The Staples High School girls tennis team is on a roll with nine straight team triumphs. / Contributed photo by Jennifer Wider

By Andy Hutchison

The Staples High girls tennis team has rolled to nine consecutive wins, adding back-to-back road victories Wednesday and Thursday. 

The Wreckers blanked Bridgeport Central 7-0 Wednesday, then a day later edged St. Joseph of Trumbull 4-3.

Results from the Central match:

Staples’ Bridget Menninger hits a return during action on the court this spring. / Photo by Andy Hutchison

Alana Zitomer vs. Amy Novello 6-0, 6-2

Sarah Marron vs. Emily Alfanso 6-0, 6-1

Bridget Menninger vs. Emily Chiroy 6-4, 6-0

Isabel Alfageme vs. Aliyah Smith 7-5, 6-1

Audrey Kercher/Karenna Birns vs. Rahshayer Smith/Cynthia Mendoza 6-0, 6-0

Caroline Caggiano/Lola Lamensdorf vs. Janae Jaquet/Itayeteo Perez 6-0, 6-0

Lucia Wang/Jenna Kornbluth vs. Hafsa Umar/Nazli Yuglodore 6-0 6-0

Results from the St. Joe’s match:

Maddie Hendley vs. Hannah Harwood 1-6, 0-6

Rhiya Anand vs. Addy Chapman 5-7, 1-6

Alana Zitomer vs. Sydney Lombard 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 5-7

Sadie Yanks vs. Kiera Donegan 6-0, 6-1

Karenna Birns/Audrey Kercher vs. Grace Matthews/Chloe Ajman 6-0, 6-0

Caroline Caggiano/Lola Lamensdorf vs. Abby Kimball/Maclean Knauf 6-0, 6-0 

Lucia Wang/Chloe Francis vs. Katie Dineen/Cate Conlon 6-1, 6-4

Andy Hutchison has been covering school sports — including Staples athletics — as well as news and feature stories in Fairfield County, since the 1990s. Learn more about us here.

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