Providence Ties for New Albany Invitational Title

On Saturday, April 11^th the Providence Girls Tennis Team Tied Christian Academy of Indiana for the New Albany Invitational title. Providence was the only school in the tournament with two first place winners.

Left to Right; Freshman Megan Jackoby (1st place 3 singles), Senior Captain Kady Bandy (1st place 2 singles), Junior Stephanie Smith, Junior Hanna Gish, Junior Courtney Murphy (2nd place 1 doubles), Senior Captain Emily DiNoto (2nd place 1 doubles) and Coach Vince DiNoto, not pictured Sammie Riggs and Hillary Ernstberger.

Junior Sammie Riggs played first singles due to the injury to Junior Stephanie Smith. This was Sammie's first varsity competition and she gave a valiant effort in her three matches, though she did not win any of the her matches her TEAM effort was extremely important to the success the team in the tournament.

Senior Kady Bandy avenged a loss at two singles in the finals against Christian Academy (she had lost in a dual match earlier in the week). In the finals she split sets and won the super tie breaker which counted as the third set. Kady had two very good matches earlier in the tournament winning each of them with the first one won at 6-0, 6-0. Kady's record stands at 3 and 1. Kady received the 1^st Place Trophy for 2^nd singles.

Freshman Megan Jakoby, playing third singles, also avenged her only loss of the young season in the finals against another Christian Academy competitor. Megan dominated the match from the beginning and played her best match of the season. In the semi-finals she was pushed to a three set match (super tie break for the third set), she lost the first set and was down in the second before a super come back and a domination in the tie breaker. Megan's record stands at 3 and 1. Megan received the 1^st Place Trophy for 3^rd singles.

The number one doubles team of Junior Courtney Murphy and Senior Emily DiNoto, also reached the final and played Christian Academy number one doubles team. The team lost a tough straight set match to a team they had defeated in a close match earlier in the week. Their record is 3 and 1. They received the 2^nd Place Trophy for 1^st doubles.

The number two doubles team of Hanna Gish and Hillary Ernstberger lost their opening match to New Albany in three set (losing the super tie breaker). They played a very good first set, but the New Albany tandem won the second and the tie breaker for the third set. Their next opponents defaulted in the next match. Thus placing them in a match against Clarksville High School, Hanna and Hillary dominated the match scoring very important points for the team. Their record is 3 and 1.