Emma Militaru and Kristina Nikolova earned third-place medals in doubles at the Class 2A girls tennis state tournament Saturday, Oct. 24, in Buffalo Grove.
The result, reported by the Journal & Topics, marked the first state medal for each player. The Hawks pair beat New Trier's Lily Hermann and Olivia Orlando, 6-3, 6-4, in the third-place match after reaching the state semifinals as a No. 3-4 seed.
Militaru and Nikolova each hold 12-5 career records at the state tournament, according to the Journal & Topics.
Maine South's other doubles team of Miglena Stoyanova and Maya Vezentan went 4-2 at state. The Hawks finished ninth as a team with 15 points, the program's best state result since placing sixth in 2015.
New Trier defended its Class 2A team title. The state tournament caps the fall tennis season for Maine South.
