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Girls Tennis Tournament Championship Highlights the Harker Week in Sports

Girls Tennis

The girls tennis team opened its season this weekend in Clovis at the California Tennis Classic, and dominated the competition on the way to a Division 6 championship. Over the two-day tournament, the Eagles went 5-0 with an unbelievable 353 games won to only 66 games lost. Even more impressive, the Eagles won 59 sets and only lost one, and in that case rebounded by winning the 10-point third-set tiebreaker. The Eagles did all this with only 10 players, seven of them freshmen. Congratulations ladies! Next up for the Eagles is their league opener against Menlo on Sept. 20.

Football

The varsity football team looks to bounce back from a 48-0 loss to Menlo last Friday as it hosts Encinal this Friday at 7:30 p.m. It’s also Teacher Appreciation Night, so come out to support the football team as well as our awesome Harker teachers.

Girls Golf

It’s a busy week for the girls golf team! Today the Eagles travel to Poplar Creek Golf Course for the Helen Lengfeld Memorial Tournament, followed by a home match against Palo Alto High on Tuesday and a league match against Notre Dame Belmont on Wednesday.

Cross Country

The Harker cross country team opened its season and turned in some impressive performances at the Lowell Invitational in Golden Gate Park. Rishi Dange, grade 9, led the Eagles with a top 25 finish as the boys freshman team finished seventh out of 40 teams. Anika Rajamani, grade 10, led the frosh-soph girls team to a 13th-place finish out of 40 schools. Finally, Niki Iyer, grade 12, opened her final Harker season with a second-place finish in the 2.93-mile race, posting the fastest CCS time. Check out an interview with Iyer after the race!

Next up for the XC Eagles is the De La Salle Invitational in Concord on Saturday.

Girls Water Polo

The girls water polo team fell 11-5 to Monta Vista last week before going 2-2 at the Charger Varsity Invitational at Wilcox High School over the weekend. Abigail Wisdom, grade 10, led the Eagles with 10 goals during the tournament. The girls will host Santa Clara on Tuesday and travel to Saratoga on Thursday.

Boys Water Polo

The boys water polo team defeated Fremont High 16-3 last week before going 2-2 at the Connolly Invitational Tournament over the weekend. The Eagles are now 5-4 for the season.

Girls Volleyball

The girls volleyball team continued its brutal schedule, taking on some of the best teams in the Bay Area. They lost to Valley Christian in three games last week and will face off with a tough Saint Francis on Wednesday in Mountain View. Go Eagles!

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