The Lady Trojans opened their 2024 season with a bang. Starting out with 6-0, 6-0 wins from all three singles players Cathy Beckmann, Maggie Bertram, and Eileen Forsee. The singles sweep was followed up by doubles wins from # 1 doubles Mary Kauffman and Aidie Mahaney and #2 doubles Cassie Hunt and Elaine Dilts. Great start to the season! The girls travel to Terre Haute North to take on Terre Haute North tomorrow!!

Saturday was a good start to the weekend for the ladies team. The Lady Trojans avenged a 3-2 loss last season with a 4-1 win this season. All three singles players won 6-0, 6-0 for the second straight day. The Trojans look to a tough second week of competition with Pike and Brebeuf coming up.

Varsity had a great 5-0 win tonight against city competitor Heritage Christian. Every position won in 2 sets which was a huge accomplishment. Next up Covenant Christian tomorrow.

The Lady Trojans had another 5-0 win today. Way to go ladies!! Next up Roncalli tomorrow at home.

Great 4-1 win today!! The whole team played amazing and everyone did their part. Total team effort. The girls won 2 out of 3 3rd sets to clinch the win!! Next up Cathedral tomorrow!!

Tough first loss of the season for the Trojans. All 5 positions had hard fought matches. The lone win was from number 1 singles player Sophomore Cathy Beckmann. This moves the Trojans to 5-1 for the season. Scecina up next tomorrow at home.

The girls team had a decisive 5-0 win versus Scecina tonight. Great job girls. Next up a very strong Lawerence North team Monday.

What a hard fought 3-2 loss today. LN has yet to be defeated this season. We swept the doubles today. Way to go doubles players Mary Kauffmann, Aidie Mahaney, Elaine Dilts, Sam Paberzs. Up next Warren Central Wednesday.

Great 5-0 win for our girls today. Cathy Beckmann (1 singles) and Eileen Forsee (3 singles) had 6-0,6-0 wins. Our team moves to 7-2 for the season!!

Great 5-0 win for the girls today to start the season!! Clean 6-0 6-0 sweep by all our singles Varsity players Cathy Beckmann, Maggie Bertram, Addie Mahaney. Great job to all of our Varsity players. Looking forward to our match with Lebanon today.

It was a tough hard fought match today. At 2-2 it came down to a third set nail bitter by # 1 doubles Mary Kaufman and Addie Mahaney. Not bad for a first match for the junior and freshman doubles team.
Great wins by #1 singles Cathy Beckmann and #3 singles Eileen Forsee. Way to go girls!!
#2 singles Maggie Bertram and # 2 doubles Cassie Hunt and Sam Paberzs lost super close matches 6-4, 6-4.
Solid start to our first week of the season!!
Next match will be against Pike Tuesday at home, come cheer on the Lady Trojan tennis team.

Amazing 3-2 win for the girls tennis team. Wins were by Eileen Forsee and both doubles teams Addie Mahaney, Mary Kaufman, Sam Paberzs, and Cassie Hunt. Great job to all of you. Come cheer the Lady Trojans on tomorrow at Brebeuf.

Today was a tough 5-0 loss but, we had some bright spots. Cathy Beckmann at #1 singles lost a heartbreaker in a 3rd set tiebreak. Eileen Forsee lost a hard fought match at # 3 singles against a very tough opponent. Overall it was a great day for the team and we look forward to our match versus Lebanon on Saturday.

Great win for our lady Trojans!! The girls all had tough matches in a sunny windy day. Next week is a full week of matches. We have Monday at Hertiage Christian, Tuesday Covenant Christian and Thursday Cathedral.

A great day of tennis for the Lady Trojans tennis team. Everyone played tough until the end. Come cheer us on against # 6 in the state Cathedral!!

The ladies team lost a tough 5-0 match against #5 ranked Cathedral. Congrats to Sarah McGillicuddy and Avery Bruce who stepped in and filled a couple of varsity players spots. Cathy Beckmann had a tough 6-4 6-1 loss at # 1 singles. Maggie Bertram had a tough loss at # 2 singles in what was her best match of the season. This was a good learning experience for the City Championships when we play Cathedral next. Next up will be a very good state ranked Lawrence North team.

The Lady Trojans has a tough loss against a top 10 Lawrence North team. Our number 2 doubles team of Avery Bruce and Sam Paberzs had our lone win. Way to go girls!!! Next match Wednesday at home versus Warren Central.

Today was a great 5-0 sweep today!! Finishing first off the court was #1 Cathy Beckmann who swept her opponent 6-0 6-0 to lead off the team to a great victory!! We are looking forward to taking on # 8 in the state Franklin Community today at home. Come cheer us on!!

