Going into what was expected to be one of her tougher singles matches of the season, Co-Captain Eliza Flynn ’09 knew the match ahead of her was going to be a competitive one. She proceeded to dominate her opponent, who was Groton’s own captain, in straight sets, 6-2 and 6-3. The rest of the team followed suit in their matches against Groton this week, defeating their opponents with ease and finishing with a 15-0 win. Although the weather forced the girls to play on Groton’s indoor court, Andover had no problem adjusting. All of the Andover players won their matches within the first two sets. The day started when Flynn defeated her opponent in straight sets. Next, Co-Captain Lauren Wilmarth ’09 kept the win streak going for Andover in a successful match, completely shutting down her opponent and winning her two sets, 6-1 and 6-2. Fay Feghali ’12, playing in the third spot that afternoon, completely took her opponent off guard winning both of her sets 6-2. With poise and agility, Elizabeth Kelly ’11 and Stacia Vladimora ’11 easily won each of their singles matches as well. Borkeny Sambou ‘12 was the last player to compete in the singles portion and exuberated confidence from the first time she walked out on the court. Without even giving her opponent a chance, she won her two sets with scores of 6-0 and 6-1. Andover’s success in their singles was amazing and as Flynn remarked, “This year’s lineup has a great deal of individual talent.” Doubles took place next. Although everyone on the team is extremely talented individually, the girls have had very little time to get to practice together in their doubles teams. The doubles portion of the match against Groton opened with the amazing team of Flynn and Victoria Wilmarth ’09, who proceeded to wreck their Groton opponents, prevailing 8-0. Next, Tori Wilmarth ’09 and Greta Rossi ‘09 played doubles together. The two worked extremely hard and came out with a win. Last in doubles, the fabulous freshman team comprised of Feghali and Sambou played with power and control, dominating the opposing team of Groton seniors with a score of 8-1. Lastly, singles exhibition matches were held. Tori Wilmarth ’09 played Groton’s Julia Maguire ’09, and with a score of 6-4 in her first set and 7-5 in the next, Wilmarth handily won the match. The team’s next game is this coming Saturday against the Pingree School. Although many matches are still ahead, both captains said they are eager to see how the team’s play will mature over the course of the season.
