It's the third set tiebreaker. With the match on the line, Jack Murray '21 steps up to the baseline. "5-5," he calls. The tension could be cut with a knife. He shrugs his shoulders back to relax and bounces the ball on the pavement just in front of his left foot. He bounces the ball three more times, then...
Hayden Kissee '17 lines up, calm and collected, acting normally. His partner, John Lindberg '18 stands at the net, gazing fiercely into the returner's eye. The ball shoots past him, and he moves forwards to smash down a volley, but there is no need, as the ball does not come back.
The Jesuit tennis team fires up its Spring Season...
A battle of men, back and forth, a green ball of fuzz is smacked from side to side. An audience twists and turns their keen heads to keep track. The grind for match point continues. The only sound is the squeaking of constantly moving shoes and the grunts of the players as they try to win the point with...
Sprinting up and down the court, painting the lines with their calculated shots, Jesuit tennis amazed in September, coming out victorious. They left with an undefeated record, winning all seven of their preliminary matches.
Treating this first half of the tennis preseason as a trial run, Coach Paul McDaniel has decided to schedule the tougher matches in the spring. This...
"Our practices, hard work, and teamwork paid off." Quoting Freshman Nico Elizondo '18, the Jesuit Tennis program truly has lived up to it's goals this season, improving their record to a perfect 6-0 with a sweep of the White Longhorns on September 30th.
Surprisingly, only freshmen participated in this Varsity level match, proving to Head Coach Paul McDaniel that the...
In case you've been wondering what all the racket was, the Jesuit tennis team kicked off the beginning of the fall season with a win against the Richardson Eagles in District 6-10A.
“We played five freshmen who were bouncing off the walls all day they were so excited to play their first school match,” said Coach Paul McDaniel.
Jesuit reigned over the...
With the recent additions of five freshman, one sophomore, and a junior, the Jesuit tennis team has displayed its dominance through multiple notable wins this 2023 fall season. Only having lost two matches so far with three matches remaining, Jesuit hopes to maintain their consistency and success on the court through the finish of the Fall season. This article...
Clark Shannon '17 lines up at the baseline with his doubles teammate Pierre Craig '16 just 10 steps in front. The opposing Highland Park tennis player stands at the other end of the long green court. He bounces the ball twice in front of his left foot. Winding up, his rackets collides with the ball before it zips into...