The ladies played a very tough team today Franklin who is # 8 in the state. Losing some very close singles matches by all three players Cathy, Maggie, and Eileen!! We are looking forward to our Delta Invite this weekend!!

Great 4-1 win against Covington. Everyone really stepped it up in our second match if the day.

We ended our day with the our best win of the season. Beating # 26 ranked Fort Wayne Carroll 3-2. Lead by # 1 singles player Cathy Beckmann who went undefeated 3-0 for the day. Huge win by # Eileen Forsee who went 2-1 for the day. First time doubles team of Addie Mahaney and Sam Paberzs had a big win at # 1 doubles. # 2 singles player Maggie Bertram had a great day as well going 2-1 for the day. Big high five to Cassie Hunt and Elaine Dilts who filled in and played really well contributing to our success as a team.. It was a total team effort by everyone . What a fun day of tennis for the Lady Trojans!!

The Lady Trojans lost a nail bitter 3-2 to # 6 in the state North Central. It was a special night celebrating our seniors Avery Bruce, Sarah McGillicuddy, Maisie McMahan, and Norah Bardol. We had two big wins by #1 singles player Cathy Beckmann and #3 singles player Eileen Forsee. Everyone of our players put 100% effort in to beat a very good team we just came up one match shy. Looking forward to our next Match Thursday against Roncalli.

Great 3-2 against our south side rivals Roncalli. Clean sweep by our singles players. # 1 Cathy Beckmann, #2 Maggie Bertram, and #3 Eileen Forsee. Tied at 2-2 Maggie Bertram had a big 3rd set win to give the Trojans the 3-2 win!! Next up Heritage Christian tomorrow!!

Another great 3-2 win for our Lady Trojans. Clean sweep by all three singles players Cathy Beckmann, Maggie Bertram, and Eileen Forsee. After a weekend off they will look forward to a Monday match with Guerin!!

We lost a very close 4-1 match to Guerin tonight. Number 1 singles player Cathy Beckmann was our lone winner for the Trojans tonight with a 6-4 6-2 win. Maggie Bertram lost a nail bitter 3rd set match at #2 singles. Eileen Forsee also lost a super close 7-5 7-5 match at #3 singles.
Next match up is Cardinal Ritter tomorrow.

Great 5-0 win today for the girls tennis team. All three singles players Cathy, Maggie, and Eileen won 6-0, 6-0!!! Great doubles wins by Aidie, Sam, Cassie, and Mary Claire.

Great win in our first round of sectionals. Cathy Beckmann, Maggie Bertram, and the team of Mary Kaufman/Cassie Hunt all won 6-0, 6-0. We are looking forward to a great matchup with North Central to decide the sectional champs!! Come cheer our Lady Trojans onto victory tomorrow Friday at 4:30 at Lawrence Central.

The Lady Trojan Tennis players lost a tough one to a on fire North Central team. It’s a tough way to end the season but, it was a very successful one for first year coach Molly Beckmann the team ended with a winning record of 11-9. The team was lead by singles player freshman Cathy Beckmann who tied the school record for most wins in a season with 16 wins, followed by sophomore Eileen Forsee with 15, and sophomore Maggie Bertram with 12 wins. The mostly freshman and sophomore team is ready to come back next year with experience under their belt and ready for another successful season!!

In a rare break between rain and sleet, the Trojans picked up their first win of the season in their home opener. It poured rain all day up until ~3:30pm. Then, suddenly the skies cleared, wind blew just enough, and the sun opened up to the heavens in Broad Ripple Village. We somehow started at 5pm, thanks to some wonderful parents who know their way around a squeegee. #2s Maggie Bertram (9) picked up her first career win 7-5, 6-0, as did #3s Eileen Forsee (9). Last court on, with the team score tied a 2-2, #2d Elena Mazzei (12) & Mary Kauffman (10) earned the third point and secured a team victory with a 7-6(5), 7-5 win.

The Trojans avenged a 2-3 loss from last season against a nice Pike Red Devils team. The only loss came against Pike’s wonderful #1s player, Nyah Mathis. Eileen Forsee was the first point off court for the Trojans as she picked up a 6-0, 6-0 victory. Eileen is still yet to lose a game in her high school career…what a start from the Freshman! #1d and #2d were quick to follow, with Monica Szentes (12) & Elena Mazzei (12) earning a 6-2, 6-2 win while Zizi Wuensch (12) and Mary Kauffman (10) ran away with a 6-0, 6-2 victory. Last court on was Maggie Bertram (9) who dug deep and found her way to a 7-5 first set lead. Maggie fell behind 2-5 in the second set before rebounding with 4 straight games to bring it back to 6-5. Cassandra evened it up at 6-6 at which a back and forth tiebreak ensued. Maggie found a way and the Trojan freshman came out victorious 7-3. Way to go Maggie!

