Southern Lehigh’s girls’ tennis season has come to a close, ending the season with districts in October.

This young team, with four starting freshmen, ended the regular season with a record  of nine wins and four losses. Despite a very promising season, they lost their first postseason match to Bangor in Colonial League semi-finals.

Coach Andraea Drabenstott wants the team to improve, “staying motivated every match and playing their best no matter who the opponent is.”

Districts began on October 5th with the team’s top two singles players, Naomi Li and Kaitlin Cole, playing in district singles. Li lost the first round to Jenna Peng, number one seed.  Cole won her first round match against Angela Nguyen and lost second round to Brittany Poje, number two seed.

District doubles were held on October 12th and the team held high hopes for the  tournament.

“Our doubles team has a strong lineup, so that will enable us to perform well,” Lucy Zhang, freshman starter on the team, said before districts.

Kaitlin Cole and Isabela Uribe won their first round match, and lost in the second round to the sixth seeded team.

Team districts were held on Tuesday, October 16, against Parkland, who Southern Lehigh had lost to earlier in the season.

“We are going up against a really strong team, so we’ll just try our best,” Li said prior to the tournament.

Southern Lehigh lost to Parkland, but Lucy Zhang and Miranda Rennie won the number one doubles match.

The team has set their sights high for next year, with many starters returning. They will also regain their number one player, Robyn Ferraro, who was out due to an injury for the duration of this year’s season.

“If everything falls into place, then we will be one of the top teams, not just in the league but in the district,” Coach Drabenstott said.