With one win tucked away, the girls? varsity tennis team are off to a good start.
They took on Troy-Athens last Wednesday and won, 5-3. All four single players won their sets.
Senior Nicole Janek defeated Shannon Wein (6-0, 6-3), Gabriella Spindler beat Brenda Wu (6-1, 6-0), Katie Brozovich beat Sam Micell (6-0, 6-0) and Kristina Lucas beatTina Berisha (6-0, 6-0).
The doubles team of Amy Wozniak and Abbey Hubregsen won their sets 7-6 and 6-4 against Siman Mand and Alisa Kim.
For their next match, they took on West Bloomfield and lost, 5-3. Spindler, Brozovich and Lucas continued their earlier succes and defeated the Lakers in both sets.
Spindler had a few close ones against Yahsha Moore and ended, 7-5 and 7-6. Brozovich defeated Morgan Tyler (6-2, 6-2) and Lucas defeated Taylor Dubin (6-0, 6-0).
Wozniak and Hubregsen were tied with Danni Sanfield-Aditi Rajagopal, both winning a previous set, 6-4. It came down to best out of three and they lost, 6-0.
‘We could have tied the match against West Bloomfield,? said Coach Becky Freeman. ‘If we had Nicole, we would have won.?
The Lady Wolves competed at the Saline Invitational on Saturday and took fourth place.
Spindler and Brozovich won their championship games. Janek and Lucas made it to the final round but lost.
‘It was impressive,? said Freeman. ‘We were only a few points away from placing second or third.?
Janek, Lucas and Erica Zentner are the only returning players this year. Among new faces is Freeman, the JV coach from the last two tennis seasons, at the helm as varsity coach.
‘I coached some of these girls before,? said Freeman.
Before coaching, she has played tennis for 15 years and still continues playing.
‘What I can do is give them some advice,? she added. ‘Most of the girls are getting to the level they are so good that they are working with a pro. I give them more mental and help them out to be competitive.?
Freeman expects the young varsity program to do really well, especially in the years to come.
‘I am excited about what the future will bring,? she said. ‘They are really stong and really good contenders. They are fun to watch because they are really strong. I will be very interested to see how it falls out. It is very exciting I happened to walk in at this point.?
Freeman has been a Clarkston resident for the last 12 years and has worked for Clarkston Community Schools for eight years. She is a paraeducator in Early Childhood Special Education.
‘I have two boys at home so this is my girl time,? said Freeman.
The Lady Wolves host Troy on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. and head to the Pioneer Invitational on Saturday.
‘Pioneer will be tough,? said Freeman. ‘They won the Saline tournament.?
They will host Andover on Monday at 4 p.m.