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Strong End to Strong Week for Girls Tennis; MS Softball takes Lead in League

Middle School Softball
The team is off to a 3-1 start putting them in first place in league with 3-0 record. The team is led by the strong pitching of Meghan Robertson, grade 6, and timely hitting from Kristin LeBlanc, grade 7 and Marti Sutton, grade 8. Strong contributions have come from Lavinia Ding and Grace Park, both grade 8, and Tiffany Shou, grade 7. The team has received strong catching support from Anika Rajamani, grade 6, and some clutch play from Taylor Lam, also grade 6.

Girls Tennis
Girls tennis went 3-0 this week against CCS-quality opponents, wrapping up their strong showing with a dominant 7-0 victory on the road against archrival Sacred Heart Prep. Co-captain Jenny Chen, grade 12, faced off against Sacred Heart’s number one and walked away with the win in two sets 6-2, 6-2. Dora Tzeng, grade 11, extended her streak of outstanding play by blanking her opponent (6-0, 6-0) despite a lingering shoulder injury which forced her to serve underhand for the match. Daria Karakoulka, grade 12, won in straight sets, giving her an undefeated 8-0 record in September. On her way to a perfect month, Karakoulka lost nary a set.

In doubles matches, each of Harker’s teams captured victories as well – a meaningful rout against a foe in Sacred Heart whose doubles lineups had emerged as some of Harker’s strongest competition. Number one team Sat Prakash, grade 11, and Arden Hu, grade 10, won 6-4, 6-3. Number two team Izzy Gross, grade 9, and Sylvie Dobrota, grade 12, won 4-6, 6-1 (10-8). Finally, number three team Indica Sur, grade 12, and Ariana Shulman, grade 11, won 6-4, 6-4.
The team now stands at 5-0 and is 2-0 in the WBAL. Harker plays Notre Dame next Wednesday and then, on Thursday, has an important showdown with league co-leader Menlo at Blackford.
Girls Water Polo
Girls water polo pulled off a great win a couple of weeks ago against Santa Clara High School; check out the writeup in the Santa Clara Weekly.
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