That seems to be the position Coach Jutta Rossano and her Lady Dragon tennis team find themselves in with a 13-4 record and one remaining match with Marshfield before the start of post-season play.

Sporting an overall record of 11-2, the girls had to face Scituate and Hingham to start the week and discovered right away those two opponents are in a league of their own.

Having been shutout (5-0) by the Sailors in the first week of the season, it was no surprise the Lady Dragons suffered a similar fate last week when they traveled to Scituate.

After Michaela Dowd was dispatched at #1 singles by Scituate’s Kate O’Connor, 6-0/6-1, Liza Thomas made a valiant effort at #2 singles, winning the first set, 6-3, but dropping the next two by 5-7/4-6 scores to Caroline Martin.

Annie Gluskin also gave it her all in a three-set loss to Destanee Ringler before losing, 3-6/7-5/5-7.

“Liza and Annie had their best matches of the year today,” said Rossano.

Senior captain Jane Morgan and junior Cory Tucker had their hands full at #1 doubles, losing to Brittney Cangemi and Shelagh Joyce, 3-6/2-6, while the #2 doubles combo of Julia Allen and Charlotte Weil were stopped by Christina McCourt and Heidi Leet, 4-6/1-6.

Things didn’t get any easier when the girls hosted Hingham last Tuesday, dropping a 4-1 decision to the Harborwomen.

Dowd had a tough time with Roberta Bergstein at #1 singles, losing 0-6/3-6, while Thomas (2-6/1-6) and Gluskin couldn’t win a set (0-6/3-6).

Morgan and Tucker did a nice job coming back after losing their first set, 2-6, beating Katie Jacobson and Holly Johnson by identical 6-4 scores to capture the #1 doubles match before a captivated crowd.

Hingham’s Becca Centanni and Julia Krumholz knocked off Allen and Weil, 3-6/2-6, to win #2 doubles.

The girls returned to second tier play on Wednesday with a 4-1 home win over Silver Lake.

Dowd got back on track with a hard-fought 7-5/6-1 win over Taylor Grifa, while Thomas bested Julie Felts, 6-4/6-1.

Erin Nelson played #3 singles but couldn’t maintain her first-set effort that saw her win 6-4. Silver Lake’s Carolyn Milne came back in the final two sets to win 3-6/0-6 and take the match.

Morgan and Gluskin did a nice job to defeat Jenna Pitts and Sarah Williams, 6-2/6-4, while the #2 double tandem of Allen and Weil beat Julie deGeradon and Hayley Perron, 6-4/6-3.

The week ended on a very positive note, as the Lady Dragons shutout Whitman-Hanson, 5-0. Dowd knocked off Krist Mielbye, 6-0/6-3, while Gluskin moved up to #2 singles and beat Molly Kelly, 6-1/6-1.

Casey Reinhart got the call at #3 singles on Friday afternoon and took advantage of the opportunity, beating Alison Lonergan, 6-3/4-6 (TB 7-4).

Morgan teamed up with Thomas for the first time this year at #1 doubles and the duo clicked instantly by beating Lindsay Clay and Rachel Pellegrine, 6-2/6-1.

Allen and Weil continue to dominate at #2 doubles where they beat Loreto Sanches

and Alexa Scholfield, 6-1/6-2.

After Wednesday’s regular season finale with Marshfield, the girls will wait until next Wednesday at 10 a.m. to learn who their opponent will be in the MIAA South Sectionals.