Girls’ Tennis Makes Blair History Books
Varsity Team Takes State Prep "A" Title

The Blair girls’ varsity tennis team took the state Prep "A" title on October 28! The Bucs competed in the NJISAA State Tournament at Pingry, where they landed the first girls’ Prep "A" tennis title in Blair’s history. Congratulations are in order, says head coach Laura Brantley, to the team and to individual champions Kelsey Vella and Isabel Peil, along with doubles champions Sam Beck and Deanna Inez. Laura added, “Sam Light and the tandem of Steph Gorman and Torera Fagbenle placed second in the tournament in close, competitive matches. The wind made for two tough matches on the doubles courts. Steph and Torera put up a good fight against a strong Lawrenceville team. Sam and Deanna started out pretty well despite the conditions. After dropping the second set, they came out incredibly strong in the third set and secured the title for the Bucs.” See the results below:

Singles:
Madison Stevens (Pingry) def. Sam Light (B) 4-6,6-2,0-6
Kelsey Vella (B) def. Kelly Mao (Pingry) 6-3, 7-5
Isabel Peil (B) def. Naomi Wong (Pingry) 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-0

Doubles:
Sam Beck/Deanna Inez (B) def. Christina Zajowski (Pingry) 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
Yasmeen Mahayni/Megan Norris (Lawrenceville) def. Steph Gorman/Torera Fagbenle (B) 7-5, 6-4

Posted 11/2/2010

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