The Glen Ridge HS girls tennis team poses together. From left are Sophia Appelbaum-Roth, Tessa Rothman, Sienna Atkinson, Adina foster, Michelle Foster, Hazel Tat, Reilly O'Sullivan Monica Schaber. (Photo Courtesy of Lisbeth Crouse)
Michelle Foster, Hazel Tat, Reilly O’Sullivan Monica Schaber. (Photo Courtesy of Lisbeth Crouse)
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls tennis captured the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 state tournament championship.
The second-seeded Ridgers defeated fourth-seeded Whippany Park, 4-1, in the final on Monday, Oct. 16, at Freeman Courts.
Junior Riley O’Sullivan won 6-2, 5-7, (10-6) at first singles; senior Tessa Rothmann won, 6-4, 6-3, at third singles; senior Siena Atkinson and junior Adina Foster won 7-5, 6-0 at first doubles; and junior Michelle Plaisted and sophomore Hazel Tat won 6-0, 6-0 at second doubles. Junior Sophia Appelbaum-Roth competed at second singles.
The Ridgers, under longtime head coach Lisbeth Crouse, won their sixth straight match to improve to 11-5 this season.
Glen Ridge defeated No. 10 seed Hasbrouck Heights, 5-0, in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at Freeman Courts and defeated No. 3 seed Verona, 3-2, in the semifinals on Thursday, Oct. 12, at Freeman Courts. It was the second time Glen Ridge defeated Verona this season, also by a 3-2 score on Friday, Sept. 15, at Verona.
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