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Toms River North girls tennis captures Ocean County Tournament

The Ocean County Tournament came down to the wire on Sunday at Bey Lea Park in Toms River.

Toms River North took first place as a team with 23 points as the Mariners edged Jackson Memorial and Donovan Catholic which each finished with 22 points.

Donovan Catholic came in having won the last two tournaments.

Alessia LoBello led the charge for Toms River North by taking home the second singles title as she defeated Point Pleasant Boro’s Feliz in the final, 6-2, 6-4.

Toms River North’s Ava Becker and Gabby Kostova also were runners-up at first and third singles, respectively.

At first singles, Brooke Denham of Jackson Memorial defeated Becker, 6-3, 7-6. Third singles went to Kiara Martinez, also of Jackson Memorial, who won 7-6, 6-2, over Kostova.

Audrey Barrett and Sheryll Tamakloe won the first doubles championship at the tournament as well as the duo beat Barnegat’s Ivy Lu and Hannah Manlulu, 6-2, 6-1, while Marin Tansey and Makay Evans-Lascik notched a 6-2, 7-6 win at second doubles over Southern’s Lily Boyd and Hannah Goodson.

Tamakloe won three OCT doubles crowns during her time as the senior won second doubles titles in 2022 and 2023 as well.

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