CLEVELAND, Ohio – Hudson sophomore Emma Liu continues to make strides on the tennis court.

A year after qualifying for state as a freshman (but losing in the first round), Liu cemented her memorable season by finishing runner-up at the OHSAA Division I state singles tournament at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on Friday. She fell to Soleil Cordell (4-star) of Olentangy Berlin in the championship (2-6, 4-6).

It marks the best finish for the program since Molly Sandberg won the title in 2016.

Liu opened the tournament with a convincing win over Libby Goedde of Cincinnati Ursuline Academy (6-1, 6-1) and followed that up by defeating Alexa Roth of Upper Arlington (7-5, 6-1) in the quarterfinals.

In the semis, the 3-star prospect defeated freshman Elise Vens of Sylvania Southview in three

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