Matthew Salazar '16

The Jesuit tennis player lines up at the baseline, inhaling deeply as he prepares for the serve. Suddenly, he tosses the ball up into the air, crushing it past his opponent's racket, scoring a point. This was the scene on April 5 and 6 as the Ranger tennis team went out to Fair Oaks Tennis Center, to decide who would...

On a very wet and rainy Sunday night, the Jesuit tennis team arrived at Baylor University in Waco tennis with all six players who managed to qualify from the district event just less than two weeks prior. Facing some of the most serious competition the team had ever seen, the road to victory would be a long and arduous...

For the rising junior or senior, the college admissions process is the next step in life, and it is a very important process that can, if done correctly, help you get into a great variety of colleges. However, the college admissions process is very long and arduous, requiring many hours of essays, resumé building, and applications that ask anything from...

After school on a Thursday afternoon on March 29th, the sun was hidden behind the clouds, leading to a cool evening and an excellent day to play tennis. The Rangers soon arrived to play against an up-and-coming St. Marks team comprised of mostly lowerclassmen. The Jesuit Tennis Team easily thought that this victory would not be too hard to...

With teams traveling as far as El Paso and Amarillo, the Allen tournament hosted some of the best tennis players from around the state of Texas. Jesuit, new to this event, didn't realize just how steep this competition was going to be. However, even without realizing just how difficult the road ahead looked, the Rangers optimistically sought the win...

After school on a scorching Tuesday afternoon on March 15th, the Jesuit Rangers pulled into Greenhill's parking lot, ready to play against the top 10 players from an elite school. Realizing they would face their first tough competition since the fall season, everyone on the team knew that playing at their best was a must. However, as the players...

Excitedly leaving school after 7th period on a sunny Thursday afternoon, Jesuit's top 6 players hopped onto a small white bus and traveled over three hours to Austin, TX where they got to play against some of the top players from schools around the city. As the team arrived, the brisk breeze and the scurrying of many kids, coaches, and...

Pulling up to ESD after a long day of school on Thursday, March 3rd, the Jesuit tennis team was very confident going into this match seeing as, for the past three years, Jesuit has had overwhelming success against the opponent. The Rangers met outside the tennis courts to hear a short speech from Coach McDaniel before heading out onto...