After a power outage cut short Albemarle’s girls tennis team’s season opener against Colonial Forge with the Eagles leading 4-2, Albemarle needed to bounce back in its first ever clash with a newly-minted member of the Commonwealth District, Orange County.
The Patriots rebounded.
Albemarle rolled 9-0 over the Hornets, facing tough challenge at No. 4 singles where Molly Napolitano battled for an 11-9 victory over Rebecca Eichmann to preserve the sweep.
Albemarle will host Masaponax Friday at 5 p.m. in another Commonwealth District clash.
AHS 9, Orange County 0
Singles
1 Alison Henry(A) d. Rachel Donaldson 10-1
2 Callie Murray(A) d. Becca Phipps 10-1
3 Caroline Chisholm(A) d. Maddie Scott 10-2
4 Molly Napolitano(A) d. Rebecca Eichmann 11-9
5 Kaitlyn Grossman(A) d. Megan Fowler 10-0
6 Julie Shaw(A) d. Alexandra Weth 10-3
Doubles
1 Henry/Napolitano(A) d. Donaldson/Phipps 10-3
2 Grossman/Kelly Miller(A) d. Scott/Eichmann 10-1
3 Erin McCullen/Stacy Vitko(A) d. Fowler/Weth 10-4
