Viviene Bucci heads NFA tennis roster

By Mike Zummo
Posted 9/4/24

Viviene Bucci, as an eighth grader, was the Newburgh Free Academy girls’ tennis team’s top finisher last year, as she reached the quarterfinals of last year’s Section 9 tournament. …

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Viviene Bucci heads NFA tennis roster

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Viviene Bucci, as an eighth grader, was the Newburgh Free Academy girls’ tennis team’s top finisher last year, as she reached the quarterfinals of last year’s Section 9 tournament.
This year, she will be one of the Goldbacks’ top returners.

The Goldbacks lost five players of last year’s team: Olivia Steiner, Jessica Fendt, Gigi Pollick, Gabby DeSiervo, and Taryn Sileno.

Returning behind Bucci are three seniors: Cora Kerin, Zara Tranquada and Lambrini Andrianis. Sienna Copans and Angie Ludena will be new to the team this year.

Fourth-year coach Arturo Santana said he hopes his team will post a .500 record after going 6-4 last season. He also wants to see four players qualify for October’s Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament.

Kerin qualified for the OCIAA tournament last year and was eliminated in the tournament’s first round. Andrianis remains after teaming with Steiner in the doubles bracket. They were eliminated in the first round. Tranquada was also eliminated in the opening round as part of a doubles team.

This year, the Goldbacks are aiming higher.

“I have a dedicated and passionate group of girls who are ready to give their all on the tennis court,” Santana said.

2024 Schedule

Wednesday, Sept. 4 - at Cornwall, 4 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 6 - vs. Washingtonville, 4 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 9 - at Minisink Valley, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 11 - at Kingston, 4 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 13 - vs. Pine Bush, 4 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 16 - at Valley Central, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 18 - at James I. O’Neill, 4 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 20 - at Port Jervis, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 25 - at Warwick, 4 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 27 - at Middletown, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 1 - vs. Monroe-Woodbury, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 8 - at Goshen, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 15 - at OCIAA Doubles Prelims, 9 a.m. (MatchPoint Tennis)
Wednesday, Oct. 16 - at OCIAA Singles Prelims, 9 a.m. (MatchPoint Tennis)
Thursday, Oct. 17 - at OCIAA Championships, 9 a.m. (MatchPoint Tennis)
Tuesday, Oct. 22 - at Section 9 Prelims, 10 a.m. (MatchPoint Tennis)
Wednesday, Oct. 23 - at Section 9 Championships, 10 a.m. (MatchPoint Tennis)