The Valley boys' tennis team remained unbeaten with a 7-4 victory over Ankeny Centennial on Thursday at the Prairie Ridge courts. The Tigers won four of the five doubles matches after the two teams split the six singles contests. "We knew we needed at least three wins in singles, which we got from Will Blevins, Sam Marold and Ryan Lofgren," … [Read more...] about Valley boys top Centennial in battle of unbeaten teams
Boys' Tennis
Jaguars roll past Roosevelt, improve to 2-0
The Ankeny Centennial boys' tennis team rolled to a 10-1 victory over Des Moines Roosevelt on Tuesday at Waveland, avenging last year's loss to the Roughriders. "We had a huge turnaround," said Centennial coach Tami Lewton. "Last year we lost to them, 8-3, but with some really hard work by the guys during our offseason, we have really improved. I was … [Read more...] about Jaguars roll past Roosevelt, improve to 2-0
Blevins shines in Centennial boys’ season-opening victory
There appears to be a future star on the Ankeny Centennial boys' tennis team. Freshman Will Blevins made his varsity debut on Thursday as the Jaguars opened their season with a 10-1 victory at Southeast Polk in a CIML Central Conference dual meet. Blevins rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 triumph over Blake Beaune in the No. 1 singles match. He then teamed up with … [Read more...] about Blevins shines in Centennial boys’ season-opening victory
Jaguars look to bounce back from their first losing season
A run of three consecutive winning seasons came to an end last year for the Ankeny Centennial boys' tennis team, which struggled to a 4-7 record during a rebuilding campaign. Now, Centennial coach Tami Lewton is hoping for a bounce-back year in 2018. "We are really hoping to improve on our record from last season," Lewton said. "We graduated a ton of … [Read more...] about Jaguars look to bounce back from their first losing season