Tennis teams sharpen skills ahead of district

By Melinda L. Lucas

Albany High School tennis players continue to prepare for the district meet later this month by participating in area tournaments, many of their opponents from larger schools.

All of the AHS athletes are competing at the varsity level, and coach M.J. Reneau intends for that to be the plan at the District 10-2A tournament at Rose Park Tennis Center in Abilene Monday and Tuesday, April 21-22.

Between now and then, there is the Abilene High tournament being played today, April 3, and another Vernon invitational, starting at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, April 7.

Reneau is still looking for at least a dual match the week of April 14, but as of press time on Tuesday, had not posted one.

The coach said that junior high players began practicing this week for their first action in intrasquad scrimmages on April 10. A dual meet in planned in Zephyr on April 24, followed by another round of intrasquad scrimmages May 1 prior to the girls district tournament on May 5 and the boys on May 6.

Results from the March 24 meet in Vernon, which was played in a round robin format, are as follows:

Boys Singles

Slayten Kelly lost to Randall 1-8, lost to Benjamin 7-8, lost to Vernon 6-8

Aiden Vickers def. Vernon 8-0, def. Vernon 8-1, def. Randall 8-1, def. Randall 8-1

Casey Estridge lost to Vernon 5-8, lost to Quanah 6-8, lost to Vernon 2-8, lost to Vernon 0-8

Boys Doubles

Jaxson Street and Braeten Street lost to Quanah 6-8, lost to Randall 4-8, lost to Vernon 6-8, lost to Vernon 1-8

Mixed Doubles

Mimi Ivy and Cade Fairchild def. Vernon 8-5, lost to Randall 2-8, def. Randall 8-1, def. Vernon 8-4

Girls Doubles

Finlee Brown and Charli Trail lost to Vernon 5-8, lost to Vernon 4-8, def. Vernon 8-3

Hattie Braly and Charlee Hefner lost to Randall 0-8, lost to Vernon 5-8, lost to Vernon 7-8 (6-8), lost to Vernon 4-8