The Bow Falcons improved to 6-1 in Class I girls tennis following recent victories against Pelham, Laconia, Kearsarge, Kennett and, on Monday, May 4, Pembroke Academy. The team’s lone blemish in 2009 was a 7-2 setback to Hanover on April 29.

In a rain-shortened 6-1 decision over Pelham, Kate Torres, Mariah Leven and Emma Mulvaney, the locals’ top three singles players, respectively, dropped one game combined in sweeping their matches. Pooja Kasireddy, the team’s No. 4, and Lizzy Rogers, at No. 6, each dropped two games in taking their matches and securing the team win.

Torres and Leven teamed for a doubles victory before rain arrived, interrupting Mulvaney and Brenna Froleiks, who were leading their No. 2 doubles match. Emily Zbehlik and Rogers, at No. 3, were ahead as well.

Bow dropped just seven games overall in shutting out Laconia on April 25, 9-0. Hayley Macanni earned an 8-2 win at No. 3 singles, while Rachel Foster joined with Rogers at No. 3 doubles for an 8-1 outcome.

Torres, Leven, Mulvaney, Kasireddy and Zbehlik handily won their singles matches. Kasireddy and Froleiks were 8-1 winners at No. 2 doubles, while Torres and Leven were 8-0 victors at No. 1 doubles.

At Kearsarge on April 27, the match was over with five Bow singles wins, including a pair of shutouts, one each from Leven at No. 2 and Mulvaney at No. 4.

The loss on April 29 featured two tight 8-6 setbacks for Bow singles, with No. 3 Mulvaney and No. 6 Zbehlik falling just short. Still, Macanni, the team’s No. 2 that day, and Stephanie Malanga, at No. 5, won their matches.

At home on April 30, Bow doubled up Kennett, 6-3. Once more, the Falcons closed out the match before singles play ended. Zbehlik posted a shutout victory at No. 6.

The Falcons lost just two games in singles play against Pembroke en route to a 9-0 victory.

Macanni and Mulvaney edged their PA foes at No. 1 doubles, 8-6, while Zbehlik and Rogers, at No. 2, and Froleiks and Foster, at No. 3, were both 8-3 winners.

– Jerry Liptak