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Focused and ready, Kishan Anasuri ’28 prepares to return a serve during his singles match. Having strong and steady play, he helped the warriors maintain their momentum in the matchup.
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In the middle of the set in their doubles match, Janya Tellabati ‘25 and Isabella Sthormes ‘27 celebrate their point. The duo won their match, further continuing the Warriors winning streak. “I really enjoyed it,” said Tellabati. “It was really hard, actually, but we tried and I think we did good.”
In a series of intense matches, the Westwood varsity tennis team defeated the Coronado Cougars from Las Vegas with a dominant score of 15-4 on Friday, Sept. 5. The courts were filled with energy and excitement as teammates and families cheered on the players during their sixth home game of the season. From the first serve to the last point the Warriors showed consistency and focus on singles and doubles, adding another victorious home game win for the Warriors this season.
Going into this tournament, the Warriors were undefeated in the boys, girls, and mixed doubles division. Jiya Guleria ‘28 and Lenny Xu ‘29 won their mixed doubles matches in a blow out, taking the victory 6-0, and 6-1. A win by Janya Tellabati ‘25 and Isabella Sthormes ‘27 soon followed, with a little more competition, however the Warriors were able to connect on the win in the third set winning their match 6-4, 2-6 and a 10-8.
“I mean, it’s an honor to play someone from all the way from Las Vegas,” said Tellabati. “I really enjoyed it. It was really hard, actually, but we tried and I think we did good.”
Towards the end of Sthormes and Tellabati’s match, a call by Westwood caused conflict between the two opposing duos. The penalty shook up the players and caused the third set to be the closest one played between the two duos.
“I think we respected all of their calls and they should have respected all of ours,” said Tellabati. “I trust my partner. I’m too far to tell, but I believe her and I do think that was out.”
Guleria continued her winning streak in the women’s line five singles for girls, sweeping her opponent with a score of 8-2. While the women’s team was having great success, so were the men’s. Kishan Anasuri ‘28 secured a quick win of 8-2 for the Warriors in men’s singles.
“I played alright but definitely could have done better and played smarter,” said Anasuri. “I will use this match as a reminder to not be too overconfident and stay humble because this match should have been 8-0 but I tried to hit too big and ended up giving him some games. I want to work on hitting bigger more consistently.”
Both varsity tennis teams will play against Round Rock High School in an exciting match on Sept. 10 on the Warrior Home Court.
