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By PETE YOUNG
© St. Petersburg Times, published February 27, 2001
After 148 regular-season matches and more than 10 years, the Seminole girls tennis team finally has been defeated.
Countryside did the honor decisively, beating the Warhawks 7-0 on Monday.
"The streak is over at 148, and we'll start a new one," said Seminole coach Rich Lally, whose team dropped to 2-1 this season. "Ten years and two matches, that's pretty good."
With a lineup comprised of two freshmen, two sophomores and a junior, many suspected this would be the year the streak ended. Countryside improved to 3-1.
"We got beat good by a real good team," Lally said. "The kids were fine (afterward). Countryside is just a better team, and they proved it."