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2001 Watchung Hills Girls Tennis |
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2001 Girls Tennis Schedule & Results |
2001 Girls Tennis Roster |
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Girls Tennis Highlights Week Ending October 28, 2001 |
| Watchung Hills edged Cherry Hill East 3-2 in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Girls Tennis Tournament of Champions. Amanda Graziadei rolled to a 6-2, 6-3 win over Jackie Herb in the No. 1 singles slot to propel the Lady Warriors to victory. In the deciding matchup at second singles, Kathy Lifson rallied to defeat Charlotte Nagelberg 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. The third team point was produced by the state champion tandem of Jackie Gavornik and Lauren Johns who defeated Christina Contrafatto and Leann Silverman 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) at first doubles. |
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Girls Tennis Highlights Week Ending October 21, 2001 |
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Girls Tennis Highlights Week Ending October 14, 2001 |
| Watchung Hills took its first step on the Road to the TOC when the Lady Warriors
defeated Wall Township 4-1 in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III girls tennis tournament
on Thursday afternoon in Warren. The unbeaten Lady Warriors won their 14th straight match of the 2001 campaign
and moved into the semifinal round with Hamilton North, Middletown South and Red Bank. Junior Kathy Lifson coasted to a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Kim Russell in the second singles slot while sophomore Jen Millman dominated the action as third singles, blasting Kaitlin Riteley 6-1, 6-0. At first singles, sophomore Amanda Graziadei dropped a 6-1, 6-4 decision to Felicia Curcuna. In the doubles action, the spotlight shined on the No. 1 tandem of Jackie Gavornik and Lauren Johns who whitewashed Jill Kukacka and Priga Sisti 6-1, 6-1. At second doubles, the duo of Christine Principe and Nadia Thursfield romped to a 6-0, 6-1 victory against Jess Sisti and Anne Marie Terzano. The Gavornik/Johns duo have been seeded No. 3 in the NJSIAA Doubles Tournament that began at Mercer County Park in West Windsor on Sunday. They drew a bye in the first round and posted a 6-3, 6-0 win over Lauren Matise and Caitlin Scorr of Bishop Eustace Prep in the second round. The tournament resumes on Saturday morning West Windsor with the quarterfinal and semifinals rounds and the championship final is set for Sunday. The top seeded team in Newark Academy's Nicole Rosen and Nina Suda while the No. 2 seeded entry is the defending champion duo of Lexy Knopp and Jessica Magidson of Pingry who have lost to the Gavornik/Johns combo. In the state singles tournament, Graziadei had a first round bye before losing in the second round to fourth-seeded Celene Chang of West Windsor by a score of 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. |
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Girls Tennis Highlights Week Ending October 7, 2001 |
| Watchung Hills extended its unbeaten skein to nine straight in girls tennis
by drubbing Hillsborough 5-0 in a Skyland Conference confrontation of Friday afternoon. Amanda Graziadei breezed
to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Katie Merriam in the No. 1 singles slot. At second and third singles, Kathy Lifson and
Jen Millman posted identical wins of 6-0, 6-1. In the doubles action, the No. 1 tandem of Jackie Gavornik and Lauren Johns routed Erin Aiello and Jen Wagner 6-0, 6-2 and the second doubles duo of Christine Principe and Nadia Thursfield rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Carolyn Chen and Sara Lavell. Graziadei and Millman were perfect in a 5-0 non-conference win over Westfield. Grazieadei blanked Brittany Miller 6-0, 6-0 at first singles and Millman dominated Eric Corbett in the No. 3 singles slot, winning 6-0, 6-0. Sandwiched in between was Lifson's 6-1, 6-2 win over Danielle Coleman at second singles. The Gavornik/Johns duo pulled out a 6-4, 6-3 win over Ali Bennett and Katherine Kielar at first doubles with the Principe/Thursfield twosome coming on strong to post a 6-3, 6-0 win at second doubles. |
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Girls Tennis Highlights Week Ending September 30, 2001 |
| Watchung Hills upped its unblemished record to 8-0 in girls tennis by defeating
Bridgewater-Raritan 4-1 on Friday afternoon. Sophomore Amanda Graziadei suffered the first regular-season loss
of her scholastic career when she dropped a 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 decision to the Panthers' ace Jen Liu in the No. 1 singles
