(Chelsea Update would like to thank Pedlow Matt for the information and photos in this story.)
The Chelsea girls’ tennis team tied Trenton to take home the regional championship with 25 points on May 16.
“This is a first for the Chelsea Girls tennis program,” said coach Matt Pedlow, adding that for Trenton, it’s the team’s second straight regional championship.
The winners in each flight are as follows:
1 singles: Brittany Vinca of Trenton d. Veronika Vrbova of Airport 6-3, 6-3
2 S: Lauren Solvano (T) d. Sarah Baumgartner (Air) 6-1, 6-4
3 S Elle Kersten (T) d. E.J. Lin (Chelsea) 6-3, 6-3
4S Erin Koch (C) d. Sierra Umin (Air) 6-4, 6-0
1D Sam Jabara and Jordan Jacobs (C) d. Gabrielle Wojtala/Marissa Reidy (T) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
2D Evelyn Metric/Hannah Towe (T) d. Hannah Moore/Maddie Rabbitt (C) 6-1, 6-3
3D Jacquelyn Barbour/Carrie Williams (C) d. Megan McNally/Hayley Mayoros (T) 6-0, 6-4
4D Corynne Eder/Joy McCarthy (C) d. Makayla Jorgenson/Cassie Vandenberg (T) 6-4, 7-5
Points were as follows:
Chelsea- 25
Trenton- 25
Carlton Airport- 15
Divine Child- 12
South Lyon East- 11
Milan- 5
Adrian- 4
New Boston Huron- 3
Annapolis- 2
Romulus-0
“The girls played great today, I don’t think most people thought they would win the regional championship by tying a very good Trenton team, but they persevered through some tough matches,” Pedlow said.
Chelsea’s 3 singles player, E.J. Lin, provided the spark for the girls by upsetting the #2 ranked Carlton Airport player 6-1, 6-0 and that set the tone for the remainder of matches.
Chelsea ended up having 6 flights in the finals, and Trenton ended up with 7 flights in the final round. Chelsea and Trenton went head to head in five of those flights, with Chelsea winning three and Trenton taking two.
Our 1 singles player Katie Lee played her best tennis of the year today, and lost to a very good Carlton Airport exchange student from the Czech Republic, Pedlow said. “ Katie played great tennis, but her opponent was a strong hitter and could counter Katie’s rallies.”
“Our doubles all played great today and we came close to sweeping the doubles flights, but 2 doubles ran into a well coached 2 doubles team from Trento,” Pedlow said, adding, “I thought our 3 and 4 doubles played some of their best tennis this season today when it counted the most.”
Now it’s off to states at Kalamazoo College on May 30.
