So far the season has stacked up to be a good one! The season record for the Staples Wreckers is 14-1. Seeded second in the tournament, they’ve advanced to the semifinals of the FCIAC after beating Ridgefield 7-0. They are looking forward to facing Ludlowe this coming Monday (5/18) at 4 pm at Staples. Please come out and cheer us on!!
Staples girls tennis, coming off a strong finish in the State Tournament, is again looking to have success down the stretch this spring.
“We had a great run last year, finishing second in the state, and I’m hoping to have a very strong season again this year. Our strength this year will definitely be our depth. We won’t have to rely on one or two heavy hitters — we have talent from the top of the ladder to the bottom. And we already have a great team dynamic, I’m looking forward to a great season,” Coach Jena Wider said.
“We had a very competitive tryout for girls tennis this year with over 50 girls. There was an abundance of young, talented players vying for spots on the varsity team,” the coach added.
What a week! You should all be incredibly proud of yourselves. Coach Amy and I were really impressed with the level of play, the enthusiasm and commitment. We’ve decided to have 2 teams for JV–a Competition team and a Skill-Building team. With hard work and dedication, there will be opportunity to move up on JV during the season.
Staples Girls Tennis advances to the CIAC Finals to face Greenwich HS for the second year a row. Led by captains Rhiya Anand, Bridget Menninger and Emma Kantor –the team has performed unbelievably well knocking out 4th seed Amity and 1st seed South Windsor. We are so proud of them!
Rhiya Anand/Amelia Berkowitz defeated Lucy Best and Sara Droogan, 6-2, 6-4.
Isabel Alfageme/Rachel Guzman defeated Ava Gupta/Sydney Johnson, 6-3, 6-2.
Singles player Tatum Keefe won the first set, but her match was still going when the win was called for Staples and play stopped.
Doubles partners Azita Vazhayil/Dylan Lehrer had just started their match when the Wreckers locked up the win.
Staples is now scheduled to visit No. 2 Fairfield Ludlowe in the semifinals at 4 p.m. Friday because of rain forecast Wednesday and Thursday. (Game schedules are subject to change; click for the latest CIAC updates.)