The final scores were Michelle Faddie (D) Emma Daly 6-3, 6-3; Meg Moriarty (N) Melissa Martinez 6-2, 6-2; Lakynne Sargent (N) Natalie Raposa 6-3, 6-3; Brooke Murphy-Tara Kiley (N) Darcy Rheaume-Bridget Coakley 6-1, 4-6, 7-5; Janede Rosario-Riisa Kuzara (D) Danielle Sullivan-Catie Moniz 6-4, 6-1. Altogether, the final match altogether was Norton 3-2.
Norton previously lost 3-2 against Dedham earlier in the season, so the pressure was on for Dedham to win again. Norton viewed this match as an opportunity to redeem themselves and see how much they have improved from their previous match. Coach Everette Clark from Norton was ecstatic that they won. "I am so proud of how far my girls have come. They have improved tremendously and it definitley shows it in their scores" he explains. Norton is a team made up of 1 junior, 1 sophmore, and the rest freshman in which most of them have never played before this year. It is impressive that they won their match because they are playing in a very tough league against much older girls and had to come up with intricate plans for defeating them. The whole Norotn team was vociferous when they won.
The match between Kiley-Murphy and Rheaume-Coakley was a real nail biter. Norton won the first set while Dedham won the second, so they had to advance to a third set. The third set continued to go back and forth with many deuces. Finally after a long match, Tara slammed the ball after Darcy set her up at net. Dedham lost by not being outplayed but making simple mistakes. Every point mattered during this match because both of the doubles teams were very evenly matched. They both learned this the difficult way because they ended up playing for approximately 2 hours. Dedham was filled with indignation after they lost. In the end, it was all worth it for the Norton team because they helped win the entire match for Norton.
Norton had to change their lineup for this match due to an injury of Murphy. She previously played with Sullivan for second doubles, but Moniz replaced her. Although, the doubles lineup is changing all the time with everyone improving rapidly. Moniz played well and did her job as replacement for Murphy.
Both teams used very important skills. Dedham had very strong serves that became full strength once they made it to second set. It was hard for the Norton girls to subjugate them. "Some of their serves were amazing, they were very difficult to hit," says freshman second doubles player Catie Moniz. Norton did a lot of poaching at the net and were agile with their movements. "I can't stress enough how much the girls need to poach when they can. I always tell them that and they have improved greatly with it. Even if they mess it up, if they try that is all I care about," says coach Clark. Norton also successfully hit a few dead balls which involves a motion similar to slicing an apple. Dedham struggled with setting up the person at net during doubles because some of their hits were erratic. Norton easily took advantage of this and slammed many balls. Norton struggled a little with serves in the beginning, but once they got going, they improved.
Both teams ended their season with a great match. Next season is predicted that Norton will do much better especially because this is most of the girls' first time playing tennis. It is also predicted that Dedham will do better because they are improving dramatically after every match. Everyone had a great season this year and learned many new skills. Both teams succeeded their main goal of becoming better athletes.
Discussion Questions:
Do you think Norton will do better next year? If so, how much better?
Do you think having Steph Murphy injured affected the team?
If you were the coach, how would you feel about Norton's season this year?
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The match between Kiley-Murphy and Rheaume-Coakley was a real nail biter. Norton won the first set while Dedham won the second, so they had to advance to a third set. The third set continued to go back and forth with many deuces. Finally after a long match, Tara slammed the ball after Darcy set her up at net. Dedham lost by not being outplayed but making simple mistakes. Every point mattered during this match because both of the doubles teams were very evenly matched. They both learned this the difficult way because they ended up playing for approximately 2 hours. Dedham was filled with indignation after they lost. In the end, it was all worth it for the Norton team because they helped win the entire match for Norton.
Norton had to change their lineup for this match due to an injury of Murphy. She previously played with Sullivan for second doubles, but Moniz replaced her. Although, the doubles lineup is changing all the time with everyone improving rapidly. Moniz played well and did her job as replacement for Murphy.
Both teams used very important skills. Dedham had very strong serves that became full strength once they made it to second set. It was hard for the Norton girls to subjugate them. "Some of their serves were amazing, they were very difficult to hit," says freshman second doubles player Catie Moniz. Norton did a lot of poaching at the net and were agile with their movements. "I can't stress enough how much the girls need to poach when they can. I always tell them that and they have improved greatly with it. Even if they mess it up, if they try that is all I care about," says coach Clark. Norton also successfully hit a few dead balls which involves a motion similar to slicing an apple. Dedham struggled with setting up the person at net during doubles because some of their hits were erratic. Norton easily took advantage of this and slammed many balls. Norton struggled a little with serves in the beginning, but once they got going, they improved.
Both teams ended their season with a great match. Next season is predicted that Norton will do much better especially because this is most of the girls' first time playing tennis. It is also predicted that Dedham will do better because they are improving dramatically after every match. Everyone had a great season this year and learned many new skills. Both teams succeeded their main goal of becoming better athletes.
Discussion Questions:
Do you think Norton will do better next year? If so, how much better?
Do you think having Steph Murphy injured affected the team?
If you were the coach, how would you feel about Norton's season this year?
Great draft! Avoid evaluative language and punctuation marks (great and exclamation points)
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Great job explaining the strengths and weaknesses of each team. Your article was very interesting and kept me reading throughout the entire article.
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