Team Tennis Schedule Released by Coach Tony Martinez
Team Tennis, helmed by head coach Tony Martinez, has released the schedule for the 2020 fall season. Tennis, in fact, has already held their first competition. Team tennis hosted two DFW schools, Sherman and Denison, at the tennis center in the SSISD Athletic Complex on Monday, Aug. 2 at 9 A.M. and 2 P.M., respectively. The Wildcats lost the meet versus Sherman, but edged out a victory against Denison in the afternoon. More to come on...
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez Discusses The Edge and Next Week’s Summer Camp
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez began The Edge for tennis Tuesday (June 1) of this week. It is scheduled to continue Mondays through Thursdays through July 25. This week, the main sessions have occurred Tuesday and Thursday nights from 7:30 P.M. until 9:30 P.M. Coach Martinez has also made courts available Monday and Wednesday from 9 A.M. until 10:30 A.M. for those that could not make the evening sessions. Both evening sessions...
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez Discusses Victory Over Pine Tree Tuesday
On Tuesday night the Wildcats Tennis Team traveled out to Longview for a district match against Pine Tree. The Wildcats Tennis Team ended up running away with the victory, toppling the Pirates 14-5 on Pine Tree’s home turf. Early in the match, though, it looked as though the victory could go either way. “I was looking maybe for a 12-7 victory,” Coach Martinez said Thursday, adding that he thought the match was going...
Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Tony Martinez is Glad to See District’s Top Two Teams in the Rear View Mirror
The good thing for Wildcats Team Tennis is that they are now through with the district’s projected top two teams, perennial district champ Texas High and Longview. Both defeated the Wildcats, 19-0. The Wildcats lost to Longview Wednesday at the Wildcat Tennis Center. The match was played Wednesday after a rain out on Tuesday. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said it’s always tough when you play Longview. Longview is...
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said Two Doubles Teams and One Singles Player Shined at Tyler Lee Tourney Last Friday
Valentine’s Day last Friday, at a Tyler Lee tennis tournament in Tyler, began with temperatures near the freezing mark but then warmed up and turned into a beautiful day according to Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez. He said two of his doubles teams and a girls’ singles player had good days against a tough field. The Wildcats boys doubles team of Aaron Lucas and Logan Schumacher lost their first match of the day in the...
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez Comments on Two Recent Wins and Playoff Prep
Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Tony Martinez was savoring two wins in three days at the Wildcat Tennis Center Monday (September 23) night. Saturday the Wildcats topped Van, 11-8 on the road and Monday night, after accepting a 1-0 forfeit from Mount Pleasant, Coach Martinez set up some practice matches so Tigers players could compete in some practice matches against Wildcats players. Coach Martinez said it took a team effort Saturday to...
Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Tony Martinez Says His Team Was More Competitive With Strong Texas High Team Tuesday
Despite an 18-1 loss at Texas High Tuesday, Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said his players provided better competition this year than they did one year ago. Coach Martinez said he looked over results from last year. He saw a lot of 6-0, 6-0 scores. This year he said there were some 6-4 and 7-5 results. The Wildcats mixed doubles team of Jonah Kirkpatrick and Jeauxleigh Cantu won their match against the Tigers. Coach...
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez Explains How Wildcats Turned Things Around Against Bullard
tennis Back on Aug. 15, Wildcats Team Tennis dropped a close 10-9 match against Bullard in a Whitehouse tournament. In a rematch Thursday, Aug. 29, at Tyler Junior College the Wildcats won 13-6. There were several factors that contributed to the turnaround. Two weeks earlier, the Wildcats were near the end of a grueling 10-matches-in-two-weeks stretch that included several two-match days. Since then, the Wildcats have had only one...
Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Tony Martinez Says This Year’s Team Is His Best In Sulphur Springs
The Wildcats co-ed Team Tennis Squad began working out for this season Monday evening, July 29. It’s a team that Coach Tony Martinez, in his sixth year at Sulphur Springs, said is his best since he’s been here. The team features lots of senior boys led by #1 player Jonah Kirkpatrick a team captain. Other shot makers include Aaron Lucas, Logan Schumacher and Jordan Gonzales. Coach Martinez said he has coached these boys...
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez was pleased with the progress of his doubles teams
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez was pleased with the progress of his doubles teams at a Hallsville tournament last Friday. Doubles court coverage has been a recent emphasis according to Coach Martinez. The Wildcats will host their own Sulphur Springs Tournament Friday. The Wildcats have invited Paris, Liberty-Eylau and Terrell. Matches will be played on Middle School and High School courts.