match. Junior Kathy Lifson continued her outstanding performance at second singles, posting a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Stephanie Ianniello while sophomore Jen Millman rolled to a 6-4, 6-4 win against Jessica Wu in the third singles slot. In the doubles action, the Lady Warriors top tandem of senior Jackie Gavorinik and sophomore Lauren Johns coasted to a 6-2, 6-3 win over the duo of Gianne Guirgio and Sara Horowicz at first doubles. Frosh Christine Principe and sophomore Nadia Thursfield came on strong to defeat Kristin Carthas Ona Nekhamkin by a score of 6-4, 6-1. |
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Girls Tennis Highlights Week Ending September 23, 2001 |
| Watchung Hills posted back-to-back 5-0 shutouts over Phillipsburg and Hillsborough
to raise their unbeaten record to 4-0. Kathy Lifson was perfect for the week, blanking Phillipsburg's Jacquie Toth
and Hillsborough's Catherine Kincaide by identical 6-0, 6-0 scores in matches at No. 2 singles. Jackie Gavornick and Lauren Johns, the Lady Warriors top tandem, dropped only one game in defeating Phillipsburg's duo of Kristy Brown and Jen Stanley 6-0, 6-0 and the Raiders team of Erin Aiello and Sara Lavell 6-1, 6-0. Sophomore Amanda Graziades remained unbeaten in her two-year varsity singles career by shutting out the Stateliners' Corinne Dochney 6-0, 6-0 and posting a 6-1, 6-1 decision of Kate Merriam of Hillsborough in action at first singles. Jen Millman cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 victory against Sarah Gasparetti in the Phillipsburg match and turned in a 6-4, 6-3 win over Hillsborough's Kristen Shoop. At second doubles, the Lady Warriors team of Christine Principe and Nadia Thursfield coasted to a 6-0, 6-1 victory against the Stateliners' Kelly Sheridan and Ken Torrone and finished the week with a 6-4, 6-3 win over the Raiders' Carolyn Chen and Jen Wuyner. |
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Girls Tennis Highlights Week Ending September 16, 2001 |
| When a team goes 24-1 last year and returns six of seven starters, what does
a coach do to get her players up for a match? Watchung Hills three-peated as Somerset County Champions and won the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III crown and NJSIAA Group III title before suffering its only setback in the semifinals of the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions to conclude the 2000 girls tennis campaign. On Friday, the Lady Warriors blanked Bridgewater-Raritan 5-0, posting straight-set victories in all five competitions. Sophomore Amanda Graziadei, who posted a perfect 28-0 record at third singles as a frosh, moved into the No. 1 singles slot vacated by the graduated Meredith Friedman. She cruised to a 6-0, 6-3 win against Jen Liu in the No. 1 singles slot. Junior Kathy Lifson earned the starting assignment at second singles and rolled to a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Stephanie Iannello. Senior Jen Millman who played in the No. 2 slot last season, moved to the third singles position and routed Jessica Wu 6-2, 6-1. For the fourth straight year, seniors Jackie Gavornik and Lauren Johns will team up as partners. Last year they posted a sparkling 24-1 mark at first doubles. It was a quick 6-2, 6-1 rout of Gianne Guirgio and Sara Horowicz for the veteran duo while Christine Principe teamed with Nadia Thursfield in the second doubles slot to vanquish Kristen Carthas and Ana Nekhamkin 6-2, 6-2. One week earlier, the Lady Warriors opened the 2001 season by thumping Hunterdon Central 5-0. In fact, Watchung Hills totally dominated the competition, dropping only one game in the doubles events. "I was really looking forward to the start of the season and I certainly was not disappointed," said Marlene Milkosky who has guided the Lady Warriors during the impressive streak. "We can't do any more than we did last year except win the whole thing. That is out objective and all of our kids will have to be on top of their games to achieve that goal." Overcoming first set jitters, Graziadei remained undefeated in varsity competition as she battled back from a 5-7 loss in the first set to storm to 6-0, 6-2 victories over Talia Furhman. Lifson rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Amy DiGrazia and Millman cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 shutout over Christine Carbunaru. Gavornik and Johns whitewashed Rthe ed Devils top tandem of Anastasia Pashkova and Jill Wallace by scores of 6-0, 6-0 while Principe and Thursfield rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 victory Beth Horn and Cailen Poles to complete the impressive team sweep. "We have a great group of kids led by four outstanding seniors," continued Milkosky. "All of them worked very hard over the summer and they all improved. They have the experience and the confidence needed to be a solid team." |
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