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Daily Newspaper and Travel Guide
for Pecos Country of West Texas
Thursday, April 3, 2003
Junior high netters begin district
tournament after taking Monahans title
Pecos Junior High tennis players will be in Monahans this afternoon,
competing in the District 4-3A Junior High Tournament, after taking first
place this past weekend in tournament play on the Loboes' tennis courts.
Coach Paul Briones said the matches would begin at 4 p.m. today and would
involve only three of the six district teams at the high school level, Pecos,
Monahans and Fort Stockton.
"Our team is blessed with great talent. They step up and deliver under
pressure," he said. "I am proud of them. If everyone is healthy, we should
be in the running for the district title."
Briones said this past weekend the Eagles' eighth grade tennis players
took first place in their division at Monahans, collecting two division
and one consolation title along the way. Dina Ortiz placed first in girls'
singles and Amalie Herrera took consolation in that division, while on the
boys' side Jesse Hanks captured first place in the boys singles division.
Hanks won an 8-6 victory over Ludlum of Sweetwater in his final match,
and Ortiz won first over Korley of Wink, Briones said. He added that Hanks
normally plays doubles, but was in the singles competition due to the absence
of his partner, Francisco Ornelas.
"These kids know how to deliver under pressure. They have been playing
like t his since last year when they were seventh graders," the Eagles' coach
said.
Joseph Tarin, Crystal Ikeler, Amber Pando and Syra Mendoza also contributed
to the victory, Briones said.
In the seventh grade division, Chris Sotelo earned the consolation title
in boys' singles, while Sada Orona was fourth in the girls singles division.
Vanessa Galindo and Yezaria Navarrette also contributed to the effort.
After today's junior high school tournament, Pecos' high school tennis
players will be in Monahans on Friday for their district tournament. Singles
play will begin at 9 a.m. and run all day, while doubles play will be held
on Saturday.
Pecos Enterprise
York M. "Smokey" Briggs, Publisher
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324 S. Cedar St., Pecos, TX 79772
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