Georgia Tuckerman’18 keeps her eye on the ball. (Julia Gurevitz’19/Media)

Riding a hot streak, the girls tennis team built upon its recent success against Wellington on Tuesday, September 12. The Vikings successfully defended their turf, sweeping the Jaguars 5-0.

Playing first singles, senior Georgia Tuckerman beat Akua Antiwi-Woods, 6-0, 6-2.

In second singles, junior Himaja Reddy stayed hot, beating her opponent, Isabella Vegas, 6-1, 6-1.

In third singles, Alex Graham’19 dominated Camille Olmstead, 6-1, 6-0.

Academy’s doubles pairing of Lexis Hughes’18 and Maddie Tuckerman’19 also won convincingly, 6-1, 6-3. To close out the sweep, Lauren Motta’18 and Haylee White’19 took down sisters Jordan and Sydney Wurapa, 6-0, 6-4.

After a Wednesday match on September 13 against Olentangy Orange was rained out, Academy turned its attention to Bexley. Both teams boasted impressive three-game winning streaks and were hungry to earn bragging rights in the rivalry.

The fearless Vikings walked into enemy territory and demolished the Lions in yet another sweep.

In first singles, Tuckerman’18 dropped only one game against her opponent, Haley Wilson, winning 6-1, 6-0.

In second singles, Reddy crushed her competitor, Avery Weisman, 6-1, 6-0.

In third singles, Graham took down tough competitor Ava Grossman, 6-1, 6-3.

The CA pairing of Hughes and Tuckerman’19 showed true resilience and came back to beat the duo of Ellie Levy and Katie Benedict, 3-6, 6-4, 1-0.

Motta and White continued to impress, and put the finishing touches on the sweep, taking down Stefi Lehman and Olivia Williams 6-1, 6-1.

After another dominant week, the Vikes now look forward to a week full of home matches. They welcome Olentangy on Monday, September 18. Then, they clash with Pickerington North on Tuesday, September 19, before hosting a tournament on Saturday, September 23.