Staff Report
With the return of most of its members from last year, the Hays High Rebel tennis team aced its first three outings in its fall season.
The Rebels defeated the Wimberley Texans on Thursday at the home courts by a score of 11-8.
On Saturday, the team travelled to Schertz for a double-dual match with two district foes in an effort to get a headstart on their quest for a return to the fall post-season tournament.
The Rebels defeated Samuel Clemens 11-3 at the day’s start. The highlight of the day came with their defeat of the Alamo Heights Mules 10-9.
“This match was a great confidence booster for our team; in the past 30 years since I have been coaching, we have never won more than two to three matches against Heights. This was an awesome result for our program,” said Hays head tennis coach Debbie Cook.
The Rebels had to win a number of matches against Alamo Heights in third set tie-breakers. “We had great support from our parents and our team really got behind each other to get some of those close matches. We had some great results from our younger players as well; this was a team effort for sure,” said Cook. Returning members of the Hays High Rebel team include seniors Grace Ortiz, Abby Knedlik, Antonio Sanchez, juniors Haley Butler, Ryan New, Sean Farrell, Dustin Zimmerman and Zack Curry.
The Rebels will travel to Dripping Springs at 9 a.m. Saturday.
