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10/22 vs Redwood
Redwood 9, Terra Linda 0
The difference: The overall match was long decided before the No. 1 singles battle between Redwood's Madeline Hooper and Terra Linda's Haley McLaughlin. But the match went on for an hour after the rest of the players had finished. Hooper outlasted McLaughlin 5-7, 6-2, 11-9 in what Redwood coach Marlies Zeisler "and amazing match that lasted forever."
From the coach: "Maddie jut hung in there, and Haley McLaughlin has really improved," Zeisler said. "It was a tough match.
Notable: Redwood's Sophie Numbers won in her singles debut.
SINGLE-M. Hooper (R) d. McLaughlin 5-7, 6-2, 11-9; Bell (R) d. Tracey 6-0, 6-0; Riibar (R) d. Finn 6-1, 6-0; Tarazzo (R) d. Royle 6-0, 6-0; Griffeth (R) d. Scofield 6-0, 6-0; Numbers (R) d. Sarcona 6-3, 6-2.
DOUBLES-Buffin/Hanley (R) d. Gelman/Born 6-1, 6-0; Lehman/Thompson (R) d. Gladshetyn/Clark 6-1, 6-0; Dowling/Hammonds (R) d. Cuddy/Beckmann 6-2, 6-1.
Records-Redwood 21-2, 13-0; TL 1-11, 1-11.
10/20 vs San Rafael
San Rafael 5, Terra Linda 4
The difference: Sashiko Lamen of San Rafael edged visiting TL's Sarah Royale 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) as the sun went down to give the Bulldogs (1-12, 1-11) the victory in their final home match of the season. The Trojans (1-10, 1-10) took the No. 1 and No. 2 singles matches before San Ramon's Annie Green and Hannah McNeil won their matches at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.
Notable: San Ramon's top doubles team of Maria Jennings and Janelle Dimartini dropped their second set to TL's Susan Tran and Eliza Scofield before downing the duo 6-2, 4-6, 10-5.
10/15 vs Marin Catholic
Marin Catholic 9, Terra Linda 0
The difference: The Wildcats (14-4, 11-1) swept the match against the Trojans (1-12, 1-12) behind singles wins from Marissa Friedman, Alex Norman, Kara Torre, Kelley Kromhout, Brynne McCarthy and Anna Yettchev.
From the coach: "I think we have come up a little, but it's because we were so far at the bottom when I came in initially," TL's Cheryl Mittry said. "Another year will be good."
Notable: The best matches for the Trojans came from Laura Tracy, who battled to a 7-5, 4-6, 10-8 defeat at the hands of Torre, and Susan Tran, who trailed 4-1 in a super tiebreaker when a pulled calf muscle forced her to retire.
SINGLES-Friedman (MC) def. Fechter 6-2, 6-2; Norman (MC) def. McLaughlin 6-0, 6-2; Kar. Torre (MC) def. Tracey 7-5, 4-6, 10-8; K. Kromhout (MC) def. Finn 6-3, 6-1; McCarthy (MC) def. Tran 6-7 (6), 6-1, 4-1 ret.; Yettchev (MC) def. Royle 6-3, 6-3.
DOUBLES-Quinones/Hass (MC) def. Scofield/Gladshetyn 6-1, 6-1; A. Helmann/Asendikova (MC) def. Zimmerman/Bakhshi 6-0, 6-0; N. Helmann/Selivano (MC) def. Sarcona/Teyssier 6-0, 6-1.
Records-Marin Catholic 14-4, 11-1; Terra Linda 1-12, 1-12.
10/13 vs Novato
NOVATO 7, TERRA LINDA 2
MCAL at Novato
SINGLES-Kermani (N) d. Fechter 7-6 (1), 6-2; McLaughlin (TL) d. Chew 7-6 (1); 6-2; Denny (N) d. Tracey 6-4, 6-3; MacDonald (T) d. Eriksson 6-2, 6-4; Bondoc (TL) d. Xu 6-4, 6-4. Turro (N) d. Firer 7-5, 6-4.
