Evanston’s 3 seniors earned top 32 finishes at the Illinois High School Association state badminton tournament held at Hinsdale South High School.
Both Catherine Hanson, in singles, and the doubles team of Ella Berkowitz and Lula Garfield scored a pair of victories in the 3-day tournament before being eliminated on Friday in the 3rd round of consolation bracket play.
Hanson, after losing to Carissa Chen of Waubonsie Valley 21-4, 21-2 in the first round, bounced back with tight decisions over Alisa Hilaly of Hoffman Estates (22-20, 24-22) and Avaniajoy Raval of Glenbard North (21-12, 24-22). She bowed out with a 21-11, 21-15 loss to Romeoville’s Maya Edrada and finished the season with an overall won-loss record of 20-12.
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Berkowitz and Garfield combined to split their 4 matches and finished 28-11, including a Central Suburban League South division championship at No. 1 doubles. At State, they knocked off Graces Sternes and Sarah Krueger of Andrew (21-18, 21-13); lost to Vivian Kok and Sophia Wang of Metea Valley (21-9, 21-4); eliminated Amelia Gesicki and Emma Rattana of Willowbrook (21-10, 21-18); and dropped their final match to Angela Liang and Bethany Liang of Buffalo Grove (21-19, 21-7).
