ISL Sportsmanship Award (Marion Z. Jessup Trophy): 2017, 2024
Governor’s Girls Varsity Tennis competes with grit and good sportsmanship in the highly competitive Independent School League (ISL). As individuals and as a team, players compete to the best of their abilities, aiming to win with grace, rally from setbacks with resilience, and have fun playing a game that is a lifetime sport.
Featuring eight outdoor hard courts and three indoor courts, the Academy’s tennis facilities allow players to practice even during inclement weather. The team plays six days per week throughout the spring season. Practices include about 75 minutes of court time daily, and matches typically take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The team has traveled south during March Break for preseason training and team bonding.
Governor’s Girls Varsity Tennis plays a seventeen-match schedule: twelve matches against ISL teams and five against out-of-league opponents. Each competition follows a nine-point format: three doubles matches (an eight-game pro set each) followed by six singles matches (two six-game sets with a 10-point tiebreaker in the case of split sets). Players are eligible to compete in both doubles and singles matches. Players at the top of the ISL teams' ladders go on to play in college at the NCAA Division I, II, and III levels.
For more information, please reach out to Head Coach Perry Nelson.
