Girls Tennis
No. 8 Bow 7, No. 9 Alvirne 2
Key athletes: Singles’ Winners: No. 1 Grace DeCosta (8-4), No. 3 Addie Rader (8-4), No. 4 Alexis Pelletier (8-4), No. 5 Kate Roberge (8-3). Doubles’ winners: DeCosta/Sierra Scull (9-8, 7-4), No. 2 Rader/Pelletier (8-3), No. 3 Roberge and Piper Price (8-6).
Key Moment: Leading 4-2 after singles, Bow advanced to the second round by sweeping doubles to clinch the match.
Coach’s quote: “It was tough conditions with the heat today for both teams, with lots of close matches. We were excited to get to the tourney and even more so to get a first-round win. I’m very proud of these girls,” – Steve Langevin, Bow