Team tennis continues a lengthy home-stand en route to playoff season. In their first home contest of four straight, Coach Martinez and his squad took care of business.
On Tuesday, Sept. 13 Sulphur Springs hosted Atlanta to begin district play.
Missing two top players in Ian Westland and Trinity Luckett is never ideal for a squad.
Even so, Sulphur Springs did not miss a beat, easily handling Atlanta 10-2 to start district play 1-0.
Tony Martinez, missing the aforementioned two players, placed Oscar Guerrero and Ellen Sand in mixed doubles. The two tennis players had never played together prior to being put on the court against Atlanta.
The team tennis coach said the mixed doubles duo pulled several tiebreakers to win the match in the third set. Coach Martinez said Guerrero had never played in a mixed doubles contest prior to Tuesday’s match.
Even so, they pulled out the victory to give Sulphur Springs another big victory in their 10-2 win.
Seeing what the mixed doubles team could do with no prior playing time together, it boosted his already high confidence in his team.
“I feel confident I can put any of [the] team members with somebody, and [they’ll] still perform well,” Coach Martinez told his team following the win Tuesday.
Next up, Coach Martinez and team tennis host Rockwall’s HSAA on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
The tennis coach said he expects a tough fight. He said top to bottom the team is loaded with talent.
That match, the second straight contest at home for Sulphur Springs, begins at the Tennis Center at 4 P.M.
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