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St. Luke's Girls Tennis Three-Peat at NEPSAC Tournament
The St. Luke’s Girls Varsity Tennis Team capped off another wonderful season by winning the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class C Tournament on Sunday, May 20.
The Storm entered the tournament as the #2 seed and quickly won its quarterfinal matchup against Christian Heritage 5-1 on Saturday, May 19 in Simsbury, CT.
The team was pushed to the limit in the semi-final match against Concord Academy but eventually came away with a 4-3 win to advance to the final. With Concord leading 2-3, Hannah Amendola ‘19 and Grace Fitzgibbon ‘19 both won super-tiebreakers to give St. Luke’s the crucial points.
After some much need rest, the squad returned to Simsbury the following day to take on Newton Country Day School from Massachusetts. The Storm played some fine tennis winning four of the first five matches. Tyleigh Zammitt ‘19 and Georgia Rosenberg ‘19 won the #3 doubles, Carolina Warneryd ‘19 and Amelie Warneryd ‘20 won the #2 doubles, Caroline Nevin ‘18 won the #3 singles match before Elizabeth Laub ‘18 and Cierra Kitt ‘19 won the #1 doubles match to clinch the title for the third straight year.
Head Coach Brinley Ehlers said: “I am so very proud of this team. Everyone was cheering each other on out there and they showed a lot of heart. Especially in the semi-final match which was extremely close and could easily have gone the other way. Winning three NEPSAC titles in a row is an awesome feat and it was a total team effort.
St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 35 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Center for Leadership builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