DOUBLES-Averiette/Miravalle (N) d. Finn/Tram 6-3, 7-5; Larkin/Fossett (N) d. Royle/Born 6-3, 6-3; Gallesi/Piotter (N) d. Clark/Gladshetyne 6-3, 6-3.
Records-Novato 3-7; Terra Linda 1-9.
10/6 vs. San Marin
San Marin 8, Terra Linda 1 The difference: The Mustangs (6-3, 10-8) swept through the singles matches in straight sets against TL (1-8, 1-9). Laura Posylkin and Jaclyn Ruth won easily at Nos. 1 and 2 singles, respectively, to get things going for San Marin. Alexa Sarcona and Jane Gladshetyne won 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 at No. 3 doubles for the Trojans' lone win. From the coach: "(Sarcona and Gladshetyne) won in a super-tiebreaker last week," TL's Cheryl Mittry said. "They really hung in there." SINGLES-Posylkin (SM) def. Fechter, 6-0, 6-0; Ruth (SM) def. McLaughlin, 6-1, 6-0; Pelltier (SM) def. Tracey, 6-0, 6-1; Wilmore (SM) def. Bondoc, 6-1, 6-2; Lupatkin (SM) def. Finn, 6-1, 6-4; Teel (SM) def. Eriksson, 6-0, 6-2; DOUBLES-Giannini/DeSalvo (SM) def. Born/Gelman, 6-0, 6-2; Raven/Cardy (SM) def. Royle/Clark, 6-0, 6-2; Sarcona/Gladshetyne (TL) def. Lituanio/Barr, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8. Records-San Marin 6-3, 10-8; Terra Linda 1-8, 1-9.
10/1 vs. Justin Siena
Justin-Siena 8, Terra Linda 1 The difference: Jessica Clark and Hana Gelman picked up the lone win for the Trojans (1-7, 1-7) at No. 2 doubles, winning a 2-6, 7-5, 10-7 match over their opponents from Justin-Siena (3-5, 3-5). From the coach: "We were really happy to get one win," Terra Linda's Cheryl Mittry said. "We've been at the bottom and these are really tough teams we're playing, so we were happy just to get one win." SINGLES-Jeramaz (JS) def. Fechter 6-0, 6-0; Thomas (JS) def. McLaughlin 7-5, 6-3; Carston (JS) def. Bondoc 6-0, 6-1; Gallagher (JS) def. Finn 6-2, 6-0; Mieling (JS) def. Eriksson 6-3, 6-0; Rosenbaum (JS) def. Rodriguez 6-0, 6-0. DOUBLES-Roomian/Bassignani (JS) def. Tran/Royle 6-3, 7-5; Clark/Gelman (TL) def. Oliver/Nordemann 2-6, 7-5, 10-7; Tedeschi/Kuehn (JS) def. Gladshetyne/Sarcona 6-2, 6-1. Records-Justin-Siena 3-5, 3-5; Terra Linda 1-7, 1-7.
9/29 vs. Tam
Tam 9, Terra Linda 0 The difference: The Red-tailed Hawks (7-6, 5-2) did not play a set closer than 6-3 in a sweep of the Trojans (1-6, 1-6). Chelsea Hayashi, Hillary Fazekas, Megan Schuller, Adrienne Foley, Zoe Arthur and Mia Anderson each earned singles wins for Tam. From the coach: "We're clearly a lot more experienced than (the Trojans) are, and that showed in the match," Tam's Bill Washauer said. Notable: Washauer said the best match was at No. 1 doubles, where Liza Brusman and Alex Goldstein pulled out a 6-3, 6-1 victory.
9/22 vs. Redwood
REDWOOD 8, TERRA LINDA 1
MCAL
SINGLES-Hooper (R) def. Fechter 6-1, 6-1; Hooper (R) def. Tracey 6-3, 6-0; McLaughlin (TL) def. Bell 6-4, 1-6, 14-12; Schorefelz (R) def. Eriksson 6-1, 6-1; Tarazzo (R) def. Finn 6-0, 6-2; Edwards (R) def. Bondoc 6-0,6-0.
