Pictured left to right: Annie Moore, Liadan Solomon, Marine Yamada, Halle Jacobs, Mari Goldberg and Sara Rabinowitz (all 17) celebrate after a match. The team made Archer history with a trip to Round 2 of the CIF Tournament. Photo courtesy of Aya Goldberg.
What is family? According to co-captain Mari Goldberg ’17, it’s her varsity tennis team.
This season the varsity tennis team made history by progressing to the second round of the CIF-SS Division 4 Tournament. This is the farthest any Archer tennis team has ever gone in the team tournament.
But, on Nov. 2, the varsity tennis team’s season was cut short with a 2-16 loss to Chaminade High School.
Prior to the playoff, the team placed second in the Liberty League Championship on Oct. 27 and defeated Templeton High School 10-8 on Nov. 1 in a CIF Wildcard Round.
“This season was great not only because our team made it the farthest in Archer history, but I think our team got very close,” Goldberg said. “We became a big family.”
Goldberg won third place in the Liberty League Championship tournament, making her an alternate for the CIF individual tournament according to athletic director, Denny Lennon.
Co-captains Liadan Solomon’17 and Sara Rabinowitz ’17 “placed first in the Liberty League doubles championship match, making it to the doubles CIFs,” Lennon wrote in a press release to the school.
“One of the many reasons I love to play tennis is I really enjoy being a part of a team — this team especially,” Goldberg said. “Tennis is such an independent sport, but our team makes it a very social sport by our fun interactions and endless support on and off the court.”
Solomon, who played tennis at Archer for the first time this season, called the team a “new family”.
“All of us have grown to be better players and better teammates,” Solomon said. “We have learned how to support one another”.