Vikings Athletics

Upper Merion Area School District

Girls Varsity Tennis

Game Summaries & Headlines.

ROADWARRIORS: The Lady Vikings rowed their way to a 5-2 victory @ Upper Perkiomen

Game Date: Sep 22, 2017
Score: VIKINGS: 5
UPPER PERKIOMEN HIGH SCHOOL: 2

"Upper Merion 5, Upper Perkiomen 2

Singles:

Minali Tare, UM, def. Maddy Gochnauer 6-1, 6-1;

Great showing by Senior Minali Tare against a really good player who could really hit the ball well. Minali finished off some great rallies with crushing volleys. Minali showed great defense arount the net against some really hard volleys.

Coach Notes:

"Minali worked on her game over the summer and it's showing each and every match. We are defintley going to miss her presence on an off the court next season.

Sahar Islam, UM, def. Skyler Gionfriddo 6-0, 6-3;

Sahar Islam years of experience playing this beautiful game was put on notice. Sahar demonstrated patience, different speeds as she used angles and hard forehand shots to earn the victory in two sets.

Coach Notes:

"It's great to have a player with Sahar's experience. She has a great feel for the game. Sahar trains and works on her game/strength/conditioning and it shows. She also stepped up helping out the younger classmen. I have a lot of younger players so that's been really helpful. We are lucky to have her for one more year.

Hali Shin, UM, def. Allison Herbst 6-1, 6-4.
Hali steps into third singles and didn't skip a beat winning in two sets.

Doubles:

Ava Rosato and Gabby Margulies, UM, def. Olivia Dick and Gail Kooser 6-2, 6-2;

Ava Rosato and Gabby Margulies continuity was on full display taking their match in two sets.

Haley Kozuchowski and Emily Reid, UM, def. Sophie Jago and Rachel Burns 6-2, 6-2;

Haley Kozuchowski and Emily Reid stellar net play and groundtrokes earned the duo a two set victory.

Olivia Sharadin and Maria Aakvaag, UP, def. Maira Ryan and Claire Becker 6-2, 6-2;

Maira Ryan and Claire Becker fought extremely hard despite not winning their match. Some really close games that could have went either eay.

Alexa Aughe and Alyssa Sullivan, UP, def. Alanna Monroe and Mariah Nguyen 7-6, 6-4.

Alanna Monroe and Mariah Nguyen fought in a very close match. The young ladies will learn and grow from this great performance.

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