Sophomore Chrissy Lifton played a tough first match against St. Luke's #1 player, Katherine Pettee, and went on to face Olivia Rosen in a consolation round. Rosen, the #1 player for the Master's School in Dobbs Ferry, New York, had a tough path to victory; Lifton won three games, and took virtually every other game to deuce. Lifton continues to improve with each and every match, and today's tournament was no exception. Her ground strokes have always been exemplary, but she was able to change up the speed of her strokes and really throw her opponents, especially Rosen, off guard. To make it to the league championship is quite an achievement. Janie Motter earned a berth in the championships but was ill and unable to compete. Her presence was missed.

The Hornets are on a roll! After last week's routing of Cheshire Academy at home, the team took to the road to roll over  Chase Collegiate. Winning at #1 singles was Janie Motter, playing her hard-hitting baseline game. #2 singles, Chrissy Lifton, varied her stroke pace to gain a decisive victory. At the #3 singles spot was Simona Fried, who outwitted her opponent with her swashbuckling serve-and-volley style. #4 Sarah Haddad, coming off an illness and facing a tough opponent, lost in a hard-fought, well-played match. #1 Doubles Dynamos Morgan and Taylor Massey, barely broke a sweat, vanquishing their opponents in record time, and the #2 doubles tandem, Fabulous Freshmen Shin-Hae Lee and Anna Huether had some brilliantly strategic set-ups on their way to victory. At #3 doubles, Abby Ginsberg and Summer Irving played some stellar persistence points and were rewarded with a solid win. Way to go into the homestretch, Hornets!   

It was a nail-biter, but the Hornets were able to hang tough against the Canterbury School and reel in a thrilling 4-3 victory. Janie Motter, Chrissy Lifton, and Maddie Belt played some skilled tennis but lost at 1st, 2nd and 4th singles, respectively; all three players fought hard and played well. Simona Fried, at 3rd singles, lost her first set, but turned the tables on her opponent, winning the second set 6-3 and taking the third set at a decisive 6-0. At #1 doubles, the Mighty Massey twins, Morgan and Taylor, won in straight sets (their record stands 8 wins and 2 losses for the season). Also winning in straight sets was  #2 doubles, Chelsea Fusco, paired for the first time with Shin-Hae Lee, they were an impressive partnership. The pivotal match was third doubles, comprised of Abby Ginsberg and Sarah Haddad. In a true cliff-hanger, they lost narrowly in the first set (7-5), took the second set (6-3) and won in a tiebreaker in the third set, 7-6 (7-2).