Middle sweeps round robin tennis tournament

The Middle Township High School girls tennis team won the Cape May Tennis Club’s high school girls round robin tournament Saturday. Pictured are (from left): head coach Mario Duca, Abby Smith, Sofia Lomax, Maddie Deane, Sophia Ellis, Lauren Ryan, Alyssa Sittineri, Olivia Banach, Samantha Braun, assistant coach Larry Ryan.

CAPE MAY – The Middle Township High School girls tennis team swept all five slots in winning the Cape May Tennis Club’s annual high school girls round robin tournament on Saturday.

Middle won all three singles positions and the two doubles positions to claim the team championship over Lower Cape May, Wildwood Catholic and Jenkintown (Pa.).

The tournament format saw each team play the other at their respective positions in a first-to-eight-game set. Total points were accumulated for the three matches and then a winner was declared. Middle scored the maximum available 24 points in winning the tournament.

Lauren Ryan (first), Sophia Ellis (second) and Olivia Banach (third) were Middle’s winners at the singles positions. Maddie Deane and Sofia Lomax claimed the first doubles title. And Samantha Braun, Alyssa Sittineri and Abby Smith rotated in second doubles matches for Middle.

Middle resumes regular-season play this week with a record of 5-2.