The girl’s tennis team captured their second consecutive GHSA Class A championship on Friday. The Patriots, who were ranked No. 1 in Class A for the entire season, defeated Wesleyan 4-0 in the championship match. Pisgah (21-1) easily defeated Savannah Christian 5-0 in the semifinal earlier on Friday.
Against Wesleyan Taylor Carlson (No. 2 singles) and Samantha Russell (No. 3 singles) won singles points for Pisgah. The doubles teams of Cissy Jamieson and Nicole Peters (No. 1 doubles) and the sister team of Blanca and Ines Tarrago (No. 2 doubles) also earned points to seal the win. No. 1 singles player Aryn Greene was leading her match when the Lady Patriots clinched the title.
“When we finally won it all our girls were really happy but I didn't see the ‘going wild’ behavior I saw last year. I believe that's because they were confident all along that they would be there. It was more like the pride you see when you accomplish your goals,” said Head Coach Ken Bomar.
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The team may have really won the state championship in the quarterfinals when Pisgah defeated Mt. Paran 3-2. Mt. Paran is the only team to have defeated the Lady Patriots over the past two seasons. Playing without Greene, Pisgah lost to the Eagles 3-2 on March 13.
“Our girls were pretty disappointed [after the loss to Mt. Paran] but I can see now that it was a good thing in the long run. It was a wake-up call for our girls to see that it was possible for them to lose. They started pointing toward a rematch with Mount Paran. After we won the Region they immediately looked at the state bracket and saw that they could meet Mount Paran again in the quarterfinals. When we played them the second time we won 3-2 and I believe that was probably the toughest match of the season for us,” said Bomar.
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The Patriots opened the playoffs with a 4-0 win over Walker and then posted a 3-0 win over Prince Avenue Christian in the second round.
After going undefeated in 2011, Pisgah beefed up its non-Region schedule to take on the likes of AAAAAschools Milton, Alpharetta and Centennial; AAAA school Dunwoody; and AA teams No. 8 Lovett and No. 1 Blessed Trinity. Blessed Trinity won the AA state title and Lovett and Milton each reached the state quarterfinals.
Match Results
Semifinals
Pisgah 5-Savannah Christian 0
No. 1 Singles-Aryn Greene won 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Singles-Taylor Carlson won 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 Singles-Samantha Russell won 6-0, 6-0
No. 1 Doubles-Cissy Jamieson and Nicole Peters won 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 Doubles-Blanca Tarrago and Ines Tarrago won 6-0, 6-0.
Finals
Pisgah 4-Wesleyan 0
No. 1 Singles-Aryn Greene did not finish, was leading 6-4, 3-1
No. 2 Singles-Taylor Carlson won 6-3, 6-0
No. 3 Singles-Samantha Russell won 6-2, 6-3
No. 1 Doubles-Cissy Jamieson and Nicole Peters won 7-5, 6-4
No. 2 Doubles-Blanca Tarrago and Ines Tarrago won 6-1, 6-1
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