Girls Tennis captures 50th consecutive league win and 5th straight PCL championship

By SHIRIN AMINIAN
Staff Writer
On Tuesday, October 21, the University High School (UHS) girls tennis team defeated No. 3 ranked Corona del Mar High School (CDM) 13-5 to capture its 50^th consecutive league win and secure its 5^th straight Pacific Coast League championship. The girls tennis team has not lost a league match since 2009.
The first round of doubles was off to a rough start when doubles partners Kyara Sutton (Sr.) and Michelle Maddox (Jr.) lost 0-5. The team remained positive and smoothed out its rough patch when Ashlyn Wang (So.) and Tiffany Madlambayan (Jr.) won their doubles match with a score of 7-5. Doubles team Kayti Luu (Sr.) and Celine Gruaz (Sr.) defeated CDM 7-6, ending the first round of doubles with a win.
UHS dominated on the singles side, sweeping set after set. Judy Kam (Jr.) started off the winning streak with a 6-3 victory over CDM’s No. 1, followed by Alyssa Rudin (Jr.) who defeated her opponent 6-1. Yuki Asami (Sr.) secured a win in the last round of singles with another 6-1 victory.
Co-captain Becca Kim (Sr.) said, “Our hard work is really paying off. I’m really proud of the determination of our team and the success we’re finding so far.”