Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2010, Page 116

Description:	victory dose, goals setAfter going to state, the boys tennis team sees theirtrueAt the start of the season, thefocus of the boys tennis team wasto have a great season andimprove their game. With a recordof 18-1 and the accomplishment ofmaking it all the way to state, theydefinitely had a great season.When the boys won sectionals,their expectations rose andbefore they knew it, they wereplaying Park Tudor in the statefinals, The boys put up a greatfight, but in the end lost two-three.South hasnt made it to state in along time, and it felt really great tomake it further than any recentteam, said junior David Wong.potential as state champMaking it that far was a big dealfor everyone on the team, They allhad the same feelings andreactions toward reaching thefinals. It was an awesomeaccomplishment, and a greatgroup made it even better, saidjunior Benjamin Stowell. It was ahuge step forward in motivatingthe teams for the coming years.The team had a few new facesincluding freshmen James Helmand Ronald Schneider. It feltreally good [to make the team as afreshman] and it was great to helpthe team go to state, said Helm.He said he felt both excited andi ons.nervous when the big day camearound. Helms goals for the nextseason included helping the teamin any way he could and making itback to state. Having new playerson the team could sometimes be adifficult adjustment, but theseunderclassmen fit right in.As for the goals ofupperclassmen, senior DonovanThomas planned on continuing histennis career in college, althoughhe wasnt sure where. The rest ofthe team was motivated to make itto state once more and bringhome the gold when next yearsseason rolled around,- NATASHA MOHNEYM» **-HI
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Collection:	Bloomington High School South

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