Tough conditions against #30 ranked team. Very windy, girls adjusted well. Paberzs (12) and Wuensch (12) put on a great battle at #1d, but just couldn’t string enough little big points together falling 6-7(2), 5-7.

Tough outing against #17 cathedral. Their doubles were bolstered by a new freshman that added an extra dimension to an already strong lineup. Our singles girls fought exceptionally well against a heavy hitting 1-2-3 lineup. Sara Wojtalik is playing #3s and can hit a 95mph first serve if that gives you some perspective. Although, I am so proud of how Eileen Forsee (9) stood up against that pace. Our freshman Eileen legitimately had her rattled and frustrated at times, blocking balls back and making her opponent do a lot of work before missing frequently enough to drop several games. It’s been a long time since we could say that about a #3s BCHS player vs. the irish. This has historically been their strength, putting out the best three players they have at 1-2-3 and letting the rest of the state see if they can hang!

Another windy night for the Trojans against the #27 Wildcats, this time a heavy cross court wind that shifted at set break. Their facility is beautiful, wonderfully poured post-tension stress courts are becoming a thing of beauty. Although the concrete grit still has the purists a little rattled. Pretty dominant showing against our singles, but we are showing tremendous signs of growth and maturity from our freshman Maggie Bertram (9). She was just outgunned tonight by a top player in state. We are asking her to do a lot as a freshman at #1s (We think it’s only happened two other times in BCHS girls tennis history), but she’s learning how to compete against the best players a little more each day and this valuable experience will guide her through the rest of her career.

Trojans put the pedal down and never looked back, cruising to our first 5-0 victory on the season!

Well, we started. All our girls were about 8-10 games into their match when the rain just kept falling and rendered us unplayable.

Trojans went a huge 2-1 on the day. First round against Muncie Burris saw a 3-2 win lift the Trojans spirits (and play for a top 4 position at Delta all day).
Second round Trojans squared off against #22 ranked Delta. On their home courts in their home invitational with a new indoor facility, we didn’t match up well against their lineup. Delta played very smart doubles. Forsee (9) and Bertram (9) gave it their all, went out hard, and played no strings attached in a new position in the lineup. We were truncated by 4 rain delays over the course of the day. Three of them came in this round, the longest spanning a 45 minute drying wait time. Tough to overcome that adversity, but the girls stayed in control of what they could and competed as well as this coach could ask for.
Third round was a thriller against FW Carroll and coaching standout Kyle Stoffel. We had a great time catching up as I played against his teams growing up, but now had the honor of coaching with him. Trojans won 3-2 as it came down to 2-2 at #2d and our girls Mazzei (12) and Kauffman (10) dropped an 0-6 first set before rallying their minds and won 6-0, 10-2. Way to go Trojans.
Zizi Wuensch (12) came home with the Delta Invitational Sportsmanship award, the greatest achievement of our entire day. Way to represent us proud Zizi!

Doubles was swept, singles did the sweeping.

Next year, mark your calendar ladies.

#3s Eileen Forsee (9) and #2s Shelby Paberzs (12) played for their chance at a title. The team tied Heritage Christian for 2nd place!

We advance through the first round of sectional at LC this year! Mary-Claire McCarthy (10) joined Zizi Wuensch (12) at #1D for in a very competitive match and MC gained her first varsity experience. So proud of her and the way she poised herself!

With that, this chapter of BCHS Girls Tennis comes to an end. On a windy and warm night, several young Trojans gained invaluable experience in our sectional. Bertram, Bruce, Forsee, Agostino/McCarthy, and Hunt/Kauffman did us proud and showed up with their full hearts #PWR

Rd #1: Trojans 6-0. Nadia Stuart (12) stepped in for her first match at #1s varsity and ended up 5-1 before time (working on depth/net play). Shelby Paberzs (11) and Peyton Bean (11) got up 6-0, 1-1 as time expired (working on FH topspin/hitting serves with pace).
Rd #2: Trojans 6-0. Gabby Croddy (12) went up 3-2 in tightly contested match at #1s, while working on achieving 75% 1st service percentage. Merritt Jaeger (12) & Lilli Mohler (11) took home their #3d match 6-0, 1-0 while working on better positioning on a court and their racket take back on serves.
Rd #3: Trojans 6-0. Monica Szentes (11) was ahead in her #2 singles match, but no official score was reported to coach. She was working on her diamond ready position and following through on her groundstrokes. Avery Bruce (10) and Maria Agostino (10) set a blistering 6-0 round in 20 minutes time while working on hitting with pace and power on their groundstrokes.

