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Varsity Girls Tennis Wraps Up
by Steven Giordano

The girls varsity tennis team has wrapped their great 2004 run. In the WCAL tournament, Valley Christian placed 9 players into the tournement. Brittany Brinkman, Alex Yacanine, and Annah Karacas represented Valley on the singles side. For the doubles tournament Jessie Wrye with Jolene Harington, Kristen Bayless with Megan Kuzia, and Mandy Oswald with sister Erin Oswald played.
The fall season is over and looking back there have been many highlights. These high’s range from their first win to their simple enjoyment with each other even after a tough loss.

That first win was Valley Christian’s girls’ varsity tennis team’s first win in league play in several years. With first-year-ever coach Gaye McLaughlin at the helm, the girls worked diligently yet did not deviate from the fact that tennis is a game. “Fun Fridays,” as they called it, were always looked forward to during the grueling weekday practices. Senior Robby Valderrama one of the team managers stated, “In all my years of tennis managing experience, never before have I come across a team with so much heart, passion, and love for the game.” While Valderrama has never managed before, he felt quite strong in his assessment of the team!

The girls are already looking forward to next year and especially the fall WCAL season.