The Aliso Niguel High School Varsity Girls’ Tennis team secured a great victory over Laguna Beach High School on Sept. 3. The girls dominated the court, winning by a score of 11-1, showcasing the amazing teamwork, talent, and skill of each member.
The match, held at ANHS, saw standout performances from several key players on Aliso Niguel’s roster. The victory also helped mark a great start for the Girls Tennis season.
For the first round of singles, the ANHS players Olivia Allegre (12), Camille Allegre (12) and Hannah Zidbeck (12) all helped score three wins against Laguna Beach. Olivia scored 6-4, Camille scored 6-1 and Hannah scored 6-0. Only Camille and Hannah played in the second round of singles where Camille scored 6-0 and Hannah scored 4-3. The second round brought two more wins for the ANHS team. For the third and last round, only Hannah played and she scored 6-0 against her opponent.
For doubles, the teams were Jessica Chiu (12) and Ai Kato (10) on team one, Miah Zhou (10) and Whitney Luu (10) on team two and Trudy Shen (9) and Abby Lee (12) on team three. For the first round of doubles, all three teams played. Team one scored 6-0 which helped bring another win for the Aliso team. Team Two scored 2-6 and Team Three scored 7-6. For the second round, team one scored 6-0, team two scored 6-3 and team three scored 6-0. Only teams one and three participated in the last round of the game. Team one scored 6-0 meanwhile team three scored 7-6.
The game lasted around from 3 p.m. to around 5:30 p.m. Both teams did an excellent job and exhibited great sportsmanship throughout the game and break times.
Zidbeck, who plays line three singles, said, “I’ve been doing pretty good so far. Maybe I would just work on my first serves and second serves. I think my ground serves are good. I really like the tennis team, it is a really awesome sport and the practices are relaxed. We only have one practice per week and games are super fun.”
Whitney Luu (10) shared, “I think Aliso Niguel has a really strong Girls Tennis team so we were really confident. Something I need to work on is staying relaxed in the game because when you get tense your hits are worse. Also, people should come to watch our games because not a lot of people do.”
The Aliso Niguel Girls Tennis Team now looks ahead to their next match against JSerra Catholic High School which is scheduled for Sept. 10 at 3 p.m. and will be an away game. The players are focused and dedicated to improving their techniques and teamwork.
With a strong start to the season, the ANHS Girls team has a promising start for future wins. The Aliso Niguel High School Varsity Girls Tennis team is looking forward to their next match and hopefully can continue their winning streak to help continue the season strong.