The opening match of the year saw the Trojans fall 2-3 in a late night rain delayed match at Lebanon. The good news, the girls learned how to squeegee correctly! We also made the annual stop at Milky Way to celebrate what a great group of gals we have! Nadia Stuart (12) had a tall order against an experienced fellow senior, ultimately falling 0-6, 3-6 in her first varsity match and first match at #1s! Gabby Croddy (12) fought off cramps, but couldn’t get over the hump at 2-6, 5-7 in a match where she hit 10 balls a point. Monica Szentes (11) fought in a strong opening set 3-6, but lost her steam dropping the second set 0-6.
The two wins for the Lady Trojans came at #1d with Shelby Paberzs (11) & Zizi Wuensch (11) digging deep to find themselves in a third set win 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Way to put the pedal to the metal and regroup after the second set, coach is proud! At #2d Peyton Bean (11) & Merritt Jaeger (12) took at commanding 6-2 opening set, and made it a little tense on themselves second set before closing out a 7-5 decision.

Ooohh what aa night, duh dah, duh duh dah dah dah dah! Pike ladies came to play and they put out a strong 1-2-3 singles lineup. Junior Aaralyn Mills was in at #1s and brought her finest game against Nadia Stuart (12). Nadia grinded out a competitive look tonight, but just got outlasted from the baseline 1-6, 0-6. Freshman Nyah Mathis was in at #2s knocked off Gabby Croddy (12) who ran all over the court and them some tonight playing her heart out. Gabby had to retire from cramps at 0-6, 1-2 in the match. Hopefully we get fitness at full speed this season and move beyond any physical ailments! #3s Monica Szentes (11) got off to a 4-3 lead in the first working on topspin and following through, but lost the next 9 games in a 4-6, 0-6 decision.
Shelby Paberzs (11) and Zizi Wuensch (11) had their second three set marathon in just as many matches. The two worked on high service percentage, dominant net play, and despite a minor hiccup in the second, the two cruised to a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 dub! #2d Peyton Bean (11) and Merritt Jaeger (12) took home the only decisive win for the Lady Trojans tonight with a 6-0, 6-4 win. Good net play and good communication will see them grow through the season.

Gabby Croddy (12) stepped in at #1s to face off against a tough sophomore. Girl played her heart out, but just couldn’t find the weapons to close points off against a sophomore. Elena Mazzei (12) saw trial by fire in her return to the lineup at #2s. Elena hung around, but the ten day quarantine didn’t help as she dropped a 1-6, 2-6 decision. Avery Bruce (10) got her first shot at a varsity match in a season of firsts!
Shelby Paberzs (11) and Zizi Wuensch (11) played against a very beatable Braves #1d team. We did not take advantage of Brebeuf’s strength only in singles, and fell 2-6, 2-6. We did happen to hit our partner in the head with our serve. Good thing we can’t hit that hard or concussion protocol would be the next step to our girls losing even more PT!

This one sure looked different from our last time facing off. We made it out to Shelbyville again on a Friday night, not Frankie’s favorite night of the week to hit the road to travel far an away match. Maybe the Twisters come to our house next year, whadda ya say coach? #1s of Nadia Stuart (12) sure didn’t represent the score. These girls were three games into their match 45 minutes downhill into the evening. Some long gassing points, lots of dueces, but they did not fall our way dropping a 1-6, 0-6 decision. Gabby Croddy played through cramps, fatigue, blood-sweat-tears, you name it and was the last match off court at #2s ~7:45pm. Dang girl! 4-6, 6-2, 4-10. Long way to ten, but we fell down early and fast in that third set breaker. Mazzei just needed to commit to the four life and get more balls consistently in play. She’ll get there, just needs to believe in herself.
Doubles were on the other side. Shelby Paberzs (11) and Zizi Wuensch (11) are getting more aggressive at the net and growing into their serves, but their opponents proved just a little more consistent at the aggressive net game winners and took home the crown. Peyton Bean (11) and Lilli Mohler (11) rounded out the line up at #2d. Lilli was baptized in her first varsity match ever, and just needs to use those volleys she had in the first two weeks of season to her advantage. Use your height and agility to cross over your opponents and find an angle with those volleys!

They put their best three out at singles and swiftly took care of our three singles players. A heck of a freshman in at #1s for the Eagles. Nadia Stuart (12) did what she could and rose to the occasion as she played the best she has all season. She absolutely made her girl work for it, but about all we could do was play really good defense in a 0-6, 1-6 loss….she will be fun to play against three more years! A second freshman in at #2s, who faced off against Gabby Croddy (12) will be just as fun. Heritage finally had a senior in at #3s, but she took care of Monica Szentes (11) 3-6, 2-6. We need to get Monica across the finish line in a second set.
Shelby Paberzs (11) and Zizi Wuensch (11) took care of business at #1d 6-4, 6-2. These two took the lead out on their serves and net play. Did lots of long to shorts. But, not enough to sway the final W-L column, only their coaches stress column. It will be interesting to see the result of this match if we see them again in City. My money is on our girls, but we won’t be as comfortable doing it next time! Merritt Jaeger (12) and Peyton Bean (11) won in a last match on third set thriller for our second point, but the match was already decided. These two fought down from a 6-7(5) first set deficit, to rally back and pull ahead with a 6-3 and 6-4 win.

#19 Irish swept the Lady Trojans. Gabby Croddy (12) was the only singles player to earn a game across all three courts. Cathedral has a knack for throwing out three phenomenal singles players! #1d Shelby Paberzs (11) / Zizi Wuensch (11) had the closest showing of the night falling 3-6, 2-6. We could see them again in sectional, in three weeks. What are we going to do to get better between now and then? Time will only tell.

Same story, different team. Another stud freshman in for the Wildcats, Issy May! Coach Brad says she’s the best player in LN girls history. She puts LN on the map at #27. Her serve is just beautiful, something all our players need to learn from. No Nadia for her to go up against, instead Gabby Croddy (12) stepped up and took the helm for us. Hands down the strongest player Gabby has seen all year. Avery Laux (10) saw her first varsity match tonight. We all gained valuable experience against a good team.

A tangible victory tonight. We have had different goals for this team all season. This match came at the right time. Six weeks into season and the girls get to celebrate the first team victory. United behind a cause we are, we get better and improve daily.

‘Small steps may appear unimpressive, but don’t be deceived. They are the means by which perspectives are subtly altered, mountains are gradually scaled, and lives are drastically changed.”

Warren Central only had five players present at tonights’ match. We are fortunate to have a program leading 22 girls towards our ultimate goals: to find joy in shared experiences, to treat each other with respect, to learn from each other and be better people because of our joint perspectives.

The story of Somebody, Everybody, Nobody, and Anybody came out tonight.

Well, remember how I said COVID has upended us this year? Yeah, that was a harbinger. Little did I know just a week ago that we’d be down two varsity seniors. Also, remember how everyone has a good freshman this year? Franklin was no exception. Gabby Croddy (12) is working on developing weapons, we just need more ways to win points. Her consistency and scrappiness go far, but against heavy hitters, it only goes so far. Shelby Paberzs (11) had to step in at #2s and she was the only singles player to earn a game, falling 0-6, 1-6. Avery Laux (10) and Elena Mazzei (11) played as hard as they could together at #2d for the first time this season. Setting a more dominant tone with net play and higher first serve percentages will get these ladies to the promise land. For now, we celebrate the small joys in life, like winning the first game of the second set!

The huge plus is that we are all playing higher up in the lineup that we could imagine, and with that we gain experience and undergo nerve washing. We are getting all these firsts out of our system so we know how to approach them when we face similar situations again.

United in our pursuit, the ladies enjoy their second winning team effort of the season! It is fun to see the joy in their faces coming off court with wins. This whole time, we’ve emphasized that it’s not the end score that matters. It’s wanting to win that is important, not the act of winning. Wanting to win means they are showing up, putting in the practice, elevating their teammates, practicing to the point of fatigue, and having the confidence to step up when your team calls on you. I ask them every time to walk me through the match and tell me how they did. It’s so nice to not have to even ask scores anymore—they know to not focus on scores instead to focus on what went well and what we wish went better. It’s nice when the cards fall their way and they get to enjoy the fruit of their labor, especially when you’re down two varsity seniors!

In a mental test more than anything, the Lady Trojans prevailed 5-0 in their season opener. Spring tennis in Indiana reared its head, with a windy testament to the girls’ fortitude. #1s Alysa Guffey (12) lost her first game of the match before she found her footing and strung together 12 of the next 13 games to win 6-1, 6-1. Sarah Scheidler (12) picked up her first varsity singles win 6-1, 6-0 at #3s. All the while, Claire Williams (12) & Belle deCastro (11) won their first match together 6-2, 6-1 at #1d. Lucy Park (12) on her 18th birthday! celebrated a win with Katie Barnes (12) at #2d 6-0, 6-1. The last point in the bag for the Trojans, #2s Sydney Sorensen (11), battled early nerves and the wind as she navigated her way to a 6-2, 6-2 win.

