The Patrick Henry Girl’s Tennis team rallied to defeat the reigning Western Valley District champion Franklin County Eagles 5-4 at a match played in Franklin County. In singles action PH picked up 3 straight set victories on courts 1, 2 and 6 by Junior Allison Link, Senior Laura Hall, and Sophomore Martina Smith. Heading into doubles competition, the match score stood at 3-3. Perennially strong in doubles, Franklin County picked up the first win on court 2, taking the match lead to 4-3. Shortly after, the PH Freshman duo of Sabel Fink and Emily Hamilton took the win on court 3 in straight sets, bringing it back to 4-4. Meanwhile on court 1, Allison Link and Allie Greene had dropped their first set 6-3. Link and Greene picked up the pace and rallied under pressure to win the second set 6-4, which sent the match to a 10 point tie break which the PH duo won 10-2. Head Coach Katherine Smith said, “I’m so proud of the team this year, and especially the performance in tonight’s win. Franklin County always plays tough and brings their A game, so to defeat them on their home courts feels really good.”
The Lady Patriots then went back on the road to Danville on Monday to take on George Washington, picking up another key 7-2 WVD District win. Singles wins were scored by Laura Hall, Allie Green, Kim Russell, and Grace Mason on courts 2, 3, 5 and 6. Leading 4-2 after singles competition, the Lady Patriots swept the doubles matches with wins by Allison Link / Allie Greene, Laura Hall / Kim Russell, and Grace Mason / Emily Hamilton.
