Although Brenna Magliochetti had been looking forward to the opportunity to represent Bethlehem Catholic in the District XI Class AA Girls Singles Tennis final, the Becahi freshman earned a bronze medal after the semifinal last Thursday at Parkland High School.

“I’m disappointed, but it’s cool,” Magliochetti said.

Magliochetti won three matches before losing to Coco Chen from Notre Dame Green Pond 1-6, 4-6 in the semifinal.

“My serve wasn’t on. My toss was really off,” said Magliochetti. “I knew she was really good.”

In the quarterfinal, which led to her match against Chen, Magliochetti defeated Moravian Academy’s Skyler Hammond 6-4, 6-0.

“She played really well in both sets, but I just got on a roll in the second set. I used to train with her, so I know her game. She’s pretty aggressive, and she can get a lot of balls back,” Magliochetti said.

The first two rounds of the district singles tournament were played last Wednesday at Saucon Valley High School where Magliochetti defeated Rachel LeGendre from Notre Dame East Stroudsburg 6-1, 6-0 and Katya Yeager from Saucon Valley 6-1, 6-1.

Also competing in the tournament for Becahi were Molly Ehrig and Brooke Adams.

Adams defeated Joelle Buenaventura from Notre Dame East Stroudsburg 6-2, 6-2 before losing to Chen 0-6, 0-6.

Ehrig defeated Brittney Marzen from Jim Thorpe 6-0, 6-0, and Olivia Luchetti from Allentown Central Catholic 6-3, 6-0, before losing to number two seeded Tyra Ott from Wilson 0-6, 0-6.

“I was feeling good and excited [at the start of the tournament]. It’s such a good opportunity to be here,” said Ehrig. “Today I was prepared, hoping for the best but expecting the worst. I just wanted to get my own confidence up, and even if I lost, I wanted to play good.”

Regarding Ehrig’s match against Luchetti, it was the third time the two had faced each other this year.

“In the first set, I knew I had to be consistent, but it made me play even worse. But in the second set, I played my game,” Ehrig said.

Ehrig and Magliochetti will compete in the District XI Class AA Girls Doubles Tournament this week.