New Kent girls’ tennis reels off three more wins, remains undefeated

By Robb Johnson | April 17, 2026 12:44 pm

New Kent’s Vanessa Layne delivers a nice forehand shot in a matchup against the Smithfield Lady Packers.

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New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ tennis team have won three more contests, keeping their record perfect for the season at 6-0.

New Kent 5, Colonial Heights 4

Singles: Vincent (NK) def. Russell (CH) 8-5; Ou (CH) def. Carpenter (NK) 8-5; Zheng (CH) def. Pettit-Pokora (NK) 8-2; Bennett (NK) def. Pillai (CH) 8-6; Ellenburg (CH) def. Layne (NK) 8-5; Wood (NK) def. Ford (CH) 8-1.

Doubles: Vincent/Carpenter (NK) def. Russell/Ford (CH) 8-5; Ou/Ellenburg (CH) def. Pettit-Pokora/Meredith (NK) 8-2; Bennett/Wood (NK) def. Zheng/Pillai (CH) 8-6.

New Kent 6, Smithfield 3

Singles: Vincent (NK) def. Graupmann (S) 6-1, 6-1; Carpenter (NK) def. Fuentes (S) 6-1, 6-2; Wahl (S) def. Pettit-Pokora (NK) 7-5, 6-4; Bennett (NK) def. Breland (S) 6-2, 6-2; Wood (NK) def. Brown (S) 6-2, 6-1; Layne (NK) def. Ramson (S) 6-1, 1-6, (10-8).

Doubles: Vincent/Carpenter (NK) def. Graupmann/Fuentes (S) 8-2; Wahl/Brown (S) def. Meredith/Desogus (NK) 8-0; Breland/Patel (S) def. Doucet/Ball (NK) 8-3.

New Kent 5, York 4

Singles: Kannarkat (Y) def. Vincent (NK) 6-2, 6-1; Carpenter (NK) def. Valerio (Y) 6-1, 6-0; Pettit-Pokora (NK) def. Kennedy-Lorimer (Y) 6-0, 6-0; Bennett (NK) def. Ferdon (Y) 6-3, 6-3; Ball (Y) def. Wood (NK) 6-4, 6-4; Rembert (Y) def. Layne (NK) 6-4, 6-4.

Doubles: Kannarkat/Kennedy-Lorimer (Y) def. Vincent/Carpenter (NK) 8-3; Bennett/Wood (NK) def. Ferdon/Ball (Y) 8-1; Pettit-Pokora/Meredith (NK) def. Rembert/Bhuta (Y) 8-3.