The Varsity Girls Tennis team returned home to take on the Piedmont Highlanders on Wednesday and emerged with a 6-3 victory after falling to them two years ago. All of the Piedmont doubles players were strong. On the singles side, Elisabetta won 3-6, 6-2, 10-5 tiebreaker at Line 1, Aamena won 6-3, 6-3 at Line 2, Grace C. lost 6-4,…
The JV Girls Tennis team completed their final pre-season match tonight with a strong win against Piedmont. It was a beautiful afternoon to head through the tunnel, with bright and cloudy skies and almost chilly temps. The girls had plenty of time for homework and to check out the cozy Mulberry Market up the street between sets, as their were…
It was a great day for a tennis match on Wednesday as the Acalanes JV Girls Tennis team took on Emerald High School for their first home pre-season match of the year. The Emerald team was short on players, so a few of their girls played twice – and all Acalanes players were able to get in a match. The…
The Varsity Girls Tennis team travelled to Dublin to play a scrimmage match against Emerald High School on Wednesday. The school just opened for the 2023-2024 school year and the Varsity Girls tennis team had an impressive 12-5 record in their inaugural season last year. Does anyone know about the Emerald mascot? If you guessed something tied to the Emerald…
Girls JV Tennis officially kicked off their 2025 season playing Bishop O’Dowd on Monday, August 25th. While the returning juniors and sophomores were excited to be back on the courts, the freshmen and some new upper classman deserve a shout-out for stepping up in their first high school match. Despite having completed only four team practices this season, the singles…
Welcome to the Varsity Girls Tennis 2025 Season! Last season, the team played a difficult schedule yet managed to finish 4th in the DAL Foothill Division with a record of 4-6 and an overall record of 6-8. This year, there is reason for optimism as all of last year’s All DAL selections (3 second team, one honorable mention) returned, and…
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…