During the two weeks following its second-place finish at the Ocean County Tournament on Sept. 22, the Southern Regional girls tennis team had been on fire, winning six of seven contests heading into the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV tournament. That fire carried over into the seventh-seeded Rams’ clash with second-seeded Egg Harbor Township on Oct. 8, when coach Howie Madsen’s crew upended the Eagles to secure a place in the sectional semifinals.