Tennis Takes a Top Spot in Pembroke Tournament

Facing some of the strongest teams in Kansas and Missouri, Knights placed third. Senior Atra Biria and freshman Rose Biria won both, the A doubles championship and the tournament doubles title with strong play against John Burroughs-St. Louis. In #1 singles, Sonya Shkuta won 8-6 against a tough player from St. Teresa Academy.

Knights take on STA and Pembroke
The team faced Sion on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Freshman Anya Stanojevic took #2 singles with an impressive 8-3 win, and freshman Sonia Akkulugari filled in with varsity for the first time. On Thursday, Sept. 26, the team squared up against Pembroke Hill. Despite a 2-7 loss, the girls had several competitive matches. At #1 doubles, Sonya Shkuta and Anya Stanojevic played their strongest doubles of the year.  The Knights played a tight match down just one game throughout. At 5-6, Anya and Sonya became active at the net and cut off several strong shots for winners and rolled off two games in a row to force a tiebreaker at 7-7.  In the tiebreaker, they  continued their aggressive net play and finished with a 8-7 victory.