Oct 23, 2024
WEST WINDSOR — Eva Fea couldn’t wait to get back on the tennis court this week. Fea and her West Windsor-Plainsboro North teammates were coming off the closest of losses in the Group III state final last week, but had a chance to end their season by winning the inaugural Colonial Valley Conference Tournament. That’s exactly what the Knights did as Fea and Megan Chung both won their singles flights and North edged Princeton High to the team title by accumulating 26 points to the Tigers’ 25 on Wednesday afternoon at the Mercer Tennis Center. “We were really excited because we knew this could be a strong finish to our season,” said Fea, who won 6-0, 6-0 over Princeton’s Phoebe Decker at second singles. “We were really confident in everyone and we knew that we could win. “I really like the team aspect because when you are out there all alone it can be tough sometimes. When you are with a team, you feel so much stronger and it’s good to know that you have people supporting you.” It was a particularly good feeling for Fea after she came agonizingly close to clinching a first state title for the Knights before coming out on the wrong end of the 10-point tiebreaker. “We weren’t that upset about states because we were really close and that was the furthest we’ve ever gotten,” the junior said. “It wasn’t really that heartbreaking, but today it was really good to come back out and win.” Chung took care business at third singles with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Robbinsville’s Penelope Bukharovich and Sarah Henderson secured the point needed to stay ahead of Princeton by finishing third at first singles. West Windsor-Plainsboro South’s Rasika Anandakumar rallied from a set down to beat Robbinsville’s Janvi Kothagundla in a tiebreaker 4-6, 6-1 (10-5) to captured the first singles flight. “I got my serve percentage up and then got my forehands a little deeper,” Anandakumar said. “Forehand is definitely my weapon, so I was happy that I was able to use that. I just told myself (the tiebreak) was just like the second set: one more point, keep attacking.” The South senior lost a close final in the Mercer County Tournament last fall, so she made it a goal to come out on top in her final go-round. “I’ve been trying to win this for like three years now,” Anandakumar said. “It’s a little bittersweet,” she continued. “It’s my last time playing a tournament here (in high school). That’s a little sad, so I just wanted to leave it all out there and have a lot of fun. Just be loose because I’m not going to get this chance again. I’m just thankful that the team could do so well this year and we had everyone from the team in the semis and then some third-place finishes. It was a really good tournament for us.” Princeton got first-place finish at first doubles when Maya-Alexadra Todorov and Ashna Bushan outlasted WW-PN’s Vemuri Anjali and Maahi Patmidi 6-4, 4-6 (10-8); and at second doubles from Lada Labas and Sophia Bruhn in a 6-2, 6-0 victory over WW-P South’s Saanvi Kopparthi and Sitara Shah. North went 19-3 in dual meets this season, including a pair of 3-2 victories over Princeton, so it was no surprise that the CVC championship would be decided between those two. “This has been on our minds the whole year,” Knights coach Richard Arnold said. “All the girls peaked after all the good competition in the state tournament and I think everybody got better in little aspects and then handled some pressure, too. This was a nice climax to our season.”
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