DOUBLES-Condy/Griffith (R) def. Tran/Born 6-1, 6-2; Lehman/Thompson (R) def. Gelman/Clark 6-0, 6-0; Frazier/Numberg (R) def. Sarcona/Gladshetyn 6-1, 6-0.
Records: TL 1-4, 1-4; R 11-2, 5-0.
9/17 vs. San Rafael
TERRA LINDA 6, SAN RAFAEL 3
MCAL
SINGLES-Fechter (LT) def. Gyermek 3-6, 6-4, 11-9; Travey (TL) def. Parker 6-1, 6-2; Green (SR) def. Eriksson 7-5, 6-3; McLaughlin (TL) def. McNeil 6-0, 6-0; Finn (TL) def. McGinnis 6-1, 6-3; Bondoc (TL) def. Lamen 6-3, 6-1.
DOUBLES-Jennings/Dimartini (SR) def. Royle/Scofield 6-0, 6-2; Mikallef/Jaffe (SR) def. Gladshteyn/Born 6-1, 6-3; Gelman/Clark (TL) def. Louz/Peterson 7-5, 6-3.
Records-TL 1-3, 1-3; SR 0-4, 0-4.
9/15 Matches vs. Marin Catholic
Marin Catholic 9, Terra Linda 0
The difference: The Wildcats (4-4, 2-1) dropped just one set in a clean sweep of the Trojans (0-3, 0-3). Marissa Friedman, Kaitlin Torre, Bryn Wilson, Alex Norman, Dani Quinones and Camellia Khalvati all won singles matches in straight sets. Khalvati earned a victory in her first varsity singles match.
From the coach: "I thought we were really focused right down the line, which is what I'm trying to do this year, get the girls to be as stingy as possible, and I felt like we did that really well today," MC's Keith Hayes said.
Notable: After dropping the first set, Laura Hass and Anna Yeltchev stormed back to win their first varsity match 3-6, 6-0, 10-3 at No. 1 doubles.
9/9 Matches vs. Novato
Novato 5, Terra Linda 4
The difference: The Trojans took four of the singles matches but the Hornets swept doubles to pull out the victory. Due to an illness higher up the ladder, Katie Dreher was promoted to No. 3 doubles and teamed with Lela Fossett to pick up a crucial win. Monica Denny and Marie McDonald picked up singles wins for Novato (1-1). TL's Laura Tracy and Novato's Shereen Chew battled at No. 2 singles, with Tracy winning 6-3, 5-7, 11-9.
From the coach: "Chew had a heck of a match," Novato's Birdie Petrini said. "She was up in super-tiebreaker and all she needed was one point and Laura pulled out all the stops and really went to town."
Notable: Juliette Fechter pulled out a win for TL (0-2) at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 6-1, over Roxy Kermani.
SINGLES- Fechter (T) def. Kermani 6-2, 6-1; Tracy (TL) def. Chew 6-3, 5-7, 11-9; Denny (N) def. Eriksson 6-4, 6-3; Bondoc (TL) def. Urdang 6-4, 6-4; McDonald (N) def. Firer 6-4, 6-0; Finn (TL) def. Tissel 2-6, 7-6 (2) 10-7,
DOUBLES-Averitte/Miravalle (N) def. Royce/Born 6-4, 7-6 (5); Larkin/Sanders (N) def. Schofield/Gladshetyn 6-0, 6-2; Fossett/Dreher (N) def. Gelman/Clark 6-1, 6-3.
Records-Novato 1-1, Terra Linda 0-2.
9/8 matches vs. Drake
Drake 7, Terra Linda 2
The difference: Drake (1-0) won every doubles match to give them a comfortable victory over Terra Linda (0-1). Terra Linda hung tough in the singles with No. 1 Juliette Fechter scoring a victory, but Drake's overall depth was too much. Freshman Anna Hirsch had a successful first match for Drake, scoring a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Laura Tracey.
From the coach: "Our doubles were really strong today," Drake's Renee Glenn said. "It's really important to get an early victory to build up the girls' confidence. It will help them see that they can hang with the teams in the MCAL. It's a tough league."