Albemarle’s girls tennis team picked up a key road win against Stafford Tuesday night, but it didn’t come easy.
The Patriots edged the Indians 6-3. The win puts Albemarle at 5-0 and tied for the Commonwealth district lead.
Steady play at No. 4 and No. 5 from Caroline Chisholm and Kaitlyn Grossman got the Patriots on the board early with a 2-0 lead. But Stafford answered, notching a win at No. 5 where Brooke Harmon snuck past Molly Napolitano 10-8. Albemarle freshman Madie Williamson settled down after a slow start to pull out a win at No. 6 10-7 and senior Callie Murray added another win to push the Pats to an advantage of 4-1.
At No. 1 singles though Stafford Junior Natalie Bohmke found a way to hold on to a lead and edged Albemarle’s top seed Alison Henry 10-7 in the longest singles affair on the evening.
In doubles Albemarle narrowly took the No. 2 and No. 3 pairings while Stafford grabbed the No. 1 seed to finish things up.
Albemarle hosts E.C. Glass Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
AHS 6, Stafford 3
Singles
1. Natalie Bohmke(St) d. Alison Henry 10-7
2. Callie Murray(A) d. Teresa Francom 10-5
3. Caroline Chisholm(A) d. Taylor Summer 10-2
4. Kaitlyn Grossman(A) d. Erin reilly 105
5. Brooke Harmon(St) d. Molly Napolitano 10-8
6. Maddie Williamson(A) d. Stephanie Razza 10-7
Doubles
1. Bohmke/Francom(St) d. d. Henry/Napolitano 10-4
2. Murray/Grossman(A) d. Summer/Reilly 10-8
3. Chisholm/Leah Lord(A) d. Madie Osleger/Austin Pearson 10-7
