Acalanes High School's JV girls tennis team beat Bishop O'Dowd 9-3 on Tuesday, Sept. 8, on their home courts in Lafayette. The Dons won four of five singles matches and five of seven doubles lines.
Temperatures hit 95 degrees. The Dons played through it.
The Acalanes Boosters recap detailed a lineup that controlled play across the board. Ela Gozoren won at Line 1 singles 8-6. Kennedy Wilson won 8-7 at Line 2, firing two aces in a match with multiple deuce points. Juliette Petkovic took Line 3 singles 8-6, and Katie Lager won Line 4 at 8-5. Lulu Lancour dropped Line 5 singles 2-8 against a tough opponent.
Doubles provided the afternoon's tightest drama. Avery and Riya pulled out a 9-7 win at Line 1, with Avery hitting overhead winners and Riya holding steady through the heat. Quinn and Hanna Rahmatian cruised 8-2 at Line 2, where Quinn closed the match on a rally that lasted at least 10 shots.
Morgan and Perrin won Line 4 doubles 8-4, with Perrin dominating on serve and at the net. Rory and Halong took Line 5 at 8-2, and Olivia and Sage won Line 6 at 8-6. Sara and Elle fell 5-8 at Line 3, and Aly and Ella lost 1-8 at Line 7 against a Bishop O'Dowd pair that included a player from the Dragons' top doubles lineup.
The win pushed Acalanes to 3-0 on the young season. The Dons opened with a 12-0 sweep of Carondelet on Aug. 24.
They followed that with an 11-2 win over San Ramon Valley on Aug. 31, according to the team's booster recap. Gozoren and Wilson have won their singles matches in all three contests.
No next match had been announced as of Sept. 9.
