Bishop Ireton’s girls’ tennis got themselves into the win column and promptly turned it into a two-game streak with a 9-0 win over Elizabeth Seton and a 6-3 upending of Bishop McNamara to improve to 2-1 in WCAC play in the past week.
Coach Katie Sloper-Johnson’s squad had a dominating day against the visiting Roadrunners. Number 1 singles player, Kirsten Parker, snared an 8-1 win while number 2, junior Stephanie Lin continued her strong start to the year with an 8-0 victory. Number 3, senior Haley Mckeen outlasted her opponent 8-6, while Molly Jeffers secured an 8-2 win at number 4 singles. Casey Jackson whitewashed her Roadrunner opposite, 8-0, while Laney Delaney was an 8-2 victor.
Parker and Lin swept the number 1 doubles by an 8-0 count, Jeffers and Mckeen dispatched their opponents, 8-1, as did the number 3 doubles team of Emily Owen and Delaney by an 8-1 margin.
The Mustangs of Bishop McNamara called on the redbirds and found only a little more luck than the Bladensburg girls did earlier. Kirsten Parker was an 8-6 winner, Stephanie Lin triumphed by a count of 8-1. With Jeffers out of the lineup, Haley Mckeen cruised to an 8-0 win at number 3, while Casey Jackson suffered an 8-4 setback at number 4 singles. Emily Owen was an 8-0 winner, but Laney Delaney was edged 9-7 at number 6.
Kirsten Parker/Stephanie Lin teamed for an 8-1 win at one doubles, Kiersten Laclede/Margaret Hughes were stopped 8-0 at number 2, but Laney Delaney/Emily Owen bounced back for Ireton to grab an 8-1 victory.
Next up for Bishop Ireton is rival Bishop O’Connell, the third visitor to Wakefield during the Cardinals 4-match stretch of home events. Start time is 4pm.