Tennis

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...

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...

During the tennis season, Jesuit Dallas had an interesting season with some good games against their many opponents. Today, we shall go over three of their fine matches between the Allen Eagles, Plano East Panthers, and the McKinney Lions.   Plano East Their third game against Plano East was a win with a score of 16-6. The gathering of some of...

The early morning rise. The short, quiet bus ride to Hockaday. The sweat that drips down from your scalp as you work tirelessly to beat your opponent in practice. Another bus ride back to barely make it to homeroom in time. ​These all describe the hard-working, talented, and committed Jesuit tennis team. This team, after putting in long, hard practices,...

Clark Shannon '17 lines up at the baseline. He bends his knees slightly, getting ready for the opposing team's serve. Hard and to the right, Shannon lunges, narrowly returning it across the net. The W.T. White player knocks a strong forehand back to him, but Shannon easily returns it, shooting the ball into the far back right corner of the court,...

On September 2nd, the Jesuit Varsity Tennis team took on Sunset High School in their first match of the season at The Hockaday School. An extremely successful outing, the Rangers brought home a victory without losing a single game. Mr. McDaniel, one of the varsity coaches, explained that the team simply "dominated", as Jesuit's newly-aligned UIL district "is not very...

After a strong 10 and 2 start to the fall season with a disappointing loss to Plano and a come from behind victory over Allen, the Jesuit tennis team heads to Houston for a classic battle for Jesuit supremacy. After losses in the past two years, the Rangers will be determined to get the better of their counterparts to the...

Regarding tennis, many watched and idolized Roger Federer and Serena Williams. The tennis world busted into shock when Serena retired during her last U.S. Open run. Now, a few weeks later, Federer decides to end his tennis career at the 2022 Laver Cup. Most people considering him the greatest of all time, Roger Federer is an inspiration and exemplifies all...