4/18 Saturday- Andover: 9, Choate: 0
Girls Tennis (5–0) delivered a dominant performance against Choate, winning all matches for a 9–0 victory. The team controlled its matches with confident doubles play and carried that momentum into singles, showcasing both depth and consistency across the lineup.
Michelle Oh ’29 recounted that, going into the match, the team focused on improving its offense and consistency, particularly in doubles.
“I think that this was a match that we could practice a lot of the things that we’ve been working on in practice, like being aggressive, focusing, and going for shots… Our coach yesterday had us say what we especially wanted to work on together as a doubles team. And me and my doubles partner said we wanted to especially work on being aggressive and also consistent,” said Oh.
Oh continued, “Whenever we see a high ball in the middle of the court, we want to poach and go for it. We just want to stay consistent at the baseline until my partner can get a chance to poach.”
Beyond technical execution, the team’s supportive culture played a major role in its success. Players consistently encouraged one another and maintained their focus throughout their matches.
“We’re all really supportive of each other. Although we don’t cheer the loudest out of all the other teams, we practice every day together, and we kind of all support each other whenever we come out. If we see someone play a good point, then we just cheer for them. A big strength is that we all work towards a specific goal that the coach plans for us after watching us play, and we’re all focused on self-improvement, and our mentality is pretty good,” said Oh.
According to Angelina Zhang ’27, looking ahead, Girls Tennis aims to build on this performance by maintaining focus and refining its aggressive style of play in both singles and doubles.
“For the next game, I think that we’ll focus on not losing focus and being confident in our shots,” said Zhang.
Girls Tennis will face Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter) on Saturday, BB&N on Monday, and Northfield Mount Hermon (NMH) on Wednesday.
