2024 Spring All-Met: Girls’ tennis first team, honorable mention

The following student-athletes have been selected to The Washington Post’s 2024 All-Met team for girls’ tennis:

Clara Zou, Sr., Sidwell Friends

After gaining recognition with a D.C. state title in her junior year, Zou got even better. She fought her way through a crowded field of Independent School League competitors, racking up a perfect record and dealing the final blow that earned the Quakers another ISL banner. The University of Chicago commit did it all while captaining a perennial powerhouse that continued its run as one of the nation’s top programs.

Sara Abouzeid, Fr., Sidwell Friends

She emerged as a key part of a new crop of talent for the Quakers, earning a dominant singles win to help secure the ISL title. She also captured D.C. state titles in singles and doubles, paving the way for Sidwell’s repeat victory.

Olivia Mellynchuk, Jr., Broadneck

Mellynchuk appeared in her third straight Maryland Class 4A singles final. This season, she stretched her undefeated streak to two years and became a back-to-back champion while positioning her team to defend its title in the state tournament.

Marianna Pirmatova, So., Fairfax

The lone representative for the Lions in the Virginia Class 6 tournament, she went 14-0 in singles (and 13-0 in doubles) and concluded her season by relinquishing just one game as she claimed the state singles title.

Izzy Rotaru, Jr., Broad Run

Even while making room for her younger sister on a stacked roster, Rotaru continued to raise the bar in Virginia Class 4. The 2023 state singles and doubles champion repeated in doubles, helped maintain an undefeated record and made crucial contributions to her team’s title win.

Lexi Rotaru, Fr., Broad Run

Rotaru wasted no time earning gold medals. She went undefeated all season, helped the Spartans to the Virginia Class 4 title, became a doubles champion alongside her sister and made a gritty comeback in the singles final to conclude her first season.

Brunelle Tchuedem, Sr., Bishop O’Connell

Long a top regional contender in U.S. Tennis Association junior tournament circles, Tchuedem brought her skills to O’Connell and didn’t disappoint. She went undefeated and demonstrated a well-rounded, thorough understanding of the game in her No. 1 singles win during the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference finals.

Mark Dalzell, Elizabeth Seton

Dalzell, who coaches the DeMatha boys in the spring and the Seton girls in the fall, pulled off a feat most coaches can only dream of: winning titles with two teams in the same calendar year. He followed up his 2023 WCAC boys’ banner with Seton’s first league title last October, turning a team formerly stuck in the lower end of the standings into a championship contender.

Lauryn Anderson, Jr., Elizabeth Seton

Sienna Bhide, So., Broad Run

Joanna Blackman, Sr., Centennial

Ellen Bu, So., Richard Montgomery

Ivanna Canesa, Fr., Eleanor Roosevelt

Ariela Dumesh, So., Centennial

Naomi Esterowitz, Sr., Wootton

Molly Evans, Sr., Sidwell Friends

Michelle Fradlin, Sr., Centennial

Lily Ganjbaksh, Jr., Churchill

Camille Hall, Jr., Elizabeth Seton

Arakai Henryson-Gibbs, Sr., Langley

Zosia Henryson-Gibbs, So., Langley

Adelaide Houston, Sr., River Hill

Anissa Jean-Claude, So., Broadneck

Karis Kim, So., Thomas Jefferson

Charlotte Klein, Sr., Holton-Arms

Adele Lair, Jr., River Hill

Natalie McIntosh, Fr., Sidwell Friends

Sofia Raval, Jr., Battlefield

Shivaani Selvan, Sr., Hammond

Hayley Shay, Sr., National Cathedral

Kiersten Tambe, Sr., Reservoir

Mariana Tan Li, So., Riverside

Maddie Tran, Sr., Riverside

Merve Uyumazturk, Jr., National Cathedral

Logan Virgil, So., Elizabeth Seton

Riley Williams, So., Potomac School

Jiajing Zheng, Fr., Richard Montgomery

Alexandra Zykova, So., Jefferson