Wayland Swimming and Tennis Club

2011 Banquet and Talent Show

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Sudbury Valley League Tennis, Week of July 18

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The girls team played a great match against Sudbury Swim and Tennis. It was so hot out that all the matches were shortened by two games. At first singles Brownyn Davies played great but lost 2-8 to a girl with an extremely fast serve. At second singles Stefi Geiger played a very close match and was able to pull it out in the end with a score of 8-6. At third singles Abi Betancourt played a great match but lost 2-8. The first doubles team of Marissa Levee and Emily Irving played a great match and won 10-8. At second doubles the dynamic duo of Nina and Emma Blahut played very well and won 10-2. We also scheduled an additonal singles match, and Anna Downs got to play in her first ever match. ~ Mike Perkins, Girls Coach

The Wayland boys suffered another tough 5-0 loss at the hands of Sudbury Swim and Tennis this past Thursday. The singles matches (Will Barton, Gage Fuller and Jack Schwartz) were all close contests, despite what the game score may indicate. Each of the matches, the closest a 6-8 loss, saw frequent deuces but the Wayland boys struggled to close out the games in the searing heat. The doubles teams of Jack Fletcher/Evan Chinman and Eric Greene/Nick Smith had even more trouble fending off their Sudbury counterparts, losing 2-10 and 0-10 respectively. As expected, the veteran team of Fletcher and Chinman, played well together but the pleasant surprise was the enthusiasm of Greene and Smith. The pair played together for the first time and despite the lop-sided loss, both gained valuable doubles experience that will prove useful in their future matches. ~ Robby Barnes, Boys Coach

Sudbury Valley League Tennis Match Update, week of July 11, 2011

admin — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:47:30 +0000

Boys Team:

The week of July 11th was a tough one for the boys of Wayland Swim and Tennis, dropping a 5-0 match to Longwood followed by another close loss to Longfellow. Apparently unfazed by the change from their usual grass surface to clay, the much older Longwood team marched nearly unimpeded through the Wayland lineup. That said, the experience gained from playing the talented competitors only benefited Wayland as they prepared for the coming match with Longfellow. While Longfellow ended up sneaking by with a 3-2 win, Wayland's two points were the result of outstanding play in second singles and doubles. Will Barton took a commanding early lead and held on for a 10-0 romp while Jacks Schwartz and Fletcher mounted a thrilling comeback to win 12-7. After two tough losses it can be a challenge to find a silver lining but with two of the toughest teams in the schedule now in the past, hopefully the Wayland boys can distill valuable lessons from the unpleasant losses. ~ Robby Barnes, Boys Head Coach, Elan Wong, Boys Assistant Coach

Girls Team:

The girls team got to travel to Longwood today. They all got to play on the grass courts without their shoes, which was a first for most of them. Longwood as always was a very tough opponent, but everyone had fun playing on a new surface. At first singles TT played a tough match but lost 3-8. At second singles Alessia played great and also lost by a score of 3-8. Lauren played first third singles and won 8-4. Stefi played fourth singles, and won a very exciting match 9-7. At first doubles Emma and Brownyn lost 3-8. At second doubles Nina and Abby played well and lost by a score of you guessed it, 3-8. Everyone had a blast and they didn't want to leave the grass. ~ Mike Perkins, Girls Head Coach

(no summary from Longfellow match)

USTA 10U:

Wednesday: WSTC hosted Longfellow and 24 children under 10 participated… it was great fun. ~ Ro Perkins, 10U Head Coach, Amanda Harkavy, 10U Assistant Coach

Friday: WSTC traveled to Needham Pool & Racquet and 16 children particpated… they keep getting better every day. ~ Ro Perkins, 10U Head Coach