Lafayette’s Acalanes JV girls tennis team opened the second half of league play with a 7-5 road win at Northgate on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to an Acalanes Boosters recap.
The Dons won seven of 12 matches against the Broncos in Walnut Creek. It was the second meeting between the two teams this season.
The result comes ahead of the Diablo Athletic League’s next scheduled girls tennis round on Tuesday, Oct. 13, when Acalanes is paired with Campolindo. The league schedule says JV match locations are determined by the schools.
Acalanes won three of five singles matches. Juliette Petkovic won 8-2 at No. 3, and Sara Tsang added an 8-5 win at No. 5. Katie Lager won 9-7 at No. 4.
Ela Gozoren retired from the No. 1 singles match while leading 5-4. Kennedy Wilson fell 8-4 at No. 2 in a rematch against the same opponent she faced in the league home opener.
The Dons won four of seven doubles matches.
Avery Marshall and Brooke Lewis won 8-0 at No. 1. Ha Long Faye Tran and Riya Patel won 8-5 at No. 3. Aly Dawson and Sara Tsang won 6-0 at No. 7.
Perrin Belier and Morgan Peacock earned a 9-8 win at No. 5, winning the tiebreaker 7-2.
Hanna Rahmatian and Lulu Lancour fell 8-2 at No. 2 doubles. Rory Jackson and Elle Cruz lost 8-4 at No. 4. Aly Dawson and Olivia Sanders dropped a 9-7 match at No. 6.
Earlier results reported by the Boosters include a 12-0 sweep of Carondelet on Aug. 24, an 11-2 win over San Ramon Valley on Aug. 31 and a 14-0 home win over College Park on Sept. 22.
