With the girls tennis season just beginning, there have been a few bumps in the road, but a bright future ahead. The game against Glen A. Wilson on September 9 had to be cancelled, but the Poly girls did get a chance to play a few games, including West Torrance on September 11, Cerritos on the 12 and Lakewood on the 23.
On Friday, September 12 the girls visited the number one school in the division, Cerritos High School. The girls started of strong leading 3-1 through the first round, but fell behind as Cerritos bounced back for the advantage during the second and third round. Unfortunately the girls were not able to recover and lost their game against the Dons, with a final score of 11-7.
“They are the number one team in the division,” said head coach Montecinos. “With that in mind we had a great performance; we are a young team still trying to figure out how to close our matches.”
The girls welcomed West Torrance on Thursday, September 11 as their 7th game of the season. Even though both senior captain Shannon Dow and junior Jasmine Roberts swept all of their single matches, the team fell behind a mere two games, losing with a final score of 10-8.
“We all did our best. Two games seems like a lot but it’s actually a very close margin,” said Roberts.
The girls were scheduled to play their first Moore League game against Wilson on Tuesday, September 16, but was cancelled and rescheduled for Wednesday, October 22. The game against Jordan was also cancelled due to an incomplete team on Jordan’s part.
The girls took on Lakewood on Tuesday, September 23 winning their first Moore League match 11-7. The girls also play Fountain Valley today, Thursday September 24, but could not be reported on due to press time constraints.
“I am excited to see how the season will go,” said Dow. “I’m ready to pull out these close matches that kept us from first place last year.”
The girls have a scheduled game against Compton today, Thursday, September 25 at 3:00 here at Poly. The girls will also host Millikan on Monday, September 29, CAMS the next day Tuesday, September 30, and end their week at Cabrillo on Thursday, October 2.
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