trojans had little trouble earning their first point with a 6-0, 6-1 victory from Bobbi Modesto over Sid Corrigan at No. 1 singles. Meg Modesto had only a little bit more trouble in garnering a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles over Haley Powers.

Chesterton’s third point came from Margaret Shinn 7-5, 6-0 over Madeline Minaudo at No. 3 singles. Shinn trailed 4-3 in the first set, but won 10-of-11 games to send her team to the Regional Finals.

The Trojans will face off against No. 4 Penn on Wednesday for the right to advance to Semistate.

Singles -- 1. Bobbi Modesto © def. Sid Corrigan 6-0, 6-1; 2. Meg Modesto © def. Haley Powers 6-1, 6-4; 3. Margaret Shinn © def. Madeline Minaudo 7-5, 6-0.

Doubles -- 1. Darby Mountford/Alaina Roberts (SBSJ) def. JJ Lee/Rachel McCrum 6-3, 6-0; 2. Amanda Hastings/Emily Lyon (SBSJ) def. Sunny Lee/Amanda Susnak 6-0, 6-2.

Record: Chesterton 18-2.

Posted 5/22/2012