Ella T. (CA Flickr)

The girls tennis team continued its Division II sectionals last week and tallied a loss against Upper Arlington 2-3 on Monday, September 29. They found success in their first and second singles matchups, with Gabrille S. beating her opponent 6-4, 6-2 in first singles and Ella T. beating her second singles opponent 6-0, 6-2. Academy fell short in third singles with Iris S. falling 6-3, 6-2. Both of the doubles squads also lost, with the first doubles duo of Sophie W. and Lara W. losing 6-4, 6-3. The second doubles team of Ela K. and Noor A. fell 6-2, 6-1.

The girls tennis team saw success in the OHSAA sectionals tournament with numerous players advancing within the brackets. In singles, Ela beat her opponent 6-0, 6-0 following a bye. Iris fell in the second round after beating her first opponent 6-0, 6-0. Both doubles squads are still in, but the team of Gabrielle and Ella so far won both their rounds with clean 6-0, 6-0 victories, and the duo of Sophie and Lara played a near-perfect 6-0, 6-1 first match with a clean 6-0, 6-0 second.

The team continues its postseason sectionals run, with numerous contenders fighting for a spot in districts, running from Wednesday, October 8, to Saturday, October 11.