Singles Players Lead Stoughton High Girls' Tennis Past Randolph

After what Stoughton High girls’ tennis coach Bill Donovan called a “somewhat disappointing and frustrating” 4-1 loss at Franklin this past Tuesday, the Black Knights bounced back to defeat Randolph 3-2 on Thursday.

The win at Randolph evens up Stoughton’s record at 2-2 through the first two weeks of the season.

Against Franklin on Tuesday, Donovan said the team “could have easily won 3-2,” but came up just short in two matches that would have secured a team win for the Black Knights.

First singles Kiana Kountze-Lee went back and forth with her opponent in a 7-5, 7-5 victory, earning the team’s lone point of the afternoon.

Third singles Kara Morse played a three-set marathon, which took three hours to complete. Morse took the first set 7-6, but dropped the last two 6-3, 6-4. The second doubles team of Taylor Goodrich and Vicki Tran led in both sets of their match, but were edged 6-4, 7-5.

Against Randolph on Thursday, Stoughton’s singles players carried the team to a win. Morse breezed by her opponent, winning 6-0, 6-0, this time at second singles.

Kountze-Lee notched her second individual win of the week, fighting through a close first set, 7-6, and then cruising in the second set, 6-0, for another win in straight sets. Third singles Val Szeto battled back from behind for the decisive third point. She lost the first set 6-1, but won the next two, 6-4, 6-4.

“It was a good solid win after the tough Franklin loss,” Donovan said.

Wednesday’s match at Oliver Ames was postponed with a make-up date still to be announced. The team travels to Mansfield on Tuesday for a 12 p.m. match.