Gilroy High’s girls tennis team lost its first match of the
season Thursday, dropping all but one match out of seven to
visiting Notre Dame.
GILROY – Gilroy High’s girls tennis team lost its first match of the season Thursday, dropping all but one match out of seven to visiting Notre Dame.
Emily Castro pulled out the Mustangs’ lone victory on the day, beating Brenda Ponce 11-9 in the third set tiebreaker after winning the first set 6-3 and dropping the second 4-6.
“She was down in the tiebreaker and true to Emily’s competitiveness, she came back and won,” Gilroy coach Jami Reynolds said.
In total, three of the seven matches went to tiebreakers, with Gilroy losing the other two by a score of 11-9.
“All in all it was a very close battle,” Reynolds said. “I thought we could have taken all the tiebreakers.
“I’m still proud that they hung in there and put everything they had out on the court.”
The Mustangs will return to the court Tuesday at Salinas.
See below for full results:
Singles
#1 Meha Munshi lost to Daisie Winstone 0-6, 0-6
#2 Emily Castro beat Brenda Ponce 6-3, 4-6, 11-9 tiebreaker
#3 Monica Liu lost to Chantelle Edwards 4-6, 6-2, 9-11 tiebreaker
#4 Alissa Castro lost to Taylor Schwartz 0-6, 0-6
Doubles
#1 Kim Johnson/Holly Hunter lost to April Harvey/Brooke Carachiolli 4-6, 3-6
#2 Melanie Morelos/Elaina Vasquez lost to Lexie Flores/Alexandria Leavenworth 6-2, 2-6, 9-11 tiebreaker
#3 Cristina Carrillo/Viviana Mendez lost to Francesca Flores/Sarah Bengard 3-6, 4-6
