Cape girls’ tennis downs Seahawks 5-0
On a chilly, windy afternoon when most people would be curled up in front of a fireplace watching TV, the Cape and Sussex Academy girls’ tennis squads were battling it out for Route 9 bragging rights at the Vikings’ home courts. When the last match was over, the Vikings had taken a 5-0 victory.
Cape’s first singles Abby Hazzard took a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Sussex Academy’s Karina Lopez. Cape won at second singles with Kathryn Costello’s 7-5, 2-6 and 10-7 tie break win over the Seahawks’ Sumita Halder. Third singles was taken by Cape’s Julia DiSabatino in a 7-5,6-4 win over Macy Wheatley.
The Vikings first doubles team of Mya DiSabatino and Courtney Kosc defeated Sussex Academy’s Gia Berberian and Natalia Gatti 6-2, 6-2, and the Cape second doubles pair of Anika Sekhri and Ailene Corey downed the Seahawks duo of Emma Feagans and Ryan Shipp 6-1, 6-2.
Cape moves to 4-1 while the Seahawks are 1-4.
In boys’ action, the Seahawks defeated the Vikings 4-1. Cape moves to 4-2 while the Seahawks are 3-2. See full results for the boys’ match at capevikingssports.com.
