Seniors Ryan Sood, Nicholas Witkowski, Sofia Parra and Tessa Lemke pose with the banner of Andres Iturregui, who was unable to attend. Photo by Lindsay Gibson

Hayden Kim (pictured) and his partner Axel Niklasson beat Santiago Rosales and Logan Rowlison in a straightforward manner 6-0, 6-1. Photo by Gowri Srinivasan

SPORTS News:

Graduating seniors on the Los Alamos High School varsity tennis teams were celebrated at Urban park on Tuesday April 3, 2024.

Earlier that evening, they took on the Taos Tigers in the final home tournament of the season, with matches played at Mesa and Urban park courts.

The boys swept Taos 9-0 with no dropped sets. The girls fell narrowly 4-5.

Ryan Sood, Aditya Viswanathan, Nicholas Witkowski, Michael Witkowski, Axel Niklasson, Cam McDonald and Hayden Kim clinched the win for the Toppers. Sofia Parra, Nailah Quartey, Sabrina Kelley, Tessa Lemke, Alea Kretz, Lucia Rudin and Emily Xu represented the Lady Toppers.

Banners with photos of the seniors will be on display at Urban park through the end of the season.

Tessa Lemke beat Caitlyn Woolery in straight sets 6-4, 6-1 Photo by Gowri Srinivasan

Sabrina Kelley digs deep for a backhand in a very close 5-7, 6-7 loss to Ava Gerken. Photo by Gowri Srinivasan

Cam McDonald takes a forehand swing against Sebastian Nicholson, winning comfortably 6-0, 6-0. Photo by Gowri Srinivasan

Ryan Sood and Aditya Viswanathan beat Perry Kushner and Ari Kolman decisively with a score of 6-1, 6-0. Photo by Gowri Srinivasan

Nicholas Witkowski nails a backhand volley. Along with his brother Michael Witkowski, the No.1 seeded doubles team beat Lukas Backer and Luca Pastore in an impressive 6-2, 6-0 display. Photo by Gowri Srinivasan