Freshman Lindsey Ball took over at No. 1 singles to rave reviews as Menlo School swept host Pinewood, 7-0, in a West Bay Athletic League Foothill Division match Tuesday.
Ball downed Julia Owens, 6-2, 6-0, to highlight the victory as the four singles players dropped a total of three games. Elika Eshghi and Kathryn Wilson won their matches, 6-0, 6-0 and Vivian Liu, 6-0, 6-1.
The doubles teams of Lauren Creamer and Penelope Penfold-Patterson and Grace McDonald Elizsabeth Westermann also won 6-0, 6-0, while Vida Safari and Vionna Eshghi won their match, 6-4, 6-2.
Menlo has won 243 consecutive regular-season league matches, an on-going state record.
Menlo (10-6, 5-0) hosts Crystal Springs Uplands at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Pinewood (1-10, 0-6) hosts Sacred Heart Prep and Castilleja hosts Harker, also at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
Malinh Truong and Isa Cossio won a tiebreaker at No. 1 doubles to help host Palo Alto beat Cupertino, 5-2, in a SCVAL El Camino Division girls tennis match Tuesday.
Truong and Cossio led a doubles sweep for the Vikings (8-7, 3-5), who travel to Lynbrook for a match next Tuesday.
Rachel Owens and Gwen Wong did not drop a game in winning at No. 2 doubles and Myra Xu and Emma Cocker completed the doubles sweep in straight sets.
Maddi Page and Anya Yakimenko won in singles matches.
By Palo Alto Online Sports
By Palo Alto Online Sports
By Palo Alto Online Sports