Adams Central reversed a 3-2 loss to Bellmont earlier in the year and turned it into a 3-2 victory in the sectional semifinal Thursday at Bluffton.
Lila Ringger provided the key turnaround, turning a loss in the regular season against Lilyana Suarez into a straight-set victory at No. 3 singles. When the two met earlier in the year, Suarez won 6-4 in a deciding third set.
The final result came down to the match at No. 2 singles after both teams had picked up two points in straight sets in the other contests.
Adams Central’s Demi Landis took the opening set 6-4 against Lillian Jin, but the Bellmont senior charged back to win herself 6-4. That set up a winner-take-all third set individually and for the team match. Landis got the break of serve she needed and clinched the match, 7-5.
The Jets will face Bluffton in the final, hoping to win their first sectional title since 2021 Friday afternoon.
Adams Central 3 Bellmont 2
No. 1-Emma Fuelling (B) d. Tenley Hendricks, 6-2, 6-1
No. 2-Demi Landis (AC) d. Lillian Jin, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
No. 3-Lila Ringger (AC) d. Lilyana Suarez, 6-1, 6-3
No. 1-Ella Ross/Averie Coats (B) d. Jillian Brotherton/Emily Bertsch, 6-1, 6-1
No. 2-Adrienne Johnson/Lexi Linder (AC) d. Sofia Steury/Sammy Knipstein, 6-3, 7-5
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