Bear-a-thon Unites Boys and Girls Tennis Teams

Every year, the boys and girls varsity tennis teams come together at the M-A courts and compete in a tournament. The Bear-a-thon promotes unity between the teams and raises money for the tennis seasons. On Saturday, May 21, this event raised almost $300 for the M-A tennis program.

Top row: Griffin Voss, Kyle Kranen, Nishant Relan, Casey Morris, Axel Brenner, Eli Goodman 
Bottom row: Julia Marks, Libby Kirk, Sarah Tiemann, Caraline Albro, Julia Chang, Elise Kratzer 
“The bear-a-thon is a really fun event for both tennis teams to get together because we often don’t see each other during our seasons since they don’t overlap. We all come together, we get to play mixed doubles, have fun, hang out, and raise money for the M-A tennis teams.” -Caraline Albro, Junior
Elise Kratzer and Griffin Voss
“It’s a fun way to meet new people and enjoy tennis.” -Julian Giomi, Sophomore
Top Row: Eric Laderman, Karly Gorman, Sally Carlson, Brett Kessler, Mani Sehgal, Theo Novak
Bottom Row: Ashley Wall, Natasha Auer, Simon Pintz, Julian Giomi, Sienna Pallesen, Sophia Longo
“It’s just a really fun event where the boys and girls tennis teams get together to play mixed doubles. It’s fun team bonding.” -Sarah Tiemann, Junior
Jack Jensen
“It was very fun and I had a great time.” -Libby Kirk, Junior
Top row: Amar Safdari, Danny Keane, Kyle Conrad, Jack Jensen, Jeffrey Jorgenson, Beata Brenner, Laura Kirk, Sarah Orttung, Anushka Patnaik, Yvette Leung
Bottom Row: Saarth Bonde, Chris Iyer, Amanda Scandalios, Lanie Van Linge
“It was a great time with friends, bonding over some friendly competition.” - Elise Kratzer, Freshman
Karly Gorman, Brett Kessler, Amar Safdari, Laura Kirk
“The Bear-a-thon is a good way for both tennis teams to come together and raise money to go toward the season while competing with friends.” -Eli Goodman, Junior
Julia Chang and Casey Morris