Foxborough Girls Tennis Capture First Ever Hockomock League Title

They’ve beaten the competition all season long and this day was no different. All season long, the Foxboro girls’ tennis team has made a name for themselves as a threat to be reckoned with. In the inaugural Hockomock Cup for girls’ tennis, the Warriors defeated King Philip 3-2 to win the school’s first ever Hockomock League title.

As they have all season long, Alana Prinos, Hallie Young, and Emma Prinos all won their matches in straight sets. Never looking challenged and in control for the entire match, Alana Prinos defeated KP’s Lauren Trudeau 6-0, 6-1 to remain undefeated this year.

In the 2nd singles match, Foxboro’s Hallie Young defeated KP’s Casey Burks 6-2, 6-3.  In the 2nd set, Burkes was able to get the match to 4-3 but Young was too strong for the KP athlete.

The title was clinched in the 3rd singles match as Emma Prinos defeated Jill Proto 6-1, 6-0. Never giving her opponent a chance, the younger Prinos used her long ball game to get by Proto and lock up the title for Foxboro.

With the sweep in the singles matches, all three athletes end the regular season undefeated in league play. In addition, both Prinos sisters and Young won each league match year in straight sets.

“They got 3 great singles player that haven’t dropped a point all season and they did well again today. I thought we played well in 2nd singles but we just didn’t have enough,” said King Philip Coach Bob Goldberg.

In doubles actions, the team of Gretta Schaaf and Chelsea Miller fell to the team of Alex Embree and Jill Beers 1-6, 3-6. In the 2nd doubles match, the team of Megan Carter and Caroline Muise also fell 5-7, 4-6. Despite the losses, both teams showed improvement in the losing efforts.

“They’ve improved a lot. It just doesn’t show it on the scoreboard. I’ve seen a lot of improvement in both doubles teams,” said Foxboro coach Peter Prinos.

With the win, Foxboro has claimed their first tennis title in school history. For a school not known for tennis, it is a thrill for this team to be the first team to bring a league title home.

“I’m so proud of the team. I never thought that 4 years ago when I started we would be on the court right here with the Cup Championship,” said Senior captain Gretta Schaaf.

For coach Peter Prinos, the win ended what has been a very successful regular season for the 1st year coach

“It was a very very memorable first season as coach. I’m just really proud of the girls. They really held up their end of the bargain,” said Prinos.

After the win, Coach Prinos received more good news. Injured number 1 doubles players Mary Harris has been cleared to play tennis after suffering a torn ligament in her foot. With a possible return in time for the postseason, Prinos is being cautious about Harris’ potential return.

“We’re going to see how she responds to 3 or 4 days of hitting tennis balls and running around in a row,” said Prinos.

While they celebrated winning the league title today, the season is not over for Foxboro. Number one singles player Alana Prinos will travel to Westwood High School Saturday morning to face Ariana Launie of Milton in the MIAA Girls South Sectional Individual Tennis Tournament Finals. Match time is set for 10:00am

The rest of the team will await the announcement of the team tennis fixtures. The MIAA is expected to announce the pairing on June 1st at 10am with the first matches happening on Friday June 3rd. 

King Philip is also expected to compete in the team tennis tournament. Like Foxboro they will also have representatives at Westwood High School Saturday morning. Their number 1 doubles team of Alex Embree and Jill Beers will face the sister team of Emily and Sara Curtis from The Ursuline Academy in the doubles finals. Match time is set for 11:30am.