Staples Girls Celebrate Senior Day With 7-0 Win Over Brien McMahon
The Staples Varsity Girls Tennis team won their 11th match in a row today against Brien McMahon high school, bringing their overall record to 12-2. Their last match is on Thursday against Ludlowe High School in Fairfield. The girls celebrated Senior day with their families before the match.
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"This is a powerhouse group of seniors," says coach Jena Wider. "they are a tour de force on and off the court." Captains Karenna Birns, Caroline Caggiano and Audrey Kercher, all seniors have played on the Varsity squad for the entirety of their Staples careers. Birns is going to Georgetown, Caggiano to Vanderbilt and Kercher to University of Florida. Rounding out the senior lineup is veteran Jenna Kornbluth, who has also played on the Varsity team for her length of her high school career--going to Carnegie Mellon in the Fall.
Lucia Wang, (above, second from right) returning for her second year on Varsity and the school's valedictorian --will head to Duke and Alana Zitomer to the University of Wisconsin. "The team is totally united and it has been a pleasure coaching them this season," says Wider. "we love our seniors dearly and they will be sorely missed."
Other members of the Varsity team include: juniors Chloe Francis and Sarah Marron' sophomores: Rhiya Anand, Maddie Hendley, Lola Lamensdorf, Bridget Menninger and Sadie Yanks, and lone freshman: Isabel "Ruthie" Alfageme. "Our team has a lot of heart," says Wider. "we started off the season with a few disappointing losses, but completely rallied to bring our record to 12-2.”
“The sky's the limit to where this team can go." Karenna Birns and Audrey Kercher have played the latter half of the season as the first doubles team and will pose a significant threat in the upcoming FCIAC and state tournaments.
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