Torrance, CA (November 9, 2018): The Bishop Montgomery girls' tennis team, coached by Angel Quimson, capped an undefeated (19-0) season this afternoon by winning CIF-SS Division 4 title with a 10-8 victory over El Toro at The Claremont Club in Claremont. It was the second CIF title in the program's history. BMHS captured the 4A title in 1977.
After winning the program's 13th straight Del Rey League title, the Lady Knights entered the playoffs as the division's 4th seed. BMHS opened the playoffs with consecutive 14-4 victories (over La Mirada and Bolsa Grande, respectively) before winning a tough match against Trabuco Hills 9-9. BMHS won the match on total games won.
In the CIF-SS semifinals, BMHS traveled to Temescal Canyon where they won 12-6.
The Lady Knights were led by the league champion doubles team of Cameron Banks '20 and Samara Guillory '21 and a host of outstanding singles players.
The 2018 CIF Championship Team:
Lisa-Ann Agorsha '22
Nicole Baigorrotegui '20
Cameron Banks '20
Natalia Cortes '19
Annie Elming '19
Natalie Galullo '19
Samantha Guillory '21
Samara Guillory '21
Zhen Guo '20
Fabi Higueros '19
Diana Jimenez '21
Stephanie Lew '20
Anita Michlitsch '22
Grace Okafor '21
Maya Pitts '21
Emma Tiedemann '21
The 2018 CIF Championship Team:
Lisa-Ann Agorsha '22
Nicole Baigorrotegui '20
Cameron Banks '20
Natalia Cortes '19
Annie Elming '19
Natalie Galullo '19
Samantha Guillory '21
Samara Guillory '21
Zhen Guo '20
Fabi Higueros '19
Diana Jimenez '21
Stephanie Lew '20
Anita Michlitsch '22
Grace Okafor '21
Maya Pitts '21
Emma Tiedemann '21