Girls Tennis Prevails In Close Contest

10/14/2015

The DE Girls Middle School team returned to Elizabeth Morrow yesterday in our second match of the season. While we were confident after our 4-1 win a few weeks ago, we knew that the teams were evenly matched. On another perfect fall day, this time with the sun a bit lower in the sky (therefore making serving a bit more difficult), the girls eagerly walked on the court for their matches.

EMS has a solid, deep singles line-up. Their players understand how to move the ball around the court, and they are especially confident on the har-tru surface. At first singles, Jackie Goldstein had a close match with her opponent. Her opponent took a lead late in the match, causing her to win 8-5, but Jackie was tough in every point. Her serves looked particularly strong. At third doubles, seventh grader Alexa Tiflinsky had her singles debut. She moved the ball around, especially capitalizing on her fierce forehand. While she also lost 8-5, it was a great showing in the singles line-up. Lastly, eighth grader Sloan Charles continues to be a force at singles. She was strong throughout her match, playing steady and consistent against her opponent. She won convincingly, 8-2.

At first doubles, eighth graders India Marseille and Grace Maline were solid from the start. They worked on their communication, especially on high lobs, and also won in a straightforward match, 8-2. They have both become steady doubles players this season!

So, as the sun began to set on the courts, our team was tied up, 2-2. Attention turned to our second doubles team -- sixth graders Brianna Sorkin and Franki Gallo. They were on serve for the majority of our match, and when the other matches wrapped up, they were at 6-6. The two girls were communicating regularly between points, and Brianna was aggressive at net, poaching whenever possible. Hooray! They broke their opponent to go up 7-6, and then Franki didn’t buckle under the pressure. She served to hold and win the match, 8-6! As a result, the team won 3-2. Go Bulldogs!

Our three exhibition matches were also a lot of fun to watch, and the girls overpowered their opponents on all three courts. Seventh graders Ellie Chung and Anna Hwang won 8-2, eighth graders Maggie Colquitt and Helen Li also won 8-3, and eighth grader Abby Park played with sixth grader Hyeri Chun (also playing her first full match!), and they also won 8-5.

It was a great match all around. The team travels to play Saddle River Day (SRD) on Thursday and then Monclair Kimberley Academy (MKA) on Friday.

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Girls Tennis Prevails In Close Contest