The defense begins
Central Valley. The two-time defending OCIAA Division 1 Champion Monroe-Woodbury Girls Tennis team started the 2019 season with a 5-2 victory over the Cornwall Dragons.
| 02 Sep 2019 | 04:14
The 2019 Crusaders Varsity Tennis Team. From left to right, beginning in the top row: (L-R) top row Marian Welsh, McKenzie Finnen, Ava Donagher, Amaya Grant, Brooke Schoen and Quinn Guyt; and front, from left to right: Aishwarya Rajendran, Varsha Jegan, Alyx Sperling, Sophia Barry, Brooke Reese, Emma Cherian and Maeve Cassidy (
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Maeve Cassidy got the Crusaders going with her 6-0, 6-0 victory in #1 singles
Amaya Grant gets off a big serve in her 6-0, 6-3 victory in #2 Singles
Alyx Sperling serving, and her partner Ava Donagher went on to a 6-3, 6-1 victory in #2 Doubles
On a beautiful Saturday morning, Aug. 31, the two-time defending OCIAA Division 1 Champion Monroe-Woodbury Girls Tennis team started their 2019 season with a 5-2 victory over the Dragons of Cornwall at home in Central Valley.
Head Coach Christopher Vero enters his seventh season with an impressive 82-8 record that includes five OCIAA Division 1 Titles.
The team appears ready to make a run at another crown again this year.
Maeve Cassidy #1 singles started the day off with a 6-0, 6-0 victory in her match to get the Crusaders rolling.
Crusader Amaya Grant #2 and Marian Welsh #4 singles kept the team going with victories in their matches as well.
The Crusaders finished off the Dragons in the Doubles competition when Alex Sperling and Ava Donagher won their match in #2 Doubles, followed by Emma Cherian and Varsha Jegan’s victory in #3 doubles.
The Crusaders next match will be on Wednesday when they travel to Goshen to face the Gladiators.
- William Dimmit