Lucy McAvoy of Phoenixville and Laura Hissey of West Chester won the Middle States Mater et Filia (mother and daughter) Grass Court Tennis Championship for the third straight year with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Cherry Hill's Diana and Eileen Albaugh yesterday at Merion Cricket Club.
Top-seeded McAvoy-Hissey closed out the first set from 4-3 after leading 4-2. The second-seeded Albaughs narrowed a 2-5 gap in the second set to 4-5, but their effort in the 10th game just fell short.
Eleanor and Joyce Houck of Glenside earned third place by defeating Rose and Rosie DiMascio of Drexel Hill, 6-2, 6-3, in a playoff among the morning's defeated semifinalists.
EASTERN STATES
Jean Lupien of Greenwich, Conn., won the Eastern States Women's Clay Court by defeating Pat Leidy of Phillipsburg, Pa., 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, at Idle Hour Tennis Club.
Naomi Biswas of Narberth and Laura Craft of Eagleville won the doubles title by 6-4, 6-1 over Idle Hour's Mindy Adelizzi and Ruth Dickinson.
