Ranked third in the league, Agoura advanced to the playoffs once again! Overall, morale is high as we send off our beloved seniors and welcome the new class of freshmen.
“It’s been such a great season so far, we have so many new people that came,” comments Veorah Feddanich, the team’s #1 singles player. “I’m so excited for how playoffs and CIF are gonna go”.
“It’s been so amazing, everyone is so extremely nice,” adds freshman Nadia Zartoshty. “And we’re gonna win!”
“I think so far the season’s been pretty good; this is our third time going to playoffs”, reflects Kio Hatch. When asked about the seniors, she replies, “I’m really sad, I’ve known most of them since they were sophomores”.
Format of the CIF League:
Varsity has 3 doubles pairs and 3 singles players, and each team plays three “sets”. Each school matchup, 18 games played, 9 in singles and 9 in doubles. If a school ties 9-9, individual games within the set count towards the total.
A brief recap of the pre-season:
Aug. 29:
- The Varsity team kicked off their season winning 14-4 against Viewpoint! Congrats to seniors Lauren Babaian and Kate Bamford, ultimately winning 18 sets and losing 0!
- Unfortunately, Viewpoint didn’t bring their JV team.
Sept. 12:
- Varsity earned a thrilling victory over Camarillo High, tied 9-9 in sets but winning in games.
- JV swept, winning 5-0! Many players competed for the first time, including Dheekshaw Gopinath!
Sept. 13:
- An assertive victory against Taft Charter initiated the team’s winning streak! Final score: 15-3. Congrats to sophomore Nola Rose for winning 6-0 against Taft’s #1 player!
- Taft doesn’t have a JV team
Sept. 17:
- Another Agoura victory against Moorpark! The school used their #1 singles player in doubles, but our sophomore doubles team Sophia Sokolsky and Lily Levy prevailed 7-5 in a nail-biting match.
- JV won 8-0! So far, JV hadn’t dropped a set! Congratulations to JV doubles player Josie Beckhoff, who won 6-1 in a singles match.
Season highlights:
*(Each school is played twice)*
League Match #1: Newbury Park
- Varsity wins 13-5.
- JV wins 4-1.
League Match #2: Westlake
- Varsity loses 2-16. Thank you to junior Veorah Feddanich, for those two wins!
- JV victory!
League Match #3: Oaks Christian
- Varsity wins 10-8, with the help of our senior team Ava Gates and Emerson Entin!
- JV wins!
League Match #4: Thousand Oaks
- Varsity wins 17-1. Congratulations to sophomore singles player Alisa Tran, only losing 1 game out of 3 sets!
- JV sweeps yet again!
League Match #5: Calabasas
- Varsity loses 4-14.
- JV loses 2-3. Special thanks to our junior team Alex Altenbernd and Madalynn Manolos for a well deserved victory, winning 8-6!
League Match #6: Newbury Park
- Varsity wins 15-5 (again). Juniors Grace Hennessey and Ryley Riordan stole a victory after a comeback from 0-5, winning 7-5!
- JV wins 3-2.
League Match #7: Westlake
- Varsity loses 3-15, an improvement from last time!
- JV: Great work from freshman Nadia Zartoshty and Isabella Jimenez for serving a bagel (6-0) to a Westlake team!
League Match #8: Oaks Christian
- Varsity wins narrowly again, 10-8. This secured the team’s spot in the playoffs!
League Match #9: Thousand Oaks
- Varsity wins 15-3. Senior Emerson Entin injured her right hand but still won her final sets playing as a lefty! This was also the Chargers’ senior night!
- JV: Our seniors Gia Santop-Vosvick and Kallie Gustafson led the team!
League Match #10: Calabasas
- Varsity loses. The team was down three seniors today, so thank you to all who stepped up.
- JV: Congratulations to Londyn Burtzloff for her high school tennis debut!
Our Varsity team advanced to playoffs, making it to the quarterfinals. In league, the team ranked #3, having lost only to Westlake and Calabasas. Agoura Girl’s Tennis has qualified for playoffs three times in a row these past three years. Varsity stands at 10-14, the best record for this team since we began going to playoffs! JV welcomed many new freshmen this year. That’s all for girls’ tennis this year, but make sure to support the boys when they begin their season in the Spring!
