SSHS Tennis Has Bright Future
WILDCATS TENNIS PROGRAM HAS BRIGHT FUTURE Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez was on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show last Saturday. Martinez is completing his fifth season here. He said he thought he could begin to turn the program around in three years. He said it began to happen in year five. Numbers used to be a problem for Coach Martinez. Now he said he’ll have 16 or 17 boys next year...
SSHS Tennis Season Wraps-Up
No Wildcats Advance to Regional at District Tennis Tournament in Sulphur Springs This Week Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said his team did not do as well as they would have liked at the District Tennis Tournament Tuesday and Wednesday at the Wildcat Tennis Complex. No Wildcat was able to advance to regional. Coach Martinez said his #1 boys doubles team of Aaron Lucas and Logan Schumacher lost their first match of the tournament...
“Play it Forward” Tennis Tournament on April 13 Benefits CANHelp Projects
CANHelp’s Shanna Martin and Adela Martinez If you like to play tennis, or like to watch tennis being played, make plans to come out for the 5th annual “Play it Forward” Tennis Tournament on Saturday April 13, 2019 starting at 9am. Held at a top facility, the Sulphur Springs High School Tennis Complex, this tournament offers great competition for all skill levels, interesting watching for spectators, and fun for the...
Commerce Tennis Tournament-Big Wins for SS
Sulphur Springs secures 1st place in the Boys and Girls Division. Emily Dick 1st place Consolation Girls Singles Zoe Wilson 3rd place Girls Singles Savannah Lilley and Paige Miesse 1st place Consolation Girls Doubles Carlos Lopez / Jeauxleigh Cantu 1st place Mixed Doubles.
SSHS Tennis Tournament Update
Good Wildcats Boys Results At Commerce Tennis Tournament Thursday Held Wildcat Tennis Center The Wildcat Tennis Center is serving as host for a two-day Commerce tournament that got underway Thursday (March 14) with boys events. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said Friday that his #1 boys player, Jonah Kirkpatrick took first place in boys singles. Coach Martinez was excited that perhaps the toughest match Kirkpatrick had was a...
Some Photos From the Pleasant Grove Tennis Tournament
At the recent Pleasant Grove Tennis Tournament, 1st Place went to Sulphur Springs, 2nd Place went to Pleasant Grove, and 3rd Place went to Liberty Eylau. Jordan Gonzales and Michael McCord won 2nd Place in Boys Doubles. Aaron Lucas and Logan Schumacher won 1st Place in Boys Doubles. And Jonah Kirkpatrick won 1st Place in Boys Singles. For the girls, Zoe Wilson won 3rd Place in Girls Singles. Paige Miesse and Savannah Lilley won 3rd...
SSHS Team Tennis Takes Third In Local Tourney
Wildcats Tennis Takes Third Place in SS Tournament Friday The Wildcats’ tennis team took third place in their own Sulphur Springs Invitational Tournament on Friday (March 1). The Wildcats’ boys doubles team of Jordan Gonzales and Michael McCord took first place. The Wildcats mixed doubles team of Carlos Lopez and Jeaux Leigh Cantu were first place winners. Katie Beth Hurd was second in girls singles. Boys singles player...
Wildcat Tennis Season Continues; Hosts Tournaments This Week
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said everyone on his team was able to get in three matches before rain began to fall at a John Tyler tournament last Friday (February 22). Coach Martinez said tournament organizers anticipated rain beginning at noon. He said they ended up playing 6 game pro sets instead of 8 to speed things up. Coach Martinez said they also eliminated five and ten minute breaks. Coach Martinez said his boys doubles...
Wildcats Team Tennis Prepares for Spring Season
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said his team braved cold weather Friday (February 8) at a Paris tournament and got some key wins in preparation for the upcoming spring season. Coach Martinez continues to try some lineup changes. For example, he matched #1 boys player Jonah Kirkpatrick with freshmen Jeauxleigh Cantu in mixed doubles and they did not lose until the semifinals, 7-5 to a Greenville duo. Carlos Sardinas-Lopez played...
Game Day: Wildcat Tennis and Golf Play Despite Cold Weather
Despite the cold weather, there is tennis and golf action on this game day Friday (February 8). The Wildcats’ tennis team is playing in a Paris tournament. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said the start of play was moved from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday. He said one thing helping was that there wasn’t much wind. The Wildcats’ golf team is also playing at a tournament at Rockwall at the Rockwall Golf and Athletic...
