ConVal Girl’s Tennis lost at home in a close match yesterday against Goffstown 4-5.

# 1 singles player Julia Peters fell to Kelly Walsh 4-8 in a rematch from last year.  Julia was down 1-7 and managed to grab three more games before losing.

Catrina Kipka won in the #2 spot against Jamie Baines.  Catrina was up 5-2 when Jamie tied it up.  That’s when Catrina turned on the heat with more angles and hard-to-reach shots.  She won 8-5.

In the #3 spot, Zoe Werth beat Caroline Newell 8-4 with consistently good forehands and well-placed shots.

Eva Calcutt at #4 lost in a close match against Kyla Bernard 6-8.  Eva was moving to the ball and serving well.

In the longest singles match of the day, #5 Lena LaFleur beat Hanna Laidlow 8-2.  Points were long as both girls were getting to everything and keeping the ball in play.

Fiona Pieterse lost to Kenna Piecuch 1-8 in the #6 spot.  Fiona had some nice rallies with her opponent.

Walsh and Baines beat Peters and Calcutt 9-7 in an exciting doubles match.  ConVal had a few more errors at the end that made the difference in the match.

Kipka and Werth won 8-5 in #2 doubles with great communication and lots of court coverage.  The pair is now 2-1 for the season.

LaFleur and Pieterse lost the final doubles match 1-8 against Laidlow and Kayla Brill.

ConVal Girl’s Tennis plays away at Hollis-Brookline on Wednesday and then is off for spring break until April 29th.