Devine Tennis – The Devine News
By Catherine Richard The Devine High School tennis team played against Pleasanton on Oct. 7. They played hard, but lost 10-7. During the doubles matches, Devine was down 1. Many of Devine's players were pulled up to play since some of the original team members were injured. "Our younger players really stepped up," Coach Kandi Darnell said. For the season, the DHS team finished 5-1. They were the district runner-ups. Now, the team will have a short break before beginning again in the spring. "We look forward to next year," Darnell wrote. Results: Steinbrunner/Erwin won 6-3, 6-3. Gelinas/Poppe won 6-1, 6-1. Hicks-Hernandez/Moss lost 7-6 (10-8), 6-1. Extra match: Lucas/Ramirez lost 8-0. Saunders/Zamora lost 6-3, 6-3. Barron/Malone lost 6-2, 0-6,12-10. Ray/Cardenas lost 6-3, 2-6, 10-8. Byrd/Guajardo won 6-3, 6-0. Jeremy Steinbrunner won 6-0, 6-4. Ethin Erwin won 6-4, 6-3. Ethan Gelinas lost 6-4, 6-4. Becker Byrd won 6-3, 7-5. Brooks Poppe lost 6-3, 6-2. Cord Lassere lost 7-9 (9-7), 6-3. Extra match: Marshall James won 8-3. Jill Guajardo lost 7-5, 6-0. Abbie Saunders lost 6-1, 6-1. Valeria Molina lost 6-2, 6-2. Greeley Malone won 7-6 (7-3), 6-4. Samantha Zamora won 7-5, 6-4. Kya Spurgers lost 6-1, 6-1.
