It's something the Pleasantville High School Girls Tennis Team players haven't been able to call themselves in nine years -- winners. Last week, the Greyhounds broke their long losing streak, with a 3-2 victory over the Bridgeton Bulldogs, according to The Star-Ledger.
At the Oct. 18 home match, a 2-2 tie put all the pressure on second-singles player Lorna Miller of Pleasantville.
Coach Harry Green told the Star-Ledger that it was too dark to see the ball.
“I was a little nervous the other coach would have wanted to split the point and we would have to settle for a tie. I was thinking, there goes our first win,” he told The Star-Ledger.
Green's quick thinking, to light the nearby football field, meant Miller's tie-breaking match could continue. After three hours on the court, the 16-year-old Pleasantville teen was excited to lock in her first victory of the season, and the first win for the Greyhound girls team in nine years.
"It feels awesome," Miller told The Press of Atlantic City. "I came up to the net more and slammed (the ball). They finally broke the news that I won the match (for the team) and I was very happy."
Green, who has been coaching the team for seven years, hopes the big win will help attract new players.
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"It feels good because it's something they can build upon," Green told the Press of Atlantic City. "They finally know what winning is."
