Varsity Tennis Advances to Class 5A Regional Semifinal

The Raquetcats continued their winning streak with an Area win over Birdville High School on October 12th and a Regional Quarterfinal win over Colleyville Heritage on October 16th.

The Bearcats took on the Hawks and started with a narrow 4-3 lead after the doubles round. Boys doubles Line 1 Craig and Scott Mason won 6-2, 6-4; Line 2 Jacob Heckathorn and Francois Britz won 6-4, 6-1 and Line 3 Will Beyer and Tom Ruminsky lost 1-6, 3-6. In Girls doubles, Line 1 Kenley Germany and Bryanna Orr fell in a tiebreak with a score of 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-10. Line 2 Elli Kate Bussmeir and Patrice Loftin won 6-2, 6-3 and Line 3 Eleanor Jack and Natalie Nawrocki lost 4-6, 6-7(5). Mixed doubles Ben Farmer and Lila Satterfield won 6-3, 6-0.

Boys singles would add four more victories. Line 1 C. Mason lost 6-4, 2-6, 8-10; Line 2 Farmer won 6-4, 6-1; Line 3 S. Mason won 6-1, 6-3; Line 4 Beyer won 2-6, 6-3, 10-7 with an impressive tiebreak round; Line 5 Heckathorn won 6-4, 3-6, 10-3; and Line 6 Ruminsky was up 6-3, 4-0 when his game was called after the team had won.

Girls singles would clinch the victory with wins by Line 3 Bussmeir with a score of 6-1, 3-0 (her opponent retired); Line 4 Satterfield 6-1, 4-6, 10-5; and Line 6 Sydney Byrd 6-3, 6-4. Other posted scores were Line 1 Orr 4-6, 3-6; Line 2 Germany 2-6, 0-6; and Line 5 Gracie Heydman 4-6, 2-6. Final match count was 11-7.

Aledo then took on Colleyville Heritage and again ended doubles with a narrow 4-3 lead. Boys doubles Line 1 Mason and Mason lost 3-6, 7-6(3), 3-10; Line 2 Heckathorn and Britz
Won 2-6, 6-4, 10-8 and Line 3 Beyer and Ruminsky lost 4-6, 3-6. Girls doubles Line 1 Germany and Orr won 6-2, 6-2; Line 2 Bussmeir and Loftin won 6-4, 6-3 and Line 3 Jack and Nawrocki lost 6-3, 3-6, 8-10. Mixed doubles Farmer and Satterfield won 6-1, 6-2.

In Boys singles, Line 1 C. Mason lost 3-6, 4-6; Line 2 Farmer won 7-5, 1-1 when his opponent retired after a misconduct call; Line 3 S. Mason won 6-3, 6-4; Line 4 Beyer lost 6-7(2); 7-6(3); 8-10 in a close match; Line 5 Heckathorn won 6-4, 6-4 and Line 6 Ruminsky lost 4-6, 3-6.

In Girls singles, Line 1 Orr won 6-0, 6-0; Line 2 Germany lost 4-6, 6-4, 10-12 in a close tiebreak; Line 3 Bussmeir won 6-4, 6-1; and Line 4 Satterfield lost 6-3, 3-6, 8-10 in another close tiebreak. Line 5 Heydman and Line 6 Byrd persevered through their tiebreaks to secure the match for the Bearcats with a score of 11-8. Heydman won 6-4, 4-6, 10-5 and Byrd won 6-2, 5-7, 10-7.

The Bearcats will compete in the Regional Semifinals in Wichita Falls on Thursday, October 19th against either Abilene Wylie or Lubbock Cooper (to be determined by their match on 10/17).