Wow, what a night last night. The girls were real
troopers. With the wind chill down in the mid thirties, a steady light rain,
and crazy wind, we played our first match last night. When we got there, even
this coach, (who is typically not scared away by bad weather) thought it was a
little ridiculous to be playing in these conditions. The home coach thought we
would be fine, and I give her props for being crazier than I am. J
But, on to the tennis. The Varsity girls fought hard, but came out on the short
end. Emily lost a tough match 2-6, 2-6. Fought hard, but unforced errors and a
tough opponent got the best of her. Alexis Hungate lost a great first set 3-6
and second 2-6. I saw a lot of potential though. Georgia Williamson played a
great first match of high school, but came out on the losing side of a 1-6,
6-3, 2-6 match. Madison Wells and Sydney Wells played well together for their
first time, but lost 1-6, 1-6. Erica Plutat and Gabriella Matly played a
wonderful first set, but lost 5-7, 3-6. Overall, I was pleased with the
Varsity’s focus, effort, attitude, and drive. Even though we lost, we have a
lot to take from this match. 1. We are tough. 2. We are a good team, we just
need to adjust some things to get the win.
Junior Varsity took the match last night 4-1. I think a
lot of these girls surprised themselves, but they didn’t surprise me. I knew
they had what it took, and they went out and fought like champs after being
bundled up for an hour before, cheering on their Varsity team mates!
Megan Floyd lost 3-8, but I saw a lot of points that were
well played. Kady Whitehead took it to her opponent 8-2 and didn’t let up.
Marlee Thomas, in a fantastic first match, won 8-7 (7-0) For those of you new
to tennis. She had to play a tiebreaker and won the tiebreaker in 7 straight
points. That is incredibly rare. Jenna Miller and Dulce Amayun won 8-2 in a
great match. Kaley Hopper and Rachel Baker put their foot down and won 8-1. I
was very proud of the J/V for staying focused, working so hard, communicating
well if they were doubles, and having a great attitude.
Ethan worked hard as our manager, and Christy was great
in her first match coaching!
Lydia, Brooke, Anna, and Addison didn’t get to play
tonight, but they were such great encouragers of their team tonight and
troopers with the weather.
It’s only the beginning. Next week is when the real fun
begins, with 3-5 matches from here on out the rest of the season. (No, I’m not
joking.)
Well, that’s all for now. I am off to practice at 8 a.m.
because the girls wanted to switch practice time from 1-3 to 8 so they could go
to breakfast after. Hahaha
They are such a great group of girls, and I am thankful
for the opportunity to coach them!
Coach Kristine Miller
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