Girls Squash

The girls has a great win against Westover. Wendy Zhou and Inara Sadiqi playing in only their second match ever, outcompeted their opponents, and Afia Baryeh and Annie Frame, playing in their first match ever, also won. #1 Maya Elms, #2 Marion Wright and #3 Sydney Sheinfeld also came up big for the Lions.

The girls beat Canterbury in convincing fashion, 7-0. #1 Marion Wright overpowered her opponent with howitzer drives off both wings. #2 Aaliyah Sampson overwhelmed her opponent with a serve that should be illegal. #3 Carly Lloyd ran her opponent silly with pinpoint boasts and rails. #4 Sydney Sheinfeld, #5 Maisy Ford, #6 Afia Baryeh and #7 Wendy Zhou all won easily, and #8 freshman Dionne Burnett, playing in only her second competitive match, showed a grit and determination that few players possess.

The Lady Lions got back on the winning track with a 5-2 victory over Millbrook. Kent had it's own "murderers row" as the team's top four players Maya Elms, Marion Wright, Carly Lloyd and Aaliya Sampson, won by a combined game total of 12-1. Elm's match was a Ruthian slugfest while her partner in crime, Lloyd, relied more on foot speed than brawn. Wright and Sampson simply wore their opponents down with their steady play. #7 Afia Baryeh also had an impressive victory, winning three straight games after losing a tight opening frame.

The Lady Lions beat a young Kingswood-Oxford squad 7-0. #1 Polina Frenkel, #2 Hudson Saunders, #3 Carly Lloyd, #4 Ellie Eldredge, #5 Aaliya Sampson, #6 Marion Wright and #7 all won convincingly. #8 Maisy Ford rode powerful drives off both wings to an easy win. #9 Afia Baryeh ran her opponent around with a variety of well-placed shots and #10 Wendy Zhou showcased her newest weapon, a lob serve that had her opponent scraping the walls.

The Lady Lions beat a pesky Canterbury squad 6-1 thanks to strong performances from all of the girls. Especially impressive was the gritty play of #6 Afia Baryeh, #7 Wendy Zhou and #8 Dionne Burnett. Baryeh lost the first game and was a point away from losing the second, when she shifted into another gear and cruised the rest of the way. Zhou won an epic battle 10-12, 11-6, 12-10, 9-11 and 12-10, saving her very best for the last two points. And Burnett, down 0-2, game storming back, winning the third and fourth games by a whisker, before finally succumbing in a fiercely contested final game. #1 Carly Lloyd also lost her first game, but won the next three thanks to some key tactical changes and a killer offensive lob. The only girls who didn't break much of a sweat were #2 Aaliyah Sampson, #3 Marion Wright and #5 Maisy Ford, all of whom played steady and smart in their 3-0 victories.

The girls played a strong match against Taft. Afia Baryeh's serve was scorching; Wendy Zhou's, Marion Wright's and Aaliyah's backhands were blazing; Carly Lloyd's feet were racing, and Maisy's shots were finding their spots. What a great way to end the season.