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Tennis Teams Have Successful Seasons
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uring the fall season, Sycamore had one of their largest tennis teams in recent history, a total of 34 players across the varsity and JV teams, with 19 boys and 15 girls. Those numbers translated to one of the best seasons in school history. The Sycamore tennis teams, under first year coach MiLea Maddox, both amassed stellar records. The boys season record was 9-1 and the girls team finished the season with an 8-2 record. “Having such a large group of players on the team, and only five courts to practice on, we had to be creative at times to ensure everyone was getting what they needed at practice,” Maddox says of their team and their Highland Country Club courts. “Breaking the team into red and blue groups based on skill level and experience helped us to differentiate our instruction on practice days.”
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The individual season highlights included 6th grader Shayen Maun, the boys No. 3 singles player, who did not lose a match all season, and several players who only lost one match. Maddox says the longest match of the season lasted two hours, with 8th Grader and number one singles player Anna Maria Ebersole beating the top tennis player from Northside Middle School. “I think we all put in our maximum effort every time we played,” Maun says. “We all trusted that everyone would try their hardest to win the matches for our team. A lot of times when I played my matches, my friends would be cheering me along. That really helped me in the closest matches that I played.” “I had so much fun coaching this team. It was a little overwhelming taking on a coaching position in my first year teaching at Sycamore, but the kids made it worth it,”
