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Martlets Persevere and Win Against Rhinos
With a few girls struggling with bad colds and an always competitive Taft team on the agenda, the Martlets knew they were going to have their hands full. Led by strong performances by the Sixth Formers and captains, it took a good deal of grit to pull out the 5-4 win. The Black and Gold were able to get an advantage in the doubles, winning at No. 2, Lauren Way '20 and Alex Wolf '19, and No. 3, Olivia Zhang '20 and Diana Tsibikova '21. Both teams shot out to a strong start and were up 6-1 before their Rhino opponents dug in and closed the gap, threatening to pull ahead. The Martlets hung tough, however, and both teams won 8-6. In singles, Clara Ekholm '20 looked strong at No. 4 singles and controlled play throughout her match, winning 8-4. After losing at No. 1 doubles and No. 1 and No. 5 singles, the overall match came down to singles at the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6 positions. Feeling under the weather, Way was unable to turn the tide against her opponent and lost 8-5. So the match came down to the two Sixth Formers, Maggie Chaves and Wolf. Despite coughing between points, and sometimes during points, Wolf managed to get a good lead on her opponent, and after a long final game that went to deuce many, many times, achieved the 8-4 win. Chaves battled back and forth with her opponent but also pulled ahead in the middle of the match and slammed the door with an 8-4 victory. These two players showed great determination under pressure to secure their matches and get the team to five wins. In addition, Sasha van Vredenburch '21 won her exhibition singles match 8-3. Well done, girls!
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