Menlo News September 26, 2021

Girls’ tennis takes seventh at Point Loma

Knights open with win over Palisades, finish 2-2
Menlo freshman Andra Braicu, shown here, and senior Brynn Brady won two matches each in singles at the Point Loma Invitational

Menlo girls’ tennis split matches to finish seventh in the two-day Point Loma Invitational in San Diego.
The Knights (7-2) opened with a hard-fought win over the Palisades, and defeated Torrey Pines on a tiebreaker 47-45 games. Menlo next plays Sacred Heart Prep on the road Tuesday.
Menlo sophomore Andra Braicu and senior Brynn Brady each picked up a pair of wins in singles. Junior Natalie Westermann had three victories in doubles, including two of those with senior C.C. Golub and another with Ellie Hardegree.

Day 2
Seventh-place game
Menlo 3, Torrey Pines 3 (Menlo wins tiebreaker)
Sofia LaBatt (M) d. Tu 6-2, 6-0; Sato (TP) d. Rupal Nimaiyar 6-2, 6-2; Krima (TP) d. Elizabeth Curtin 6-1, 6-1. Doubles – Doug-Chen (TP) d. Andra Braicu-Brynn Brady 6-4, 6-3; Natalie Westermann-Ellie Hardgree (M) d. Keegan-Caster 6-2, 6-3; Alex Viret-Izzy Klugman (M) d. Taub-Purkin 6-2, 6-0.

Westview 4, Menlo 2
Barnswood (W) d. Braicu 6-1, 6-1; Brady (M) d. Hung 6-1, 6-3; Chen (W) d. Charlotte Yao 6-4, 6-3. Doubles – C.C. Golub-Westermann (M) d. Zhao-Khansari 6-3, 6-4; Fisher-Zha (W) d. Labatt-Charlotte Makoni 6-4, 6-2; Wong-Chin (W) d. Hardegree-Evelyn Zhou 6-2, 6-2.

Day 1
Menlo 4, Palisades 2
Braicu (M) d. Berman 6-1, 2-6 (12); Brady (M) d. J. Finestone 6-3, 3-6 (3); Ayanbadeso (P) d. Yao 6-2, 4-6 (7). Doubles – Westermann-Golub (M) d. Klokova-Szeoer 6-1, 6-0; Marlena-Dobrowolski (P) d. Labatt-Makoni 6-0, 3-6 (3); Curtin-Hannah Satuito d. Ganheva-Rosona 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Canyon Crest Academy 5, Menlo 1
Andra Braicu (M) d. Fowler 3-6, 6-3 (8); Gidwani (CC) d. Brady 6-3, 6-3; Theila (CC) d. Westermann 6-3, 4-2 (injury def.). Doubles – Kang-Frujar (CC) d. Golub-Labatt 6-2, 6-4; Shallaru-Wang (CC) d. Klugman-Viret 6-2, 6-2; Lychette_Relezzioli (CC) d. Nimaiyar-Kate Hsia 6-3, 6-2.