Shepherd Hill Tennis Girls Topple Auburn

Text and Photos by Steev Riccardo

DUDLEY - The Shepherd Hill Rams girls’ tennis team continued their winning ways and cruised to their eighth victory of the season with a dominating 4-1 victory over the Auburn Rockets in a key Southern Worcester County League match at Shepherd Hill on Friday.

Junior Callie Mulcahy (photo above) and freshman Abbey Packard were both dominant in their singles matches. Mulcahy cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win, while Packard was equal to the test with a 6-0, 6-2 victory.

Freshman, Abbey Packard.

The doubles of Steph Gallant and Chrissie Chevalier won their match 6-4, 6-1, and the Rams’ second doubles team of Deb Chevalier and Victoria Crowe were equally impressive with a hard fought 7-5, 6-4 win.

Stephanie Gallant

Chrissy Chevalier

The Rams’ number one singles player and captain Maddie Billis lost to one of Central Mass’ top singles players, Janelle Wheeler.

This was the second win for the Phil Alston- coached Rams over key rival Auburn and their fifth straight win as a team.

The Rams, who also defeated the David Prouty Panthers earlier in the week 4-1, are now 8-3 overall and 7-1 in SWCL play. 

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