The Alvirne High School girls tennis team opened its Division II season with a solid week, winning two of three matches to start 2-1 and showing depth across both singles and doubles play.
The Broncos began the season on the road April 4, dropping a 6-3 decision to a strong Hollis-Brookline team.
Junior Ariana Giroux, playing at No. 4, turned in Alvirne’s most decisive performance of the match with a straight-set shutout in singles. Junior Ava Gagnon (No. 6) added another point, grinding out a 9-8 win in an extended match.
In doubles, the No. 2 team of Samantha Schiller and Giroux secured an 8-3 victory to account for the Broncos’ third point.
Alvirne quickly bounced back April 6 with a dominant 9-0 sweep of Milford in its home opener.
The Broncos controlled play from the start, with Schiller and Gagnon each posting 8-0 shutouts in singles. Junior Ella Proulx (#2) followed with an 8-1 win, while senior Nora Lesmerises (No. 5) earned an 8-2 victory. Senior Lilliana Belmore (#1) added an 8-3 win, and Giroux capped singles action with a hard-fought 9-7 decision.
The momentum carried into doubles, where all three Alvirne teams won by identical 8-2 scores. The pairings of Belmore and Proulx, Schiller and Giroux, and Lesmerises and Gagnon each delivered convincing performances to complete the sweep.
Alvirne closed out the week with a 7-2 win over Merrimack on April 10 at Wasserman Park.
Giroux and Lesmerises led the way in singles with 8-1 victories, while Schiller added an 8-2 win. Belmore contributed an 8-3 decision, and Proulx battled through the longest singles match of the afternoon, earning an 8-6 win.
In doubles, Lesmerises and Gagnon dominated with an 8-0 shutout.
Schiller and Giroux followed with an 8-3 win, while Belmore and Proulx dropped a closely contested 9-7 match.
Through three matches, the Broncos have shown a balanced lineup and the ability to rebound quickly, positioning themselves well early in the season.