Lady Statesmen Complete Perfect Regular Season

Submitted by Shannon Feinman

The Lady Statesmen completed a perfect 10-0 undefeated regular season with an 8-1 win over the Lady Raiders of Appomattox County on Friday at home. This ends the regular season for the Lady Statesmen with the achievement of a goal set years ago to have a perfect regular season.

Individual singles results  #1 seed Meredith Feinman (RHHS) d Lauren Lawson (ACHS) 8-0, #2 seed Couper Webb (RHHS) d Emily Giuliano (ACHS) 8-3, #3 seed Helen Lin (RHHS) d Mason Canada (ACHS) 8-3, #4 seed Eliza Walker (RHHS) fell to Ilyana Servis (ACHS) 2-8, #5 seed McKenzie Sharpe (RHHS) d Lindsay Austin (ACHS) 8-3, and #6 seed Annie Sandridge (RHHS) d Aynsley Williams (ACHS) 8-1. Doubles results were #1 seed Feinman/Webb (RHHS) d Lawson/Canada (ACHS) 8-0 #2 seed Lin/Walker (RHHS) d Giuliano/Servis (ACHS) 8-4 and #3 seed Sharpe/Sandridge (RHHS) d Williams/Depalmer (ACHS) 8-3.

There are five tennis teams in the Quad Rivers Conference including RHHS, Prince Edward, Goochland, Greensville and Brunswick.  In the first round Brunswick will play Greensville, and PE will play Goochland.  As the #1 seeded team, the Lady Statesmen continue into the post-season on Wednesday at home at 4:00 pm with their second round match against the winner of a Brunswick/Greensville first round contest.  If they win, they play again at the end of the week against the winner of Prince Edward/Goochland.

Friday night was also senior night honoring Helen Lin, Couper Webb and Meredith Feinman. Their teammates worked long and hard to make it very special for their three senior captains who have made up an essential core of the team for four seasons.

As a team the Lady Statesmen were 3-8 in their 2013 season before these three seniors burst onto the scene as freshmen.  In the company of other great teammates, these three helped the Statesmen to records of 10-2 in 2014, 9-4 in 2015, 12-3 in 2016 and now 10-0 in 2017. Two of the losses in 2016 were to 5A size schools.

In her 4-year high school career, all at #1 seed singles Meredith Feinman has a record of 41-6 and has been Courthouse Conference Player of the Year 3 consecutive years.  Her results each year were 10-2 as a freshman in 2014, 11-2 as a sophomore in 2015, 11-2 as a junior in 2016 and 9-0 this year.

In her 3-year career at #2 seed singles, Couper Webb has a record of 31-4. She missed one season with a severe leg injury and came back strong for her sophomore season.  In 2015 as a sophomore her record was 12-1, in 2016 as a junior it was 10-3 and this year as a senior 9-0.

Helen Lin, in her 4-year career, has a record of 35-9.  As a freshman in 2014 her record was 2-4, in 2015 as a sophomore it was 10-3, in 2016 as a junior it was 13-2 and this year as a senior 10-0.

In their 3-year career as doubles partners at #1 seed Feinman and Webb have a record of 36-2.  As eighth graders playing exhibition they were undefeated in singles and doubles.  They have paired to win the Courthouse Conference Doubles Team of the Year twice. These seniors will be leading the charge into the post-season.

Come out on Wednesday at 4:00 to support the Lady Statesmen as they try to make a deep run into conference and regional play.

PERFECT REGULAR SEASON FINISH: The R-HHS Lady Statesmen Tennis Team finished a perfect regular season. Pictured here are front row, left to righ, Grace Reynolds, Couper Webb, Helen Lin, Meredith Feinman, Taylor Jones, Haley Conwell, Kaley Moon; back row, Eliza Walker, McKenzie Sharpe, Morgan Mason, Annie Sandridge, Grace Algeier, Pearl Sandridge, Callyn Trent. (Photo by Shelby Walker)