The boys’ and girls’ tennis teams have dominated their opponents on the court. With regionals and states approaching, both teams are looking to continue their hot streak and cement their place as the top teams in the state.
Boys’ tennis finished 10-2 after the regular season. The boys swept their first three matches, meaning they won every matchup that day, resulting in a perfect match. During this streak, they beat Northwest, Sherwood and Einstein. They continued this winning streak with a 6-2 win against Blair followed by a 7-0 sweep of BCC. The team said they felt great with a 5-0 record going into the second half of the season. The team suffered its first loss in a close 4-3 loss against Whitman but bounced right back following it up with a sweep against Walter Johnson and a 6-1 win against Richard Montgomery.
On Apr. 11, the team faced its biggest challenge yet in a match against rivals Winston Churchill who were boasting a perfect 8-0 record going into this match with seven sweeps on the year. Ultimately Churchill would come out on top in a 7-0 sweep. Despite the tough loss, the team still carried a strong 7-2 record going into the last three games of the regular season.
They pulled out a close 4-3 win against Poolesville followed by a 5-2 win vs. Quince Orchard and ended the year strong with a sweep against Clarksburg. The team ended the regular season with a 10-2 record. The team is looking to ride this hot streak into the postseason with counties and repeat as state champions. “The season has gone great so far for the team. As states and counties are upon us I am optimistic that we can win it all again,” senior captain Will Balian said.
The girls’ team, lead by senior captain Elena Kim, has also been fantastic this regular season. They started the year with a 6-1 win against Northwest followed by three consecutive sweeps. In this stretch, they beat Sherwood, Einstein and Blair. They kept their streak going with a 5-2 win against B-CC and a 6-1 win against Whitman.
The team had a perfect 6-0 record going into the second half of the season. They kept things going with a 6-1 win against Walter Johnson then pulled out a close 4-3 win against Richard Montgomery. The team faced their biggest challenge yet going into a match against Churchill on Apr. 11 where they pulled off a big 4-3 win in a competitive match. They kept things going with a 4-3 win against Poolesville and a 6-1 win against Quince Orchard. They won their last match of the season on Apr. 28 to finish with a perfect 12-0 record heading into the postseason. “The season went great and I am confident that if we play our best, we can win states,” Kim said.
Both teams are set to have major losses next season with the boys’ team losing seven seniors and the girls’ team losing three. The team is looking to their underclassmen to fill this hole going into next season. With both teams having strong sophomore and freshman classes with standouts such as the boys’ team’s sophomore Gabriel Gorbach and the girls’ team’s sophomore Sunny Meng, the program appears to have a bright future for the years ahead. “I think our class is really good and in a couple years the program will be in a great spot,” Gorbach said
