The Piedmont High School girls tennis team had another strong week, defeating College Prep and Alameda.
The Highlanders defeated College Prep at home on Sept. 27, 5-2. Tanya Kononova defeated Sonam Manghai at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-2. Emma Eisemon beat Natalie Goldberg at No. 3, 6-0, 6-4. College Prep got wins at No. 2 (Angela Wang over Anne Jumper, 7-6 (4), 6-2) and No. 4 (Sophia Bitton over Carolina Romanczuk, 6-1, 6-1).
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Mara LaForte
But Piedmont swept the doubles to take the match. At No. 1, Mara LaForte and Michaela Bini defeated Adele Beamer and Leah Ludhansky in a terrific match, 6-2, 5-7, 10-8. Kate Jumper and Cecilia DeFazio won at No. 2 over Lexi Zhu and Gia Chhabra, 6-3, 6-4. Arianna Kortum and Sophia Kalamas teamed to win the No. 3 match over Makela Fabio and Daphne Green, 6-1, 6-3.
On Sept. 28, the Highlanders recorded a 4-3 win at home over Alameda. Again, Piedmont swept the doubles. LaForte and Bini defeated Angelina Yi and Vankhanh Hoang, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2. DeFazio and Eisemon beat Mia Johnson and Hannah Kim, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 at No. 2. Kate Jumper and Kortum defeated Sara Jallali and Sarah Park at No. 3, 6-1, 6-1.
Kononova beat Juliana Johnson in the No. 1 singles match, 6-2, 6-2. Alameda’s Renata Serna defeated Anne Jumper at No. 2, 6-4, 7-6 (6). Hornet Allison Kwan downed Romanczuk at No. 3, 7-5, 6-1. And Ashley Tan won No. 4 for Alameda, beating Ellie Broscow, 6-3, 6-2.
Piedmont won its first Foothill Division match in West Alameda County Conference play on Sept. 22, beating Castro Valley on the road, 6-1. Kononova defeated Justine Fong at No. 1, 6-3, 6-0. Anne Jumper downed Ngoc Nguyen at No. 2, 6-2, 6-3. Romanczuk beat Aleiksmra Hukra in the No. 4 match, 6-2, 6-2. Castro Valley’s Nicole Dong outlasted Eisemon at No. 3, 6-0, 5-7, 10-4.
LaForte and Bini led another sweep of the doubles, beating Tasha Schauer and Livia Sharky at No. 1, 6-0, 6-2. Kate Jumper and Kortum handled Bonnie Wong and Laina Xhang at No. 2, 6-0, 6-4. DeFazio and Abigail Call defeated Ashley Ortega and Claresia Son at No. 3, 6-0, 6-4.