Photo Courtesy of Surabi Ragulan
The Ridgewood girls tennis team bested Bergen Tech, 3-2, on Tuesday to claim its second straight North 1, Group 4 championship. BACK ROW, from left: Monica Vitting, Kelly Rekucki, Elizabeth O’Keefe, Katherine Bonfiglio, Brianna Patek and coach Medha Kirtane. FRONT ROW, from left: Kolby Erskine, Selin Tekgurler, Sara Canilang, Swathi Ragulan, Alexandria Absey and Julia Yoon.
Ridgewood Girls Tennis claims second straight sectional crown
October 17, 2014 Last updated: Friday, October 17, 2014, 12:31 AM
By Matthew Birchenough
RIDGEWOOD — A year after completing a long climb back to the top following an eight-year drought in the state-sectional tournament, the Ridgewood High School girls tennis wasn’t satisfied with just planting a flag at the summit. It wanted to set up camp there.
The Maroons have done just that, as they bested Bergen Tech, 3-2, on Tuesday afternoon to claim their second consecutive North 1, Group 4 championship.
“This just shows we’ve come here this far and we’re here to stay. We’re not going anywhere,” senior co-captain Swathi Ragulan said.
Ridgewood (12-3) is scheduled to take on Central section champ West Windsor-Plainsboro South (14-0) in the State Group 4 semifinals at 11 a.m. today at Mercer County Park in West Windsor. The winner of that match will meet the survivor of North 2 champion Ridge (15-1) versus South champion Lenape (12-2) at 3 p.m.
RHS lost last year in the semifinal round against Cherry Hill East.
The Maroons entered the sectional final with a slightly different lineup than they had employed throughout the season.
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