Housy tennis wins match

FALLS VILLAGE — The Housatonic Valley Regional High School girls varsity tennis team won its second match of the season on Thursday, May 15, as Housatonic topped The Gilbert School, 6-1.Previously the Mountaineers had dropped matches to Litchfield and Northwestern Regional by scores of 7-0 and 6-1, respectively. The results bring the girls overall record to 2-10.In a hard-fought match against rival Gilbert, Laura Craft defeated Bianca Pimentel, 8-5, at number one singles; Jenna Vannicky defeated Caroline Yu, 8-1, at number two singles; Maia Stickles defeated Evey Peng, 8-0, at number three singles; and Marina Matsudaira defeated Victoria Song, 8-1, at number four singles.In the doubles match, Lauren Grayson and Taylor Hurley defeated Mia Wang and Chloe Chen, 8-0, at number one doubles; Sara Qi and Naomi Niu of Gilbert defeated Sophie Mortman and Rebecca Grossman, 8-6, at number two doubles; and Julia Gawel and Sofia Christinat defeated Sally Meng and Doris Yang.In a tough match against Litchfield on Wednesday, May 14, Sabrina Cofer defeated Craft, 8-0, at number one singles; Lauren Tourtellotte defeated Vanicky, 8-0, at number two singles; Maeve Kavle beat Stickles, 8-1, at number three singles; and Tiffany D’Andrea defeated Ashley Coon, 8-0, at number four singles.In doubles, Elena Kennedy and Margaret Hill defeated Matsudaira and Hope Morse, 8-0, at number one doubles; Claire Chapman and Maddie Chapman defeated Grayson and Hurley, 8-1, at number two doubles; and Sophie McDonald and Corinne Casali defeated Sophie Mortman and Rebecca Grossman, 8-0, at number three doubles.