GIRLS' TENNIS: Rocketeer pair keep unbeaten streak intact
Thursday, May 21, 2009 2:18 AM EDT
NORTH ATTLEBORO - Brenna Pereira and Tori Morris notched their 40th victory over the past two seasons, extending their unbeaten streak in Hockomock League action to two seasons as well as the North Attleboro High girls' tennis team downed Mansfield 5-0 Thursday.
Neha Patel and Marylou Hedberg won their No. 2 doubles match in straight sets without losing a game for the Rocketeers (16-3). North has a non-league match today at home against Attleboro, while Mansfield finishes off its Hockomock League season today against Canton.
- "They're getting better and better," related KING PHILIP High girls' tennis coach Bob Goldberg of his No. 1 doubles team of Meghan Read and Alex Embree, won won a straight-set match to give the Warriors a 3-2 decision at Sharon in a Hockomock League match. The Warriors (17-0, 16-0) have a non-league match at home today against Ashland.
- Alana Prinos didn't lose a game at No. 1 singles and Lauren Fisher won in straight sets at No. 2 singles, but FOXBORO (9-8) completed the regular season with a 3-2 loss to Canton in a Hockomock League match. Prinos will participate in the Elite Eight round of the MIAA Singles Tournament on Saturday, then the Warriors being MIAA Tournament play next week.
- Liz Girczyc and Lauren Carey fell in three sets as ATTLEBORO lost to Taunton 5-0. Attleboro, 0-17, wraps up its season today at North Attleboro.
- Both BISHOP FEEHAN doubles teams won straight-set matches in a 3-2 loss to Somerset as the Shamrocks wrapped up the regular season at 9-4, and will await their MIAA Tournament pairing next week.
- DIGHTON-REHOBOTH took a double-header from Bishop Connolly, taking the first matchup 4-1 and sweeping the second 5-0. Kelsey Nokes lost just one game at No. 1 singles in the first matchup before taking her nine-game pro set 9-2 in the second matchup. D-R (6-10, 4-8) travel to Case today.
North Attleboro 5, Mansfield 0: Ashley Llewellyn (NA) def. Emily Belastock 6-0, 6-3; Jen Lougee (NA) def. Lexi Rask 6-0, 6-0; Abby Balme (NA) def. Myrna Lincoln 6-0, 6-2; Brenna Pereira-Tori Morris (NA) def. Mila Elich-Savitha Kola 6-3, 6-0; Neha Patel-Marylou Hedberg (NA) def. Devin DelVecchio-Laura Whalen 6-0, 6-0.
Somerset 3, Bishop Feehan 2: Daniela Roman (S) def. Siobhan Licudine 6-1, 6-4; Rachel Fenstermaker (S) def. Diala Chahine 6-4, 6-3; Courtney Langfield (S) def. Danielle Cardin 7-6 (7-5), 6-2; Jess Nolan-Colleen Scanlon (F) def. Ali Vautrin-Katy Dahlborg 6-4, 6-2; Paige Burlone-Nadia Hashem (F) def. Kate Quinn-Rachel Le 7-5, 6-2.
King Philip 3, Sharon 2: Melissa Yauan (S) def. Courtney Puddster 6-3, 6-3; Sarah Shipley (KP) def. Sam Toole 6-1, 6-1; Lauren Trudeau (KP) def. Laura Sprague 6-2, 6-1; Meghan Read-Alex Embree (KP) def. Sam Collins-Jessi Handler 6-4, 6-1; Yasheka Sharma-Sara Toole (S) def. Rachel Swenney-Jill Beers 6-4, 6-7 (10-8), 7-6 (7-3).
Taunton 5, Attleboro 0: Ana Gwozdz (T) def. Liz Girczyc 6-0, 0-6, 6-3; Alyssa Martin (T) def. Laruen Carey 4-6, 6-2, 6-4; Sarah Brown (T) def. Samantha Wood 6-1, 6-2; Jessie Altman-Bridget Ginley (T) def. Charlotte Germain-Brittany Lameiras 6-0, 6-0; Melissa Tully-Chrissy Maze (T) def. Kelsey Hodgkins-Kelcee Powell 6-2, 6-1.
Canton 3, Foxboro 2: Alana Prinos (F) def. Michelle Nanery 6-0, 6-0; Lauren Fisher (F) def. Rachel Vok 6-3, 6-4; Kendall Sceviour (C) def. Brittany Stopa 7-5, 6-3; Carol Berman-Tilly Gilledge (C) def. Lindsay Shapiro-Stephanie Storer 6-1, 6-4; Cuca Chin-Kaira Higginbottom (C) def. Taryn Laubenstein-Ashley Conger 6-1, 6-4.
Dighton-Rehoboth 4, Bishop Connolly 1: Kelsey Nokes (DR) def. Courtney Cunningham 6-1, 6-0; Samantha Silvia (DR) def. Meghan Galvin 6-0, 6-0; Casey Levensque (BC) def. Alyssa McCarthy 6-3, 6-0; Jessica Childs-Suzie Newman (DR) def. Erin Sullivan-Jen Rego 6-2, 6-3; Kelsey Donaldson-Stephanie Rupp (DR) def. Caroline Quinn-Robyn Perry 6-1, 6-2.
Dighton-Rehoboth 5, Bishop Connolly 0: Kelsey Nokes (DR) def. Courtney Cunningham 9-2; Samantha Silvia (DR) def. Casey Levensque 9-3; Stephanie Rupp (DR) def. Meghan Galvin 9-6; Kelsey Donaldson-Suzie Newman (DR) def. Jen Rego-Erin Sullivan 9-2; Toryn Cabral-Marlie Caponigro (DR) def. Caroline Quinn-Kelsey Lavoie 9-1.
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