Menlo News September 14, 2022

Girls’ tennis tops Los Gatos in marathon match

Knights double sweep
Menlo senior Natalie Westermann picked up a win at No. 3 singles against Los Gatos.

9.14.2022 – The Menlo girls’ tennis team won an epic, three-plus hour match 5-2 against visiting Los Gatos in a non-league matchup Wednesday.

Andra Braicu, a sophomore, gave the Knights (3-1) a thriller of a match at No.1 singles, falling 6-7 (5), 6-4 (5). Freshman Elise Chen and senior Natalie Westermann won in straight sets at Nos. 2 and 3. Charlotte Yao, a senior, lost in a tiebreaker as well at No, 4,
In doubles, senior Sofia Labatt and sophomore Izzy Klugman prevailed in a tiebreaker at No.1. Senior Charlotte Makoni and senior Hannah Satuito and the duo of senior Ellie Hardegree and sophomore Kate Hsia won at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles.