Wildcats Tennis Team Continues Tournament Play
The Wildcats Tennis Team played in a tough Bob Faulkner Tennis Tournament in Tyler Friday. It’s all a part of the team’s preparation for the District Tournament April 5 in Texarkana. Wildcats Coach Tony Martinez was very pleased with the play of the mixed doubles team of Tyler Stout and Jaspyn Johnson in Tyler Friday. They finished in fourth place in a 16 team field. Coach Martinez said he also decided to pair up two of...
Wildcat Tennis Hosts “End of Winter Tournament”; Includes Brackets for Adults
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez is hosting a tournament Saturday at the Wildcats Tennis Center. It’s called the End of Winter Tournament. It will start at 8:30 a.m. Saturday with a Middle School competition. A High School competition will follow. In the afternoon beginning at 1 p.m., adult competition will get underway. Coach Martinez says he has had a good number of entries already, especially for men’s singles and...
Wildcats Tennis in Tournament Play
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said his team did well in a tournament last Friday hosted by Hallsville. Coach Martinez changed his boys doubles personnel and he said he liked what he saw last Friday. The team of junior Kade Brown and sophomore Joey Gatewood made it to the semifinals of consolation losing to a veteran team from Hallsville. The team of freshman Dwayne Flemmons and junior Harrison Harbin also played well according...
Wildcat Tennis Spring Season Opens With Strong Performance Against Mt Pleasant
The Wildcats Tennis Team opened their spring season with a strong performance against Mt. Pleasant Tuesday in a dual meet at the Wildcats Tennis Center. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said the Wildcats won ten of fourteen matches against the Tigers in cold weather. Coach Martinez was especially proud of five freshmen boys players who he said looked like they belonged on the varsity. Coach Martinez has reconfigured his boys...
Wildcat Tennis Reschedules Match to Friday
The Wildcats Tennis Team’s season opening dual match against Mt. Pleasant has been postponed Thursday and has been rescheduled for Friday at 4 p.m. at the Wildcats Tennis Center. The latest weather forecast for Friday does not include any chance of rain. On Saturday, Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez will be taking his team to Fort Worth where #3 rated TCU will be hosting teams from San Diego, rated #22, and also Harvard and...
Wildcat Team Tennis Plays Tough Duo
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad played two matches on Thursday in the Sherman-Denison area. Early Thursday, the Wildcats played Denison. Later early afternoon they played Sherman. Both were losses but that does not disappoint Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Tony Martinez.
SSHS Tennis Team Counting on Quality as Practice Begins
The Wildcats co-ed Team Tennis squad showed up at 7 a.m. Monday for their first practice of this school year. Tennis Coach Tony Martinez says the early part of practice was used for conditioning drills. Coach Martinez expects his boys to be very competitive with five hungry freshmen battling five quality upperclassmen for court time. Coach Martinez says he only has three girls on the team after some dropped out this summer. Martinez...
SSHS Tennis Complex Grand Opening
A Grand Opening ceremony for the new Sulphur Springs High School Tennis Complex took place Saturday morning. Athletic Director Greg Owens welcomed everyone and Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez had praise for the new facility. Coach Martinez also recognized this year’s Wildcats Tennis seniors, Morgan Sutton, Johnathan Philo and Grace Horton. The Wildcats then played a dual match with Mt. Pleasant....
SSHS Tennis Open New Courts April 25
The Wildcats’ tennis team is inviting the community to join them for a grand opening for the new High School Tennis Complex on Saturday, April 25 at 10 a.m. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said the day would also be Senior Day. There will be free hamburgers. Mt. Pleasant will take on the Wildcats in a dual match on the new courts. Coach Martinez said the courts just lack some windscreens and bleachers right now. The...
Wildcat Tennis Season Ends at District Tourney
The Wildcats’ tennis team did not have any regional qualifiers at this week’s District Tennis Tournament in Longview. One Wildcat team did win a consolation final match. Tony Martinez, coach, said it was a tough week for the local team. He said that Texas High placed first and Longview second. The Wildcat losses came in extended matches against the top two teams. Wildcat individuals and doubles teams made it to the...
