SSHS Tennis Tournament Update
Good Wildcats Boys Results At Commerce Tennis Tournament Thursday Held Wildcat Tennis Center The Wildcat Tennis Center is serving as host for a two-day Commerce tournament that got underway Thursday (March 14) with boys events. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said Friday that his #1 boys player, Jonah Kirkpatrick took first place in boys singles. Coach Martinez was excited that perhaps the toughest match Kirkpatrick had was a...
SSHS Team Tennis Takes Third In Local Tourney
Wildcats Tennis Takes Third Place in SS Tournament Friday The Wildcats’ tennis team took third place in their own Sulphur Springs Invitational Tournament on Friday (March 1). The Wildcats’ boys doubles team of Jordan Gonzales and Michael McCord took first place. The Wildcats mixed doubles team of Carlos Lopez and Jeaux Leigh Cantu were first place winners. Katie Beth Hurd was second in girls singles. Boys singles player...
Wildcat Tennis Season Continues; Hosts Tournaments This Week
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said everyone on his team was able to get in three matches before rain began to fall at a John Tyler tournament last Friday (February 22). Coach Martinez said tournament organizers anticipated rain beginning at noon. He said they ended up playing 6 game pro sets instead of 8 to speed things up. Coach Martinez said they also eliminated five and ten minute breaks. Coach Martinez said his boys doubles...
Wildcats Team Tennis Prepares for Spring Season
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said his team braved cold weather Friday (February 8) at a Paris tournament and got some key wins in preparation for the upcoming spring season. Coach Martinez continues to try some lineup changes. For example, he matched #1 boys player Jonah Kirkpatrick with freshmen Jeauxleigh Cantu in mixed doubles and they did not lose until the semifinals, 7-5 to a Greenville duo. Carlos Sardinas-Lopez played...
Game Day: Wildcat Tennis and Golf Play Despite Cold Weather
Despite the cold weather, there is tennis and golf action on this game day Friday (February 8). The Wildcats’ tennis team is playing in a Paris tournament. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said the start of play was moved from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday. He said one thing helping was that there wasn’t much wind. The Wildcats’ golf team is also playing at a tournament at Rockwall at the Rockwall Golf and Athletic...
Wildcat Tennis Collected Five Medals at Hallsville Tourney
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said he was happy and perhaps a little amazed by his team’s showing at their first tournament at Hallsville Friday (January 25) in cold weather. He said the team collected five medals. Coach Martinez had said before the match he expected his team to play deeper into tournaments this season. They did that. He said in year’s past, the team exited tournaments quickly. Coach Martinez said he...
Wildcats Open Tennis Season in Impressive Fashion
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez pronounced himself very happy with the results from the Wildcats first tournament of the season at Hallsville Friday (January 25). Aaron Lucas and Logan Schumacher In Boys A Doubles, juniors Aaron Lucas and Logan Schumacher took third place. In Boys B Doubles, juniors Michael McCord and Brandon Dittrich lost in the finals to a tough team from Jacksonville to end up in second place. Coach Martinez...
Wildcat Team Tennis Season Ends at Bi-District
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad lost their bi-district match to Whitehouse, 10-0 at Texas High’s indoor tennis courts in Texarkana Tuesday (October 16). Once Whitehouse reached an advantage that could not be overcome, the other nine incomplete matches were halted. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said three of the Wildcats’ competitions resulted in losses in third set tiebreakers. Those competitions were Jonah...
Wildcat Team Tennis Await Bi-District Opponent
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez expected to know Wednesday morning who his team would face in bi-district playoffs. As it turned out, he will have another week to wait. Coach Martinez said Hallsville edged past Whitehouse, 10-9 Tuesday. He had anticipated that Whitehouse would win the match. As a result, Whitehouse is now tied for second place with Jacksonville. The two teams play next Tuesday and Coach Martinez said the Wildcats...
Wildcat Team Tennis Qualifies for Bi-District After MPHS Forfeit
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad has picked up a forfeit 1-0 win over Mount Pleasant. The Wildcats complete district play with a 2-2 record and they will be the district’s #3 seed in bi-district playoffs coming up. The Wildcats season record is 5-9. Mount Pleasant could only get a handful of players to play team tennis this year and ended up having to forfeit to the four district schools that have team tennis squads. Royse...
