Marin Girls Tennis Contenders Cruise at Novato High Opener
The top four singles players in the MCAL opened the postseason at Novato High School by dropping a combined three games in straight-set victories, living up to their pre-tournament seeding. Tam’s Chloe Mouret-Lafage and Siena Moglen, Redwood’s Iryna Shostakovich, and San Marin’s Emily McCoy all advanced smoothly through the early rounds.
Mouret-Lafage advanced to face Redwood’s Zoey Kaufman in the quarterfinals, while McCoy drew Branson’s Olivia Shekou on the upper half of the bracket. On the opposite side, Moglen advanced to play Branson’s Sadie Cohen, and Shostakovich matched up against Terra Linda’s Kylie Lee. In the doubles draw, top-seeded Julia Povio and Alessia Bailliet of Redwood moved forward to face Tam’s Alyssa Vu and Ellie McEvilly. San Marin’s fourth-seeded team of Brooke Bested and Catania DeKeyrel drew Branson’s Noa Schacter and Siena Yang. The second-seeded Tam pair of Maya Riisaard and Payton Dunn advanced to play TL’s Chloe Sason and Mimi Kemp, while third-seeded Talia Schneiter and Paloma Vano-Rice of Branson squared off against Marin Catholic’s Natalie Martin and Liney Hachman.
NCS Division I Golf Championship Results at Monarch Bay
Though Marin participants delivered respectable scorecards at the North Coast Section Division I event held at Monarch Bay in San Leandro, none succeeded in qualifying for the NorCal Regional Championship. Madeleine Lim of Redwood recorded the highest-performing round among all local competitors with an 81, coming in ahead of Isabel Acosta of Marin Academy at 82, Yuki Suzuki of Tam at 84, and Sidney Kawahara of Branson at 85.
Advancement requirements demanded scores within the top four individuals or top three teams, setting the respective cutoff bars at 73 and 416. Carondelet claimed the team title with a 384, powered by Lily Peng’s individual-winning round of 63 that secured a four-stroke victory over American’s Diya Kumar, who shot a 67. Dougherty Valley placed second with a 400, and California took third at 416. Branson finished 11th with a 454 total, supported by sub-90 rounds from Nyah Patel at 87, Kaitlyn Schlipf at 88, and Athena Alioto at 89. Redwood placed 14th with a 492, and Tam finished 17th with a 531.
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What were the top team scores at the NCS Division I golf tournament?
Carondelet won the team title with a score of 384, Dougherty Valley took second with a 400, and California secured third place with a 416.