The Lady Trojans move to 2-0 heading into spring break after a strong early season performance in Lebanon. #1s Alysa Guffey won in straight sets 6-2, 6-1, with #3s Addi Laux coming home with a white ball 6-3, 6-0 win! At #1d Belle deCastro & Claire Williams faced down a strong doubles team at the net 6-3, 6-2. Lucy Park & Katie Barnes also picked up a white ball win 6-3, 6-0 at #2d. The story of the night came from a gutsy performance out of Katie Guymon. In her first varsity experience, Katie stepped in at #2s and won the first set 6-4. She was outlasted in the final two sets 4-6, 4-6 by a #2s gal that will be around for awhile. Great efforts all around!

#1s Alysa Guffey found her strokes early and rolled to a 6-2, 6-1 win. #3s Addi Laux didn’t drop a game en route to her 6-0, 6-0 win. #1d Belle deCastro and Claire Williams overcame a second set fitness test to pretzel stick their opponents 6-1, 6-1. Rounding out wins for the Lady Blue was #2d Lucy Park & Katie Barnes 6-3, 6-4. #2s Sydney Sorensen took one on the nose against a formidable freshman 5-7, 2-6. She’s hungry to rebound tomorrow and grow from her match. Great players are made for great moments, on Chatard!

In a highly anticipated dual match, the Lady Trojans fell big 0-5 to #18 ranked Brebeuf. At the onset of the match, the Lady Trojans were competing well. #1s Alysa Guffey got off to a hot 1-0 start, but abruptly lost confidence in her consistency while falling 2-6, 2-6 to a junior she was 1-0 against in her career. The ripple effect trickled all the way through the roster as the wheels quickly came off. #3s Addi Laux was ‘top-spinned’ off court second falling quickly 2-6, 1-6. #2d Lucy Park & Katie Barnes struggled to handle the service and net play of the Braves duo while they fell 2-6, 0-6. #1d Claire Williams & Belle deCastro quickly followed in a 2-6, 3-6 loss that saw the Braves dominate the net for the win. Sydney Sorensen was the last point on court at #2s, and while she dug deep into her bag of tricks clawing her way back from a 1-5 first set deficit to 3-5, it was too much to fight off a formidable opponent, and she fell 3-6, 2-6.

The force was strong in the singles line up tonight. The girls only lost a cumulative six games across the three courts, winning each match in straight sets. Claire Williams and Belle deCastro won 6-0, 6-4 at #1d in what started to be a chilly end to the evening. The last point for the Lady Trojans came at #2d where Lucy Park and Katie Barnes overcame some mental adversity (and a lot of missed volleys) before winning 6-2, 0-6, 10-7.

Coach was pleased with this team effort tonight against #1 state ranked cathedral. Alysa faced a #1s player who is challenging back and forth between #2 and #1 this season on arguably the states best toughest singles line up. She held a slight advantage at 1-1 up 40-0 in the second set of the match with a great chance to change the momentum, but just couldn’t convert before falling 0-6, 1-6. Lucy Park & Katie Barnes put up a fight at #2d, conjuring up an hour long first set. They ultimately fell 4-6, 2-6 in the final match of the night.

Three points is all it takes! Lucy Park & Katie Barnes came away with a 6-2, 6-1 win at #2d. Belle deCastro & Claire Williams battled through a tough first set winning 6-4. The duo had no problem closing off the Wildcats, winning the second set 6-0. Sydney Sorensen brought home the winning point at #2s. Sorensen reversed her results from two years past and clinched the critical third point of the night 6-2, 6-2.

Alysa Guffey squared off against an illness substitution from Warren Central, taking her match 6-1, 6-1. Sydney Sorensen enjoyed cleeeaaan livin’ with a 6-0, 6-0 win against a very good #2s opponent (and their former #1s player). Sarah Scheidler played a heartfelt match at #3s before falling 3-6, 4-6. Belle deCastro & Claire Williams strung together their gutsiest performance of the year with a tight 7-5 first set win. These two took control at the net and played high IQ tennis to win 6-1 in the second. Lucy Park & Katie Barnes didn’t lose a game en route to 6-0, 6-0 win at #2d.

On a splendid senior night, help from the Lady Trojans came at #1s where senior Alysa Guffey disposed of her opponent 6-2, 6-3. Seniors Lucy Park & Katie Barnes made quick work at #2d 6-1, 6-2. Sydney Sorensen took home a W 6-0, 6-1 at #2s and Addi Laux made a clean sweep at #3s 6-0, 6-0. The lone loss of the night came from #1d Belle deCastro & senior Claire Williams 1-6, 6-7(1). We’d like to see a re-match here absent the long-to-shorts!

