CFNN Journalist Sophia Bullard

Cape Fear’s Girls tennis team is proud to say they have come out on top once again! This week’s rivals, Lumberton and Gray’s Creek, really put up a fight with these challenging matches. Monday, the tennis team beat Gray’s Creek High School with a score of 6-0 in singles, and 3-0 in doubles. 

Third court Junior, Brianna Keen, walked out with an amazing score of 6-1, 6-0 against Gray’s Creek on Monday. She hit some amazing winners, and some killer slices. Keen and senior, Ansley Thomas pulled out a major win scoring 8-2 in doubles. “Bri and I worked together in doubles and focused on closing the point off at the net,” said Thomas. Their teamwork definitely played a big part in pulling out their win!

On Wednesday, the team accomplished another win, finishing with an overall score of 6-0 in singles. New to the top six, on fourth court, sophomore Dani Fick won her game with a score of 6-0, 6-2. She showed off her athletic skills, holding long rallies and hitting some great shots. The Lady Colts scored 3-0 for doubles. Sophomore Sophia Bullard, and Junior Alex Jones, scored a win of 8-3. Sophia expresses her thoughts about their play, “Alex and I really had to work together and communicate. We worked to build each other up a lot, though, as well, which is one of the most important things because if we get too discouraged, I think anyone would start to be affected in a negative way in their game.”

The girls played well this week, and made the Cape Fear Colt family proud! Their conference score overall has been 6-0. Come back next week to see the scores against their opponents, the Purnell Swett Rams, and the Seventy-First Falcons. Go Colts!