Portledge grads shine

The Island Now

Portledge graduates are finding success year after year in NCAA tennis. Last spring, Williams College freshman and Portledge class of 2012 graduate Alex Schidlovsky was named to the All-NESCAC team in Men’s tennis for helping the Ephmen capture the NCAA Division III National Championship.

This year, Georgetown University freshman and member of the Portledge School class of 2013, Sophie Barnard made the semifinals of her first major college event. The tournament was the 64 person draw Georgetown Classic and Barnard won four consecutive matches without dropping a set before being defeated by Lana Robbins, who is the no. 1 player for George Washington University.

Coming to Portledge as a 10th-grader after finishing at East Woods, Barnard helped lead the Lady Panthers to two league championships in her three years of play and was named IPPSAL player of the year at the conclusion of both championship season.

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