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 Tchuendem, 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