For the second year in a row the Lady Trojans fall 2-3 to North Central. What a telling sign for this program to go toe-to-toe with a tennis giant in consecutive years. The #12 Panthers found their way to the magic three by sweeping the doubles and #3s. Alysa Guffey marked her territory on show court with a #1s win 6-1, 6-2. Sydney Sorensen showed true perseverance in her match as she found herself down in the first set 0-3 and then 1-4. Sydney conjured up quite the patience, turning the first set in her favor 1hr 35min later in a 7-6(3) tiebreak win. Surely Sydney knew to help coaches’ blood pressure in her second set, where she won in much more swift 6-3 second set. (SPOILER ALERT: Sydney earns the first POW Perseverance award with her performance tonight!)

Roncalli put together three girls that were better than us and that was all they needed. Lady Trojans fell 2-3 in a show at the very humid UIndy bubble. Rebel singles swept the Lady Trojans. Alysa Guffey had her Individual State Regional Semi-finals tournament win avenged in 4-6, 3-6 straight set loss. She showed her best version of herself on court tonight and I am happy with the way this girl competed–she didn’t give up. Now, we live to see another day. I want her to carry this intensity through the rest of her matches. Just the way she held a stoic game face all night, the way the ball echoed off the sides of the bubble, it was a fun sight to see. Winning is sometimes more fun, but playing your best tennis is more important. I think she did tonight. Would like to see this carry though tomorrow vs Oldenburg in what will likely be the deciding court.
Sydney Sorensen was run left-right-up-and-back and upside down tonight in a 3-6, 0-6 match. Would really like to see her match day groundies add 25 mph. She can hit with the best of them, coaches believe in her! Sarah Scheidler stepped in at #3s and played a very very consistent opponent who took the edge 3-6, 1-6.
Yay doubles! deCastro & Williams white balled their girls (holy cow I didn’t even realize it!) Park & Barnes saw a tough fought 6-4, 6-4 win fall their way. These four ladies just need to commit to aggressive net play and exact their will against their opponents. We got the skills (save the ability to go short-to-short, long-to-long consistently!), but that’s why we play. We get better, learn, and gain traction that eventually results in habit.

Tough Friday night match rounding out a four-match week. These take their toll on the girls and duly noted for next season, have to schedule more matches in the beginning. The two winning courts for Lady Blue were #2s Sydney Sorensen and #3s Addi Laux. We are looking forward to getting back on the courts next week and apply our lessons we’ve learned this week!

Another oh so close competition! Man, we just can’t find that third point in these matches. I know these Lady Trojans have it in them, they will be back with intensity and ready to persevere. It’s been such a weird stretch though, sometimes we win all the singles and lose both doubles, then there’s nights like tonight where we sweep the doubles but can’t get a singles point to drop. My oh my this Lady Trojans team tried! Winning points were deCastro & Williams at #1d 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 as well as Park & Barnes won 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.

The 2019 season has come to an end. Could not have asked for a better group of girls to compete alongside each other this season. A special moment came at the end of the bus ride when I think I might have heard the fight song start up a second time. The seniors all stayed in the parking lot blaring music dancing with each other–may they forever have forged the bond of teammates.

Alysa Guffey at 1s exited 0-6, 0-6 and finished her career with 59 wins total wins, enough for second in program history.
Sydney Sorensen at 2s exited 0-6, 2-6 doing her best to make a formidable Cathedral opponent fight for each point.
Addi Laux at 3s exited 0-6, 0-6 in a match that will help her see her game go through some growth in the 10 months.
Claire Williams and Belle deCastro exited at 1d 0-6, 1-6, winning the first game of the second set. Claire, can’t say you didn’t go out on top!
Katie Barnes & Lucy Park at 2d exited 3-6, 4-6, making the Irish work once again for their point. Ladies – congrats on a great career!
To all our players, it’s been an honor to be a part of your journey. Use your successes to motivate you forward and your losses to elevate you into a better player and most importantly, person. Who’s next? Who will round out next years lineup and continue to make Lady Trojan Tennis a program to reckon with?

With snow still on the ground, your Lady Trojans got off to a blustery 45 degrees start with a dominant 5-0 victory against the Crusaders. The Lady Blue lost only four games across all five courts en route to their 1-0 on the season. Belle deCastro (10) picked up her first varsity win of her career!

