Jesuit has had a long and rich history with their tennis program by winning state titles but never winning a mixed doubles tournament until this January at the Keller Classic Invitational. Zack Vander Heiden, who is a freshman at Jesuit, and Nina Quirk, who is a senior at Hockaday, made history for Jesuit by winning their first mixed doubles...
Hayden Kissee '17 lines up, calm and collected, acting normally. His partner, John Lindberg '18 stands at the net, gazing fiercely into the returner's eye. The ball shoots past him, and he moves forwards to smash down a volley, but there is no need, as the ball does not come back.
The Jesuit tennis team fires up its Spring Season...
When you walk down the halls of Jesuit, you can immediately pick out the tennis players. They're simply a different breed: more athletic, intelligent, and handsome than their peers. To top it off, their clout has been elevated by early success their spring season.
The spring tennis season consists of both tournaments and matches on a weekly basis. Jesuit typically sends...
The Jesuit tennis team was both calm and collected as they waited for their names to be announced for the first round of play at the Varsity District tournament, hosted by Coppell High School. In place of nerves was a sense of enjoyment, and the team was ready to compete with the best competition when it mattered, already experienced...
The rhythmic pops of rackets hitting balls, the grunts of a straining athlete, and the bounce of a ball on the court permeate every tennis tournament. Yet, those all familiar sounds will pause temporarily as the fall season closes.
After a thrilling season with ups and downs, the Jesuit tennis team finished their season strong, dominating district foe Coppell on...
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...
The Jesuit tennis team finished its great season with a 21-1 domination of the Richardson Eagles. From the very start, this match looked to be in the Rangers' favor as they closed out the match with a big win against a good district opponent. This time around, the Eagles came up short.
Doubles
The match started with the usual line 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,...
