Vail Christian girls tennis team rises to No. 1 spot in 3A rankings
The Saints sent all seven lines to state last year and are off to a 7-0 start in 2024
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Vail Christian is the No. 1-ranked 3A girls tennis squad in Colorado after coming home with a third-place finish against 5A competition at the Holy Family tournament in Broomfield last Friday. The Saints also won six of seven matches against Dawson School on Saturday.
“We are so proud of the girls,” said J.D. Webster, head coach. “They have worked so hard to get to this place. We still have a lot of work to do going forward into the post season but feel very blessed for sure.”
Assistant coach Julie Sveum said the team fought through high heat on the first day and a windstorm the next day during their weekend of Front Range competition.
“It’s wonderful to watch them fight for success and put the puzzle pieces together on the tennis court,” she said.
- No. 1 singles: Isabelle Jacobsma def. Jessie Allen (6-4, 6-4)
- No. 2 singles: Heidi Iverson def. Audrey Huze (6-0, 6-0)
- No. 3 singles: Paige Asbury def. Sondra Luo (6-4, 6-1)
- No. 1 doubles: Summer Sveum & Sofia Elalayli def. Kate Aldworth & Caitlin Budacz-Kauflin (6-1, 6-4)
- No. 2 doubles: Alexa Blanch & Grace Armstrong def. Chloe Sebek & Soraya Payvar (6-2, 6-2)
- No. 3 doubles: Carys Highum & Olivia Zajac def. Sophia Payvar & Moon Mullins-Sebor (6-0, 6-0)
- No. 4 doubles: Linnea Iverson & Grace Armstrong def. Chloe Sebek & Soraya Payvar (6-2, 6-2)
The Saints 7-0 record is the best out of all 46 teams in 3A so far this season. They compete against Aspen this Friday and Basalt and Glenwood Springs this Saturday.
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Last year, the Saints qualified all seven lines to the state tennis tournament. They came home with state titles in No. 2 and No. 4 doubles.
The 3A individual state tournament is May 9-11 at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs, while the team tournament runs April 25 through May 14. The team tournament finals for all classes is May 14 in Denver.
