After the end of season party that the Widmanns graciously hosted at their beautiful home on Sunday, the Varsity Girls Tennis team traveled to Northgate High School on Tuesday for the Diablo Athletic League (DAL) Division Championship tournament. Just like last year, 16 girls participated, two in singles and 14 in doubles (7 teams). Prior to the matches, Aamena Shipchandler was…
Acalanes was able to field two teams at the JV Tennis Tournament hosted by Freedom High School on October 26th. The spirit and dedication of the entire JV Girls squad was on display as they battled through many matches over 12 hours! Both teams had a lot of success, with one of our teams taking the victory in the tournament!…
The Girls Varsity Tennis team closed out the regular season on Tuesday, cruising to a 9-0 victory over College Park, upping their record to 6-8 on the season. Before the matches, the team celebrated Senior Night for the five Seniors; Sienna Moise, Piper Duff, Kate Widmann, Hanna Wisniewska, and Jadith LaBonge. The event included short presentations, family photo ops, and refreshments…
The JV Girls Tennis team continued their strong season last week, earning wins against both Northgate and Las Lomas. The week before, they also defeated Miramonte High School, improving on the draw we had with the Mats earlier this season. On Tuesday, the team traveled to Las Lomas High School to take on the Knights. We won 10 matches…
The Girls Varsity Tennis team had two rematches again this week. On Tuesday, the Dons defeated the Las Lomas Knights, matching their 6-3 victory against them on September 24th. On Thursday, the Dons lost to the Northgate Broncos 5-4, but narrowed the gap after falling 7-2 against them on September 26th. Las Lomas Knights On Tuesday, the girls defeated the…
The Girls Varsity Tennis team had rematches against two very tough opponents this week who are both 17-3 on the season. Although the Dons were ultimately swept 9-0 in both contests, the team was able to secure one win in the extra matches against the Matadors and two wins against the Cougars. Miramonte On the singles side, the lineup was…
The Girls Varsity Tennis team travelled to College Park on Thursday. The girls were originally supposed to play on Tuesday, but the match was postponed due to high temperatures. It was a bit like jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire as the temperature on Thursday also cracked 3 digits with no shade in sight for the…
The Girls Varsity Tennis team split their matches for the week, winning 6-3 over Las Lomas on Tuesday on the road, and falling 7-2 against Northgate on Thursday at home. Both opponents came into the matches with winning records as Las Lomas was 5-3 and Northgate was 8-3. Despite the challenge, the girls fought hard, pushing 6 of the 18…
Welcome to Homecoming Weekend! On Thursday, the Girls Varsity Tennis team hosted the team that starts with a “C” from Moraga. Not only had the Cougars played way more matches than the Dons in this young season, but they also came into the contest sporting an impressive 14-2 record, with most of the wins coming in blowout fashion. Despite the…
On the day when the senior banners went up, the Girls Varsity Tennis team hosted cross town rival Miramonte. The Matadors came into the contest sporting a 9-2 record on the season, having won exactly 75% of their matches on the season (51 wins vs. 17 losses). And here is another fun stat. The Dons and Mats had combined to…