If the Southern Regional girls tennis team is going to keep winning at the pace it has been during the first month of the season, the Rams are going to have to do so against some tough competition during the upcoming week of play.

“This isn’t an easy week for us, for sure,” said head coach Howie Madsen, whose squad is 9-3 overall and 6-2 in the Shore Conference Class A South division. “The girls have been playing really well, and their attitudes have been great.