Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Oakdale tennis qualifies 11 for State in Monroe

Oakdale tennis qualifies 11 for State in Monroe
 Oakdale tennis had 11 players qualify for State at the 2017 Tennis Regionals in Alexandria. That number is the most in the region.
 “So proud of the hard work and dedication of our team this season,” said coach Zealon Solomon. “Overall the boys finished regional team runner-up. We had a finalist is boys’ doubles, we had a semifinalist is boys’ doubles, we had a quarterfinalist is boys’ doubles. We had two quarterfinalists in girls’ doubles, and one quarterfinalist in boys’ singles.”
 Qualifying for State were Andrew Sao, Tyler Tichy, Kris Pelt, Daniel Rodriguez, Travian Dailey, Dawson Noblitt, Camryn Bullock, Anna Gill, Madeline Jarnagin, TayLor Willis, and Cheyenne Bertrand. Sao and Tichy were Boys Doubles Finalists. Pelt and Rodriguez were Boys Doubles Semifinalists. The Dailey and Noblitt ticket was Boys Doubles Quarterfinalists. Bullock was Boys Singles Quarterfinalist. On the girls’ side, Gill and Jarnagin were Girls Doubles Quarterfinalists, and Bertrand and Willis were Girls Doubles Quarterfinalists.
 Solomon also thanked all the parents and families such as Erin-Erik Noblitt, Paula Bullock, Kimberly Dailey, Wanda Millsaps, Amanda Watson, Gwen Monk Richmond, Shawn Rene' Pelt, Adam Ashlee Daughtry, Denay Bryant, Jessica Jarnagin Chamberlain and so, so many more for supporting the team this year and gave a special shoutout to the "maestro" Curry Darbonne.
 What impressed Solomon most on this year was his team overall going 19-2. “This was the youngest squad that we had in three years, and the kids definitely went above and beyond in terms of learning the game,” he said. “Their improvement match-by-match, and to win 19 out of 21 matches is impressive all in of itself. We beat 5-A schools, 4-A schools, 3-A schools, 2-A schools, 1-A schools, Class B, public, private. We won a tournament in Natchitoches. I mean we did a lot.” 

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