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Andover Golden Warriors Girls Tennis '18

Andover falls short in North final

For a time, it seemed as if Andover was on the verge of stealing momentum with the Division 1 North title on the line.

With the Golden Warriors trailing 1-0, the team of Elia Petros and Anna Higgins stormed to a dominant victory at No. 2 doubles, handing their teammates a spark and sending fans into massive cheers.

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Girls Tennis, 06/12/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Doubles leads Andover back to North final

ANDOVER — With Andover in need of a victory, Elia Petros and Anna Higgins would not be denied.
 
After dropping the second set and falling behind 3-0 in the third, the duo rallied back to win a grueling No. 2 doubles 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4 and clinch the No. 2 Golden Warriors’ 3-2 victory over No. 3 Boston Latin in the Division 1 North semifinals on Sunday.
 
“We are so excited,” said Andover head coach Alan Hibino. “It’s very exciting for the team. Boston Latin may have had the two most talented players, but we had the depth and that paid off. This match could have gone either way, and our girls stepped up.”
 
The Golden Warriors (19-1) advance to face No. 1 Acton-Boxboro (16-0) in the Division 1 North final on Tuesday at 4 p.m. The site is TBA.
“We’re going to have our hands full with Acton-Boxboro,” said Hibino. “They’re undefeated and the No. 1 team. But we’ll be ready. They Golden Warriors are always ready.”
 
Andover dropped the top two singles matches, but No. 3 singles player Sidney Conway rallied for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory.
The star No. 1 doubles duo of Annette Kim and Caroline Yang then scored a 6-3, 6-4 victory for the Golden Warriors.
That left Petros, a senior, and junior Higgins to lock down the victory. And after some struggles, they finished it off.
“At one point in the match, they had lost 8 of 9 points,” said Hibino. “And they were down 3-0 in the third set, but came back and got the victory. And that turned out to be the clinching point. It was very, very exciting.
“We are a young team, but we are a very tight-nit group. We’re excited to get the win, and we’re thrilled for the North final.”

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Girls Tennis, 06/10/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Doubles Trouble

Andover swept the doubles to pull out a tough 3-2 win over Lexington. The clutch doubles teams were Annette Kim/Caroline Yang at No. 1 and Elia Petros/Anna Higgins at No. 2. The Golden Warriors (18-1) will next play Boston Latin (19-2) in the Division 1 North semifs.

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Girls Tennis, 06/08/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

From the brink

Locked in a heated match with Lexington, it all came down to the first doubles team of Annette Kim and Caroline Yang for Andover. The duo won the first set 6-3, got clobbered 0-6 in the second set, but rallied to win the decisive third set 6-1 to give the Warriors (16-1) a 3-2 match victory.

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Girls Tennis, 05/21/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Showdown to Andover

 

In a battle of two of the top girls tennis programs in the region, Andover slipped past Lexington 3-2. The Warrioirs (16-1) won both doubles and got a pivotal 6-2, 7-5 win at third singles from Sidney Conway.

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Girls Tennis, 05/21/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Senior Day

 

On Senior Day for Andover girls tennis, senior duos Elia Petros/Melisa Kreismanis and Alana Rafiee/Julia Washburn shined at first and second doubles respectively in a 5-0 win over Haverhill.

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Girls Tennis, 05/18/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Good debut

Sophomore's Nina McKone and Diya Desai had a good varsity debut for Andover tennis, winning their second doubles match 6-0, 6-2 as the Warriors swept Lawrence.

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Girls Tennis, 05/14/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Still Perfect

Corina Muntean and Isabel Zhou rolled at first and second singles, respectively, and Andover girls tennis downed Methuen 5-0. Andover improved to 8-0.

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Girls Tennis, 05/03/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Conway, Warriors stay perfect

Sidney Conway picked up a clutch, 6-3, 6-2 win at third singles to help Andover take down Notre Dame Academy of Tyngsboro 4-1. Isabel Zhou had a 6-1, 6-3 win at second singles.

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Girls Tennis, 05/01/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars