Posted by
Jay Tope on October 27, 2009 at 6:38 am
Play-In Matches
Holmes defeated Stevens 10-0
Taft defeated Jay 10-5
First Round
#1 Seed Clark defeated Holmes 10-0
#5 Seed Brandeis defeated #4 Seed O’Connor 10-9
#3 Seed Marshall defeated Warren 10-3
#2 Seed Health Careers defeated Taft 10-2
Semi-Finals
Clark defeated Brandeis 10-1
Health Careers defeated Marshall 10-3
Finals
Clark defeated Health Careers 10-5
Clark and Health Careers advance to the Regional Tennis Tournament (October 30th/31st) in Corpus Christi.
3rd Place Match
Marshall defeated Brandeis 10-5
Posted by
Jay Tope on September 17, 2009 at 9:56 pm
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Posted by
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The East Central Hornets and Stevens Falcons got together to play some non-district tennis Thursday afternoon at the Anne-Marie Tennis Center.
And after so much negative news in the tennis world as of late, it was refreshing to see these high school tennis players having a great time and showing sportsmanship.
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Posted by
Jay Tope on July 8, 2009 at 6:33 am
by Jenina Hernandez
Special to SAsports.com
The New Braunfels High School tennis team claimed another fall tennis championship this past season, making it the second year in a row that the Unicorns have dominated the Texas tennis courts.
Lead by Coach David Mueller, the co-ed team was a mix of seasoned veterans and eager learners. This year they won the 5A district crown, adding the current title to 2007’s 4A victory, along with the credit of being the first team to win both consecutively.
“It all started 6 years ago, we had a very talented group of freshmen. They are now seniors who share their talents with all the new faces on the team,” Mueller said.
The Unicorns beat San Antonio’s Reagan High School, Klein High School, and faced off against Houston’s Clear Lake for the Championship. The teams played a series of 19 matches. The men played six singles matches as did the women, then there was a series of three doubles matches and then a mixed doubles match. When all the volleying was over, the Unicorns had beaten Clear Lake 10-2.
Though it seems the title was easily clinched, Mueller and the team know a win like this isn’t always easy.
“No one ever gives it to you,” Mueller added. “You have to play hard. It certainly wasn’t easy we worried about the finals but we knew we were stronger.”
According to Mueller, another ingredient to the team’s success has been the leadership and closeness of the team. The bonds made on the tennis court still run strong, as many of the graduating seniors frequently stop by or keep in touch with Mueller and past teammates.
This years graduating seniors are passing the racket to a new set of players who will carry on the hopes of further titles. In Mueller’s 27 years of coaching he has seen many of team members move on and play tennis in college. The currentplayers also participate year round in national tennis tournaments.
“There is no down time for top players in any program, they play all year long.”
The Unicorns have enjoyed their view at the top.
“This year we felt we were the best and we were happy to defend our title,” Muelled added. “Right now I couldn’t be more proud of this team.”
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