The Varsity Girls Tennis participated in NCS for the first time in several years, competing in D1 as the #15 seed and taking on #2 seed Irvington High School from Fremont. A few of the Irvington players had impressive 6.0 Universal Tennis Ratings (UTR), a global tennis player rating system that rates all players on a single 16-point scale, without…

Now that the fall sports season is coming to a close, I wanted to share some highlights, notable moments and achievements for a team that exceeded expectations–both as a team and for some outstanding individual performances. Team Highlights: Overall Record: 12-1 Includes our three pre-season matches League Record: 9-1 They did not lose a match after the season-opener vs. Miramonte (away) Victory…

In a crowded 16-team tournament at Freedom High School this past Saturday, the Acalanes Girls JV Tennis program put on a commanding performance, with their two squads claiming both the championship and third place. The Teams: Acalanes Blue: Averly Ammerman, Kennedy Wilson, Lotta Griemens, Gemma Satterfield, Ava Bell, Parker Ivory, Quinn Curley, Rory Jackson Acalanes White: Alessa Smith, Avery Marshall,…

The Varsity Girls Tennis participated in the DAL Tournament on Tuesday at Northgate high school, taking on opponents from a number of different local schools including Northgate, Miramonte, Campolindo, Las Lomas, and College Park in a single elimination single pro-set style tournament. The girls played well compared to the past two years, increasing the number of players who won their…

The JV Girls Tennis Team wrapped up their regular season yesterday, and we just have to say, Well Done, Ladies! Their final record this season, including pre-season matches and league play, was an impressive 12-1. Some notable victories along the way included wins over Bishop O’Dowd (Coach Gary’s alma mater), Miramonte, and both Campolindo matches.   On Tuesday, the team…

The Varsity Girls Tennis wrapped up the season on Tuesday, taking on College Park on Senior Night. After recognizing the seniors with speeches and cupcakes, the Dons cruised to a 9-0 victory. On the singles side, Elisabetta Sokolova won 6-1, 6-2 at Line 1, Aamena Shipchandler won 6-2, 6-0 at Line 2, Grace Colaco won 6-4, 6-3 at Line 3,…

The Varsity Girls Tennis team hit the road Tuesday afternoon, taking on Northgate High School in a rematch. The Dons were ultimately defeated 7-2. Coach Langtry was not able to get all of the scores because there was a big switch-around with the carpool drivers, and then when that was settled Northgate was busy doing their senior night activity. Audrey…

The team’s last home match this season is Tuesday, October 21st against Northgate. Come out and support them as they continue their winning streak! While fall temperatures drop, the girls JV tennis team keeps turning up the heat! After two big wins against Campolindo and Las Lomas, the team closed out the week with an impressive seven match winning streak…

The Varsity Girls Tennis team returned home on Thursday to host a rematch against Las Lomas High School. After winning the first contest 8-1, the team completed the season sweep with an impressive 7-2 victory. On the singles side, Elisabetta Sokolova lost 6-4, 6-2 at Line 1. Aamena Shipchandler won 7-6, 6-2 at Line 2 against a strong opponent, winning…

The Varsity Girls Tennis team continued the road trip on Wednesday afternoon, taking on rival Campo after the rain caused the matches to be postponed. Although the team lost by what appeared to be a lopsided score 9-0, the Dons lost a couple very close matches in tiebreakers. In addition, the #2 singles player on the Dons, Aamena Shipchandler, was…