By Alex LaCoste (May 23, 2003)

The GMHS girls’ varsity tennis team won the Bull Run District title Monday afternoon after defeating Clarke County 9-0. Along with the team victory, Christina Sedney and Alex LaCoste were doubles champions, and Sedney won singles for the second year in a row.
 

Achieving victories for the team were all six singles lines which included Christina Sedney, Alex LaCoste, Meredith Crosby, Emily Phelps, Paige Dorsey and Lyda Drayer. Mason’s three lines of doubles were also victorious with Sedney and LaCoste, Dorsey and Phelps, and Stephanie Melkonian all achieving solid wins.  After last Wednesday's victory over Clarke County, along with Monday’s, Mason has achieved another district championship, which means that the team will be advancing to the regional competition later in the month. This weekend is the singles/doubles competition, in which Sedney and LaCoste will both be competing here at home. The team regional competition is less than weeks away and will be held at Longwood College.

Alex LaCoste, left, and Christina Sedney lift the weights that  helped them win their doubles championship in the Bull Run  District tennis competition last week

The team is training hard, and keeping their eye on the gold, a state championship title. In order to advance to states the team will have to perform well at the regional competition.