Vikings victorious against Seahawks in girls’ tennis action
Despite the heat April 14, the Cape girls’ tennis team remained cool and calm with a 4-1 victory over Sussex Academy in Georgetown.
Vikings junior Kennedy Spath defeated Seahawks freshman Macy Wheatley 6-4, 6-2 to earn Cape a point in second singles. Third singles was a battle of sophomores, won by Cape’s Idha Molzahn. She beat Natalia Gatti 6-2, 6-1.
The doubles matches were a bit closer and had identical 6-3 first sets and 6-4 second sets, won by both Cape teams. Junior Courtney Kosc teamed up with freshman Riti Patel to get past Emma Feagans and Gia Berberian in first doubles, while Cape sophomores Mia Thompson and Madeline Ruffcorn got the point in second doubles.
Sussex Academy got on the board when senior Karina Lopez won a few impressive rallies and delivered some fast serves to Julia DiSabatino for a 6-0, 6-0 win.
Cape will host Archmere Academy at 3:30 p.m., Friday, April 17, before heading north to take on Caesar Rodney Tuesday, April 21.
The Seahawks fly over to Lake Forest for their next match Friday, April 17.
Aaron Mushrush joined the sports team in Summer 2023 to help cover the emerging youth athletics scene in the Cape Region. After lettering in soccer and lacrosse at Sussex Tech, he played lacrosse at Division III Eastern University in St. David's, PA. Aaron coached lacrosse at Sussex Tech in 2009 and 2011. Post-collegiately, Mush played in the Eastern Shore Summer Lacrosse League for Blue Bird Tavern and Saltwater Lacrosse. He competed in several tournaments for the Shamrocks Lacrosse Club, which blossomed into the Maryland Lacrosse League (MDLL). Aaron interned at the Coastal Point before becoming assistant director at WMDT-TV 47 ABC in 2017 and eventually assignment editor in 2018.
