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The Sherman High School tennis team played its first home match on Tuesday, September 12, and scored a victory (11-8) against district rival Denton Ryan. Of 19 opportunities to triumph and earn a team point, the Bearcats captured 11.
The ladies served up a defeat for their Denton Ryan opponents in 8 out of 9 matches. Winners of two straight sets in singles matches included Mione Sadeghzadeh, Katie Ogden, Kari Burnett, and Morgan Kennedy. Kayla Burnett split sets and gained a tiebreaking win for the team in a lengthy and grueling match. Another tiebreaker match resulted in a bittersweet loss for the Bearcats number 1 girl, Claire Hosek. The doubles teams of Hosek-Sadeghzadeh, Burnett-Burnett, and Ogden-Kennedy utilized strength and finesse, each winning two straight sets, to total 8 team points.
The mixed doubles team of Joseph Bustamante and Hilary Bernath won their match due to a forfeit.
John Frazier, Sherman High School's number 1 boy, vanquished his Denton Ryan opponent with powerful serves and awesome net play. After splitting sets, the doubles team of Frazier and William McKee won an exciting and intense third set to gain another victory for the Bearcats tennis team. After splitting sets with his opponent, John Uselton suffered a narrow defeat in a tie breaker game.
Though the Sherman High School Bearcats first district match against Denton resulted in a team loss (7-12) on September 5th, the ladies dominated their Denton opponents and scored all 7 of the team's points. Claire Hosek, Mione Sadeghzadeh, Kayla Burnett, Kari Burnett, and Morgan Kennedy displayed the talent necessary to succeed in each of their singles matches. Using effective communication and patience to their advantage, Burnett-Burnett and Katie Ogden-Kennedy achieved wins in the doubles matches.
The Sherman High School Bearcat Tennis match will travel to Frisco on Tuesday, September 19, to play their next district match. Click on the name for directions to the match.
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