The Varsity Girls Tennis team hit the road on Tuesday afternoon, taking on 10-4 Las Lomas High School. The girls played some very long, touch matches with 4 tiebreakers and pulled out the great 8-1 victory as night fell in Walnut Creek. On the singles side, Elisabetta Sokolova won 6-4, 0-6, 10-8 in the tiebreaker at Line 1, Aamena Shipchandler…

  Our first three lines of doubles players each ended their matches in winning tie-breakers!   On Thursday, October 2nd, the Acalanes JV Girls hosted Miramonte to kick off the second half of League Play.   We are happy to report that the Dons prevailed over the Mats by a total score of 7-6 over 13 lines of 8-game Pro…

As the weather slowly turns to fall, the Varsity Girls Tennis team hit the road on Thursday afternoon to take on undefeated Miramonte. In fact, Miramonte came into the contest 6-0 having only dropped 6 matches along the way, and unfortunately for the Dons, they weren’t able to add any matches to that total, falling 9-0. On the singles side,…

The Varsity Girls Tennis team hit the road on Tuesday afternoon, taking on College Park High School. The outcome was never in doubt as the Dons cruised to a 8-1 victory, with the lone loss coming via an injury to one of the Dons players that caused the match to be forfeited. On the singles side, Elisabetta Sokolova won 6-2,…

On a cloudy and cool Tuesday afternoon the JV Girls Tennis Team took on College Park High School at home in a match won 13-0. Match highlight: team co-captain Gemma Satterfield, with the help of coach Leann and Lotta’s dad Renee, paused mid-game to save a bee that had landed on her side of the court. Team work makes the…

On Thursday the JV girls tennis team headed deep into Walnut Creek for a match at Northgate High School. Earlier in the week the weather won out and the girls had to postpone a match due to high temps and a practice due to wet courts. So by Thursday they were all ready to get back to it.  Our singles…

The Varsity Girls Tennis team continued their homestand Thursday afternoon, taking on Northgate High School. Despite Northgate coming into the contest with an 8-2 record, the Dons played really well and were narrowly defeated 5-4. On the singles side, Elisabetta Sokolova lost 6-4, 6-4 at Line 1, Aamena Shipchandler lost 6-2, 6-2 at Line 2, and Grace Colaco and Emily…

The weather was cool and cloudy Wednesday afternoon as the JV Girls Tennis Team headed to Campolindo High School for their second league match of the season. Coming off a loss Tuesday to the always formidable Miramonte team, the girls were ready to bounce back and prove themselves on the court.  The ladies at the singles line swept led by…

The Varsity Girls Tennis team continued their homestand Thursday afternoon, taking on rival Campolindo High School. Similar to the Miramonte contest, the team fought hard but ultimately fell 8-1. On the singles side, Elisabetta Sokolova lost 6-2, 6-3 at Line 1 against one of the top singles players in the league and was named one of the players of the…

The Varsity Girls Tennis team continued their homestand on a very warm Tuesday afternoon, taking on perennial powerhouse Miramonte. In fact, Miramonte came into the contest 4-0 having only dropped 3 matches along the way, and played in a couple tournaments where they came in 2nd and 5th out of 32 teams. Although the girls put up a valiant effort,…