The Eagles’ final match of the season was played last night on the courts at home as the girls’ tennis team attempted to upset the Owen Valley Patriots in the first round of Sectional play. South Putnam lost the match 1-4. Coach Briones was nothing but positive as he reflected on his players’ season: “I’m
The girls’ tennis team hosted the Rox last night for their final match before the Sectional gets underway this evening. Coach Briones had this to say: “Great way to end the regular season. Everyone played really well. I am proud of all three singles players winning in straight sets. Makenna Wells and Brianna Robinson at
The Eagles traveled to Owen Valley last night as they wind down the regular tennis season. The athletes are playing really well right now, despite the scores. Our girls did a good job against a talented OV team, but lost the match 1-4. Stephany Zhivotovsky at three singles got the lone win for us, outlasting
The girls’ tennis team hosted White River Valley on Saturday, winning the match 4-1. Although Reagan Ladd and Addi Blaydes (playing number one doubles) struggled throughout the match, I’m extremely proud of their effort. They were down most of the match, but continued to play to win each point, never giving up. Everyone else played really
Despite the loss last night to Danville, the girls are playing some good tennis. DeVreede at one singles fought through illness and came up a little short; I’m proud of her performance. Two and three singles (Hubbard, Zhivotovsky) are both starting to develop a little more consistency and are able to sustain long rallies. One and
The tennis team overtook the Edgewood Mustangs last night at home, 4-1. “Number 2 singles struggled a bit but played hard and never gave up. Number one and three singles went the distance and pulled out the win. Great to experience a 3 set match and test their endurance. Switched my 1 and 2 doubles, turned
After losing last year’s number one singles Adie Clifford and number three singles Meredith Trump, I’ve looked forward to seeing who will step up to take their spots. It’s always a relief when someone steps in to fill the empty spots which is the case with Gitte DeVreede, Kaylee Hubbard and Stephany Zhivotovsky. Gitte and Stephany both
Don’t forget that South Putnam will be holding in-school physicals tonight for any student interested in participating in athletics throughout the 2017-2018 school year. Physicals will run from 6-8pm and cost $20.
On Saturday, May 13th, the girls’ tennis team will be holding a car wash from 11-3 at O’Reilly Auto Parts in Greencastle.
The tennis match scheduled for tomorrow, May 4th, has been cancelled.
