Samo defeats Beverly 15-3

On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Samo girls’ varsity tennis team played against Beverly Hills High School. Samo won 15-3, handily defeating the Beverly squad. This win gave the team a boost of confidence and reassured them that their collective dedication and positive attitude is paying off. Even early on, the whole team had a good feeling about the match, and sprits were high throughout. Coach Winston Poon was thrilled with the performances of the girls.  “They are playing very well today, taking care of business and winning all of our games so far, which is awesome. The way that they’ve been playing makes it very easy to believe that we can win first place in the league,” Poon said.  According to junior player Isabel Homberg (’21), the girls’ teamwork and collaboration really shone through yet again in their doubles matches. After a whole season of getting to know each other, the doubles teams have build strong chemistry amongst each other. As their season comes to a close, they are in a strong position to win Ocean League and do well in CIF. “Doubles is always really fun because you get to collaborate with another person and work as a team. Since my partner and I know our strengths and weaknesses and we play well together, it was a good match,” Homberg said.  As the girls wrap up their regular season, they look forward to supporting those on the team who qualified for CIF playoffs. Team captain Geni Kapelonis (’19) competed in the individual portion of CIFs, as well as Rebekah Raphling (’23) and Luiza Hermeto (’21). The doubles portion of CIFs is on Wednesday, Nov. 6th, and the teams participating are: Alexandra Raphling with (’22) with Sandy Graves (’19), Nora McLaughlin (’21) with Veronica Gerlach (’21) and Isabel Homberg (’21) with Karina Wisen (’21).