Lady Knights Advance Past 1st Round in Sectional
By Matt Haynes | May 16, 2024 8:24 AM
The Lady Knights drew the toughest draw of the Richmond 32 Sectional for Girls Tennis, drawing Richmond at their home courts in the 1st round, but fought hard and came out on top @ #1 Singles, #1 Doubles, & #2 Doubles, winning 3-2 against Richmond, finding redemption against the Red Devils after RHS inflicted the Knights' first loss of the season at NHS. The Knights improve to 10-4, 4-2 non-conference, and 6-2 in the TEC. The Knights team will play in Round 2 of the Sectional tournament @4:30pm against Seton Catholic @ Tiernan Center Courts. #1 Lauren Lacey won 6-2, 6-0 against Celina Chang #2 Josie Retz lost 2-6, 0-6 to Isabel Torres-Mejia #3 Aubrey Mainous lost 0-6, 0-6 to Rowan Bailey Varsity Doubles: #1 Ella Coddington & Chaia Gardner won 6-1, 6-0 against Ali Carter & Daiana Ruiz-Sanchez #2 Alyssa Sheets & Olivia Null won 7-6 (7-2), 6-0 against Mariana Rivas & Polly Smith Individual Records: #1 Lauren 8-0 TEC, 7-2 Non-Conference, 18-2 Overall #2 Josie 5-5 TEC, 1-5 Non-Conference, 6-10 Overall #3 Aubrey 2-7 TEC, 1-5 Non-Conference, 3-12 Overall #1 Chaia & Ella 8-3 TEC, 4-2 Non-Conference, 12-5 Overall #2 Alyssa & Olivia 9-2 TEC, 6-3 Non-Conference, 15-5 Overall