High School Tennis Continues to Grow- Eyeing Next Year
April 20, 2018
Girls Qualify Doubles Team to TAPPS STATE Tournament for first time in Village school history!! Senior Katrina R and Sophomore Penelope S teamed up at line 1 doubles and had a tremendous season! The dynamic duo had 12 district match wins and secured a state berth by finishing 5th in district play!
Katrina and Penelope dropped a tough match at State to a very talented team from Addison TCA near Dallas area!
Junior Amit advanced to the TAPPS STATE tournament again this year after a unique season! Amit battled through an unexpected sports hernia surgery that forced him to miss over half of the district season! His spirit never wavered and Amit came back strong to capture 3rd place in District and advancing to State! Amit dropped a tough match at state to Fort Worth Nolan!
This years team brought tremendous energy and a true team spirit throughout the entire season!
We are a very young team with only a handful of graduating seniors. The future is bright for Village tennis and Head Coach Eric Striesfeld will return at the helm with a dynamic assistant coaching staff for the 2018-19 school year!!
"The foundation is set and the players are motivated to work hard throughout these next 9 months to provide Village a deeper and more experienced team of players to lead the program to an amazing next year" coach Eric Striesfeld stated.