On Friday, September 11, the Girls Frosh/Soph tennis team won their 2nd match of the season against Tesoro High School. With a final score of 19-5, the team “dominated”, in the words of sophomore Sophia Reynolds. Reynolds and her doubles partner, Elise Sadler, “played exceptionally well”, commented Coach Patterson.

The 1st seeded partners proved to be a good team, and were consistent in their performance winning 3 for 3: 6-1, 6-1, and 6-2. They remain undefeated.

Megan Hawkins and Natalie Rhone,The 2nd seeded doubles partners, easily defeated their opponents with swift, powerful strokes, agressive moves, and positive sportsmanship. “We had fun”, Rhone said. ”I had an awesome hit”, Hawkins added.

In singles, Sophia Chen displayed a smooth performance, shutting out her opponents. Chen was unfailing in her ability to deliver the ball precisely and with a powerful swing.

“I played good but not my best”, Chen reflected.

“We started out weak, but in the end we dom’d”, Maddy Markley commented on her doubles performance.

“I am very happy with the final results; everyone got to play and we came out victorious”, said Coach Patterson.

The girls varisty tennis team traveled all the way to Fresno, enduring a five hour busride and triple digit temperatures to compete in the California High School Classic, one of the largest tennis tournaments in the state, with 104 teams.  Corona del Mar took 3 teams of nine girls to Fresno.  The team in Division 1 finished first, and the other two teams also finished very high in the rankings.

Sophomore Katelyn Ngyuen lead the charge, playing singles.  She lost only two games in four sets in the opening rounds on Friday September 11. Her impressive performances lead to victory in two semifinal matches; 6-4 and 7-5 on Saturday. Ngyuen won Girls Athlete of the Week in the OC Register.

The team’s stellar performance in the tournament has established them as a force to be reckoned with during the season which is just starting. The girls tennis team is consistently one of the most competitive and dominant teams on campus, and this year they should be on track for another CIF title. Senior tennis player Delphine Bioche said “The Fresno tournament allowed our team to really bond throughout the tournament in supporting each other in our matches even though we were competing as 3 separate teams. It was a preview of what a great season we’re going to have this year.” Noted senior tennis player and tennis expert Karl Fletcher said that the girls team’s outlook for the upcoming season was “hot, smoking even…they’re definitely going to do well.”