Williamston Tennis

The Williamston Girls’ tennis team successfully met another challenge today by defeating a very good Ann Arbor Greenhills tennis team on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, by a match score of 5-3. Mark Randolph, the varsity coach for Ann Arbor Greenhills was impressed with the play of the Hornets, “I think this team is the best team in Division 4. We just played the number three ranked team, Gross Point University Liggett, and the second ranked team Riverview Gabriel Richard and I think the Williamston girls are better,” he added. “Especially their doubles teams,” he continued, “ they play shoulder to shoulder and attack the net very effectively,” he concluded.
The match victory was sealed in a tense three set match won by Tiffany Ash at number one singles. “My calf muscles and toes were cramping,” said Tiffany. “I could feel them when I tried to make a quick step and I was afraid my legs wouldn’t work, but I just kept going and was glad I won.” The crowd was watching every point and one side or the other would erupt in cheers when a point went one way or the other. Tiffany lost the second set in a tiebreaker 8-6 and then came back to win her opponent’s service game with the score 4-1 after having 6 game points. She then consolidated the break of serve and won the match for the Hornets by a score of 6-1.
Also, winning a tense three set match were seniors Sandra Suryak and Katherine Noren at number two doubles. “Coacher came over and told us we should follow Genghis Kahn’s advice after winning a key point or game which is to ‘tighten your helmet strap after winning a battle,’” Sandra said. “That really worked for us as we kept our focus and didn’t let down when we got ahead,” she concluded. Sandra and Katherine won the first set 6-3, lost the second 2-6 and then sealed the victory with a 6-3 third set.
Winning at number three doubles were Olivia Green and Erin Donovan and at number four doubles were Erin Graham and Aubree Barton. Also, winning a number one doubles were Anya Nikolai and Sarah Vogel. Losing were singles players Allyson Nash, Mattie Nelson and Miranda Vorce.
The Hornets are now 11-2 in dual matches and 4-0 in the CAAC.
Prep tennis Williamston 5, Ann Arbor Greenhills 3
Singles: Ash (W) d. Su 7-6(5), 6-7(6), 6-1; Lusk(A) d. Nash 6-1, 6-4; Sykes (A) d. Nelson 6-3, 6-3; Hogykian (A) d. Vorce 6-4, 7-5
Doubles: Nikolai-Vogel (W) d. Jimbo-Lillard 6-2, 6-1; Noren-Suryak (W) d. Hemert-Colwell 6-3, 2-6, 6-3; Donovan-Green (W) d. Swaroop-Jenkins 6-3, 6-1; Barton-Graham (W) d. Wang-Presley 6-0, 6-1
Records
Williamston 11-2 ,CAAC 4-0
Ann Arbor Greenhills 1-5-1