The Watchung Hills Regional High School tennis team fell to Montgomery High School in Warren on Tuesday afternoon, losing 5-0.
Watchung Hills 0, Montgomery 5
First Singles
Rachel Casey (M) def. Dara Portnoi, 6-1, 6-2
Second Singles
Amanda Tilles (M) def. Francine Homilda, 6-2, 6-0 Third Singles Emily Szkudiarski (M) def. Alexa Balonik, 6-3, 6-1 First Doubles Kinjai Shah and Jessica Yang (M) def. Angela Wang and Carly Weisenfeld, 6-0, 6-1 Second Doubles
Tiffany Zhu and Steph Alen (M) def. Paige Petrosky and Eylssa Rudnitsky, 6-1, 6-1
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In Short
The Warriors played well but ran into one of the best teams in the area, the defending Somerset County Champs and State Finalists from last season. The Warriors record now stands at 2-5.
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Warrior of the Game
Dara Portnoi – Although falling 6-1 and 6-2, the junior singles player had some long volleys and points against Montgomery’s Rachel Casey, considered to be one of the best players in Somerset County.
Other Key Performances
“We were confident and tried our hardest. We went up against one of the top seeded teams” – Alexa Balonik
Coach’s Take
“I thought we played well. Montgomery is a good team. I thought there was a lot of good long points in there. We played aggressive in doubles, especially second doubles. There singles players are all strong. We made points long and didn’t give up in any of the sets. We started coming back in some of those sets, so I thought we played well.” – Head Coach Brian Brown
Up Next: at Hunterdon Central at 3:45 p.m. Oct. 3.
