The most anticipated tennis meet of the year was on Saturday when the girls tennis team took on West. We played City High in the morning and beat them 9-0. We couldn't wait any longer until we had to play West.
Ever since I can remember we have always had a rivalry with West. They've traditionally had ridiculously good tennis and an amazing coach. When I was a freshmen, we were still battling with them to see who could go to state and who could win the state championship in the end. Though we didn't make it to state my freshmen year, it's still always come down to us and West. That's all we ever really think about, is this particular meet.
The history goes further back though. Sophomore year we lost to West in the state championship final in tough tiebreakers and close matches. That was one of the toughest losses I've ever endured as an individual and as a team. The next year (last year) we beat them in an 8 hour battle that had to be moved indoors due to the rainy weather. I've never experienced a greater win such as that. Winning the state championship over three-time state champs is the greatest feeling in the world.
Saturday was an important meet because we both had something to prove. We have to defend out title, they have to fight back to earn their reputation back. We beat them for the third consecutive time 6-3, and oh, it felt so good. People have really underestimated our team this year because we lost three seniors who were all in the top spots last year. But what people don't know is that there's more to our team than a few decent tennis players. We have a deep team full of competitiors and that's essentially what tennis is all about.
I couldn't be happier with the way we played on Saturday and I hope the season continues to be successful. I can't wait until we make it to state and meet West again!
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