New Kent Lady Trojans fall in tennis opener to Colonial Heights

By Robb Johnson | March 23, 2025 5:20 pm

New Kent junior Chloe Carpenter uses an overhand shot to return the ball across the net.

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New Kent’s Lady Trojans quest to repeat as the Region 3A champions got off to a rocky start on Mar. 19, falling to the visiting Colonial Heights Lady Colonials in non-district competition. New Kent

Colonial Heights 6, New Kent 3

Singles: Vincent (NK) def. Ou (CH) 8-5; Zheng (CH) def. Lawton (NK) 8-1; Russell (CH) def. Carpenter (NK) 8-3; Pillai (CH) def. Petran (NK) 9-7; Ellenburg (CH) def. Proffitt (NK) 8-1; Hetzel (NK) def. Ford (CH) 8-5.

Doubles: Vincent/Carpenter (NK) def. Ou/Zheng (CH) 8-4; Russell/Pillai (CH) def. Lawton/Petran (NK) 8-5; Ellenburg/Ford (CH) def. Proffitt/Hetzel (NK) 8-6.