Just-turned 15-year-old Emily Hahn did what she was supposed to do.

Hahn, a freshman tennis player at Douglas Freeman, was designated the favorite to win the Central Region girls singles title by high school tennis observers before the season began.

She accepted the role and claimed what could be the first of four consecutive titles with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Yasmin Fotovat of Atlee yesterday at Mills Godwin.

Hahn then teamed with Elena Rusu to win the doubles crown. They defeated Fotovat and Shao-Ching Tu 6-1, 6-7 (7-5), 6-3.

All four players will compete in the state Group AAA tournament in Fairfax in two weeks. Fotovat and Tu are the first Atlee players to make it to the state level since Mary Napier in 2000. Napier and Patty Roberts represented the Raiders and the region in 1999.

Central Region team champion Mills Godwin doesn’t have an individual in the state singles or doubles for the first time since 1999.

Current Douglas Freeman assistant coach Bridget Bruner Reichert finished third in the singles and doubles in 1998.

Holding serve in the opening set yesterday was a chore for Hahn and Fotovat. Each broke the other through 4-4 before Hahn held with a love game for 5-4. Hahn broke Fotovat again to win the set 6-4.

Fotovat, a junior, moved to the Richmond area last year, but missed the season because of an injury. She did most of her playing with a sponge ball. She moved past Tu, an All-Metro selection last year, and Rebekah Ferguson into the No. 1 slot this year.

Fotovat possesses a powerful forehand that can produce quick winners or unforced errors, which happen “when I get ahead of myself and go for too much,” she said.

Early in the match “her power was overwhelming,” Hahn said. “I had to adjust. I knew before the match that she could hit a lot of winners. I knew I had to win points when she didn’t hit winners.”

Hahn missed some easy shots early, but as the match progressed she focused on getting shots in and became more consistent.

Fotovat broke the Rebels’ star in the opening game of the second set. Hahn responded by winning the next six games against a tired Raider.

Fotovat needed three sets to eliminate Christine Abbott of Midlothian in the Tuesday’s semifinals.

“I gave [Hahn] a run for the money in the first set,” Fotovat said. “We kept breaking each other, but then she held. I couldn’t ask for much more except to win. What matters most is making the state tournament.”

Hahn earned the favorite’s tag because of her tennis on the state, regional and national levels.

“She’s played a lot of tough competition. She kept her competitive edge all season,” Reichert said. “One of her strengths is that she is willing to do what she needs to do to win matches.’