Alysa Guffey (11) rallied from a 1-3 first set deficit to win 12 of her next 16 games and earn a 7-5, 6-2 win. Sydney Sorensen (10) cruised to a 6-3 first set victory, but found momentum shifted in the second set as she was down 0-5. Never daunted, Sorensen strung off seven straight games to come back and win the set 7-5, what a performance by the sophomore! Sophie Sergi (12) & Claire Williams (11) showed flashes of brilliance white-balling their opponents 6-3, 6-0! Sasha Heslin (12) & Belle deCastro (10) did not let an 8:45pm start time derail their efforts, and won the final match by a score of 7-5, 6-3 to put the team score at 4-1.

Alysa Guffey (11) falls at #1 singles 2-6, 0-6 while Sophie Sergi (12) & Claire Williams (11) fall at #1 doubles 0-6, 1-6.

Smash Cancer match had a beautiful look to it at Arsenal Tech. Sydney Sorensen played #1 singles, Sophie Sergi #2 singles, Claire Williams #3 singles, each cruising to a win. Belle deCastro & Addi Laux picked up a win at #1 doubles. Sasha Heslin & Sarah Scheidler win at #2 doubles!

#3s Addi Laux cruised to the first point for the Lady Blue winning 6-0, 6-1. The next point for the Trojans was at #1 doubles where Sophie Sergi & Claire Williams won a 6-2, 6-0 outing. Belle deCastro & Lucy Park (11) took home at victory at #2 doubles with stellar play at the net 6-2, 6-3. #2 singles Sydney Sorensen struggled to find consistent error-free tennis the first set, until she kicked in high gear at the net and won her match 6-4, 6-1. #1 singles Alysa Guffey was the last match on for the evening and overcame a burden of unforced errors during the first set, before prevailing 7-5, 6-2 in the overall match.

In a highly contested varsity match, the Lady Trojans took home a 5-0 win against the Twisters. #1 singles Alysa Guffey prevailed in a three hour, three set match 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. #2 singles Sydney Sorensen fell to an early 2-3 deficit, but found her stride winning 10 of the next 13 games, earning a 6-4, 6-2 win. #3 singles Addi Laux was down 1-2 before running off with the match and white balling her opponent 6-3, 6-0! #1 doubles Sophie Sergi & Claire Williams dropped a tight first set 4-6. Things quickly turned when they won the second set 6-1, and ran away to a 5-0 lead in the third. In a show of streaks, the Trojans all of a sudden found themselves with only a 5-4 lead before they closed out the match 6-4 in the third. #2 doubles of Belle deCastro & Lucy Park took home their point with a score of 6-3, 6-4. Go Lady Blue, what a beautiful day of tennis!

After overcoming a 0-3 start, #1 singles Alysa Guffey wins 7-6(5), 6-2. After overcoming a 0-6 first set, #1 doubles Sophie Sergi & Claire Williams win 7-6(3), 6-2 in the second and third sets.

Sydney Sorensen at #2 singles emerges as the only Lady Trojan to knock off #11 North Central. The Lady Trojans have appeared in the state rankings at #29!

Bishop Chatard got off to an early 2-0 lead after wins at #1 doubles & #2 doubles. However, Roncalli brought it back in singles winning #1 singles & #3 singles. Sydney Sorensen reversed a tough loss last season to the same opponent, winning 6-3, 6-2 at #2 singles for the clinching point!

Alysa Guffey won at #1 singles 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 and was all smiles on the up and up afterwards! Sophie Sergi & Claire Williams were the other winning point for the Lady Trojans 6-1, 6-1 at #1 doubles.

Seniors Sophie Sergi and Sasha Heslin go undefeated on their senior night. Sergi records her 50th win, breaking a tie with Marianne Sergi recording a 6-0, 6-1 win at #1 doubles. Sasha Heslin stepped in where she was really needed at #3 singles in a lineup that saw adjustments due to injury.

The Lady Trojans take care of business across #1 singles, #2 singles, #1 doubles, & #2 doubles, losing no more than 3 games in any given set. #3 singles Sasha Heslin fought a tough battle at #3 singles prevailing 7-6(1), 7-6(5).

Addi Laux plays through adversity to earn a 7-5, 6-2 win at #3 singles for the only point on the night for the Lady Blue. #1 doubles Williams/Sergi lose a hard one 1-6, 3-6 and #1 singles Alysa Guffey falls 1-6, 5-7.

#1s Alysa Guffey propels herself to a dominate 6-1, 6-1 win and #2 Sydney Sorensen follows suite with a 6-3, 6-3 win. Sophie Sergi & Claire Williams sweep 6-0, 6-0 at #1 doubles and Belle deCastro & Lucy Park play towards a 6-1, 6-2 win at #2 doubles.