Clippers Girls Tennis Team

(left to right): Jameeka Bowman, La’Jaezya Watson, Deray Jones, Jamie McDowell, Kamri Staples, Lasheeda Jones, Anyae Chestnut, Aya Salim, and Savannah Watkins

The Clippers Girls Tennis team was the breakout superstars last year winning their first major award, the Del Val Team Championship. The Clippers are in second place now against Academy Park High School. Today at Chester Park, they played singles and doubles against Academy Park which they previously lost twice to giving Academy Park the Del Val Championship this year. Last year the Clippers were undefeated against Academy Park. 

Clippers’ coach, Joseph Providence, has been coaching for 20 years. He said this was his best team. The girls’ tennis team has never won a major award before. “In the City of Chester, tennis is not big at all so it’s a monumental accomplishment for the team to win last year. The team was not expected to win or to be competitive so this was an historical championship.” What accounts for the lost this year? Coach Providence said of his team, “they were a little too confident.” Nonetheless, coach Providence is very proud of his winning girls’ tennis team. 

*Score for Games Played on Monday, September 30, 2013
Chester won 4 over Academy Park 1