The Mathews High School girls’ tennis team advanced its record to 3-2 this week by defeating the Lady Dukes of Gloucester, 6-3, and the Lady Pointers of West Point, 6-3. Mathews also played Rappahannock High School, but lost to the Raiders, 7-2. 

Gloucester

Last Tuesday, Mathews started off their week back from spring break by traveling to play the Lady Dukes at Gloucester High School. Mathews started out strong in singles with number-one seed Avery Betz, using her consistent and smart shots to defeat Destiny Morales, 8-5. Number two for Mathews, Caroline Evans, followed in Betz’s footsteps by defeating Hailey Brown with the identical 8-5 victory. Connie Johnson, number three for Mathews, was victorious over Maggie Dye in a straight 8-0 set victory by using her aggressive shots throughout the match.

In fourth-seed singles, Alex Mills was consistent and took control of her match, winning 8-0 over Skylar Tenan. New to the game, Caroline Bray competed against Mackenzie...