(Chelsea Update would like to thank Matt Pedlow for the information in this story.)
Chelsea girls tennis took first place in the Chelsea Quad Saturday, defeating Jackson High School, South Lyon East, and Dexter.
Taking first place for Chelsea was:
2 singles- Mackenzie Benning
3 singles- EJ Lin
1 Doubles- Sam Jabara/Jordan Jacobs
2 Doubles- Hannah Moore/Maddie Rabbitt
3 Doubles- Carrie Williams/Jacquelyn Barbour
4 Doubles- Corynne Eder/Joy McCarthy
Erin Koch took 2nd place at 2 singles.
Chelsea finished with 29 points, Jackson High School had 22 points, South Lyon E had 16 points, and Dexter had 13 points.
“We saw some great tennis today, “ said Head Coach Matt Pedlow. “Our doubles teams played well and ended up winning each flight. Our 2 doubles team of Moore/Rabbitt battled back from being down 5-1 in the first set against Jackson to win 11 out of the next 13 games to take the match. “
The coach said he was thrilled with the level of play he saw in both the singles flights and the doubles flights.
Mackenzie Benning at 2 singles had two tough matches, but won both in the third set tiebreaks.
“Benning played great today and seems to have found out what works for her, she took advantage of deep balls be attacking and had some great volleys. She really turned the match around by playing more aggressive,” the coach said.
“At 3 singles, EJ Lin played her normal game of allowing her opponents to make mistakes. EJ only dropped 8 games the entire day. As a two-time regional finalist, Lin consistently wins against tough players,” Pedlow said.
The coach said, “Our 1 doubles team of Sam Jabara and Jordan Jacobs played their best tennis of the season, reminding us of why they were State semi-finalist last season. Although they are now playing much tougher competition at 1 doubles, they have seemed to have found their ability to play as a team, and they looked great today playing some very tough opponents.”
