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Senior Gracie Strawn prepares to return a high-flying shot, scoring her a point in her singles match. Photo by Asa Lory

Girls tennis triumphs despite weather

Manal Salim September 23, 2012

Following the two-day Southern Illinois Invitational, the RBHS girls varsity tennis team finished with significant success. Although the  varsity players competed against  JV teams, RBHS played with...

Freshman Tess Lovig begins her first match of the evening against Rolla.

Girls JV tennis sweeps Fulton varsity

Daphne Yu September 19, 2012

The Rock Bridge girls JV tennis team returned to the court today, Sept. 18, to defeat Fulton's varsity players by a dramatic margin of 9-0. Although the girls were playing against a varsity team, they...

Success at Liberty clinches 800th win for Bruin tennis coach

Success at Liberty clinches 800th win for Bruin tennis coach

Jilly Dos Santos September 14, 2012

Friday, Sept. 14, the Rock Bridge girls' tennis team loaded the bus, traveling to what would be a historic tournament in Liberty City, Mo. Playing against North Liberty City at Bennet Park, the varsity...

Girls tennis beats Jeff City with a smash

Girls tennis beats Jeff City with a smash

Luke Chval September 12, 2012

The  Bruin JV and varsity girls' tennis team destroyed the Jefferson City Jays 8-1 today, Sept. 12, at Bethel Park courts. The first matches started with singles’ play, the no. 2 match played by sophomore...

Girls tennis dominate despite rescheduling

Jilly Dos Santos September 10, 2012

The girls’ varsity tennis team proved a little rescheduling did not throw them off today, Sept. 10. The Bruins defeated both Branson (7-2) and Edwardsville (5-4) in the Columbia Quad Duals on the Bethel...

Sophomore Mikala Roach prepares for the Rolla match with her doubles partner on Aug. 30. Photo by Asa Lory

Girls tennis team wins Bruin Invitational

Harsh Singh September 5, 2012

The Bruins hosted the Park Hill, Helias and Lafayette girls tennis teams today, Sept. 5. Bethel Park tennis courts were once again packed for a Bruin Invitational. The RBHS varsity team brought home a...

They win, again: Not suprisingly, yet still amazingly, the girls tennis team wins state again.

Girls’ tennis wins state for second time in 2 years

Kirsten Buchanan October 20, 2011

The girls’ tennis team went undefeated, completing their 27-0 season with a state win. They took the championship title for singles matches Oct. 20. Securing their seventh state win, RBHS beat Lafayette...

Girls tennis dominates once again at sectionals

Girls’ tennis dominates once again at sectionals

Shivangi Singh October 16, 2011
The girls’ tennis team defeated Springfield Central 6-0 and Branson 5-1 on Oct. 15 to win the sectionals title and qualify for state as a team. This victory continues the team’s undefeated streak, 24-0. This also marks the 12th time in 13 years for the Bruin tennis team to play in the state tournament.
Graphic by Kelly Brucks

Girls’ tennis advances to state in doubles, individuals

Parker Sutherland October 12, 2011

After last night's victories in the individual’s sectional tournament, individual girls’ tennis players will compete in singles and doubles for the state championship. The two singles team players...

Tennis faces individual regional competition

Parker Sutherland October 11, 2011

Just across the parking lot in Bethel Park the tennis team's individual players face regional competition at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11. The Bruins come off the Class 2 District 9 championship Oct. 5 and...

Green and glowing: Girls tennis poses for picture with district trophy.

Girls’ tennis captures district title for 13th time

Walter Wang October 6, 2011

For the 13th time in a row, the girls’ tennis team has won the district tournament and will be heading to Sectionals. The girls won the tournament without losing a match, beating both Jefferson City...

Serving it up: Junior Maddy Kayser (background) along with sophomore Sophi Farid (foreground) play in a doubles match on Sept. 7. The girls’ tennis team went through competitive summer tryouts in order to determine the varsity team for the 2011 season.

Sights set on state title: Summer fuels tennis team

Emily Wright September 23, 2011

After months of five-hour-a-day practices in the summer sun, the girls’ tennis team feels prepared to crush their competition. Following last year’s win at state and a long tradition of district titles,...

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