Game, set, season: girls’ tennis reaches its ends
Ava Bourdeau, Co-Opinion Editor
The girls’ tennis team’s racket of a season has come to a close. After playing their last match on Oct. 26 against Culver City High School, the members of Samo’s tennis team have hung up their uniforms to conclude the fall season.
Coach Simone’s fifth year coaching Samo girls’ tennis saw many exciting newcomers. Freshmen first and second singles players Meleja Horelick (’25) and Avalaine Thompson (’25) proved themselves to be great new additions to an already amazing team. Despite losing all seven of their games, the team has learned many things from being able to play together again after so long. Varsity team captain Kate Javerbaum (’22) reflects on this sentiment.
“After a year of Zoom and not being able to exercise, we’ve gained so much from being able to play together again. We’ve all been so much more excited and motivated to play together, and I genuinely think we’ve had more fun and worked harder this year than in the last four years I’ve been on the team,” Javerbaum said.
This year was the team’s first time playing in a higher league, resulting in more challenging opposing teams such as Mira Costa High School and Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. While the team lost their games against the schools, their spirits were high throughout both games. Thompson touched on the team’s spirit this season.
“I noticed what a lot of other great teams had in our league was a connection and reliance on one another. I believe that if our Samo girls tennis team can be more bonded and confident in ourselves and our teammates, we can only get better,” Thompson said.
With the new additions to the team, they hope to do better next season.
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