Piedmont High School’s girls tennis team finished off the regular season with wins over Alameda and Castro Valley. The Highlanders are now preparing for postseason play.
On Oct. 28, Piedmont defeated host Alameda, 5-2. The Highlanders swept the singles. Ella Ruthven defeated Natalie Wong at No. 1, 6-3, 6-2. Faith Chin squeaked by Shilla Smith at No. 2, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5). Maddy Huynh downed Lucille Clasen at No. 3, 6-4, 6-1. Leela Sivakumar beat Natalie Gilbert at No. 4, 6-4, 5-7, 10-5.
In doubles, the Highlanders Amelia Oldrin and Amalia Angulo outlasted Morgan Takao and Nora Lloyd at No. 3, 7-5, 5-7, 10-8. The Hornets Sophie Featherstone and Zoey Jalleh beat Emma Chan and Chiara Silvio at No. 1, 6-1, 7-5. Naomi Lin and Caroline Sue defeated Ella Thomasson and Mai Pham at No. 2, 4-6, 6-4, 10-6.
On Oct. 29, Piedmont defeated visiting Castro Valley, 6-1. The Highlanders again swept the singles with Ruthven shutting out Sophia Lopez at No. 1, 6-0, 6-0. Chin did the same over Kaylee Cheng at No. 2 as did Huynh over Janani Rajalingam at No. 3. Paige Chin beat Emily Holstead at No. 4, 6-0, 3-6, 10-8.
Chan and Silvio took the No. 1 doubles over Alisha Wong and Claire Lu, 6-2, 6-3. The Trojans Kaylie and Ellysandra Ly downed Oldrin and Angulo at No. 2, 6-4, 7-5. Hailey Magno and Ava Zakal beat Layla Reed-Miguel and Penelope Welch at No. 3, 6-1, 6-0.
The West Alameda County Conference championships are scheduled for Nov. 6-7 at Bishop O’Dowd.