Ron Miller

The Ankeny boys' tennis team opened its season on Saturday with a third-place finish in the Johnston Invitational. Waukee won the four-team tournament with 100 points, edging the host Dragons by one point. Ankeny finished with 67 points, three more than Norwalk. "It was all determined by the number of games won," said Ankeny coach Ron Miller. "For our … [Read more...] about Victor places 2nd at No. 2 singles; Hawks finish 3rd at Johnston Invitational

The Ankeny boys' tennis team will be looking to make some improvements during its second season under coach Ron Miller. The Hawks posted a 3-9 record a year ago, including a 1-4 mark in the CIML Iowa Conference. They earned wins over Norwalk, Des Moines East and Fort Dodge during a 3-1 start before the schedule got tougher and the team struggled the rest … [Read more...] about Ankeny boys’ tennis team seeks progress after posting 3-9 mark last season

The Ankeny boys' tennis team closed out its regular season on Thursday with an 8-3 loss at Mason City. Sam Parkinson provided the Hawks' lone victory in singles. He posted a 6-3, 6-1 win over Lane Kruger at the No. 4 position. Ankeny's No. 4 doubles team of Mason Lyons and Ethan Bovee defeated Ben Lorence and Aidan Thompson, 6-4, 6-3. The No. 5 duo of … [Read more...] about Hawks drop 8-3 decision at Mason City in their regular-season finale

Des Moines Roosevelt boys' tennis coach Dan Pitz once starred for Ankeny High School. On Tuesday, Pitz got the best of his alma mater. The Roughriders (4-2) swept all six of the singles matches and went on to defeat visiting Ankeny, 8-3, in a non-conference meet. The Hawks dropped to 3-5 on the season. Ankeny coach Ron Miller was pleased, however, … [Read more...] about Ex-Ankeny star Pitz guides Roosevelt boys to 8-3 victory over Hawks

The Ankeny boys' tennis team probably could have used a day off on Monday. The schedule didn't allow it. The Hawks traveled to Johnston for a non-conference meet and dropped a 10-1 decision to the Dragons, who were coming off a third-place finish in the Dennis Hoefle Invitational on Friday. Ankeny placed seventh in its home tournament. "It was a … [Read more...] about ‘Exhausted’ Hawks drop 10-1 decision at Johnston, fall to 3-4 on season

Dowling Catholic's Daniel Lu is one of the state's top boys' tennis players. The rest of the Maroons' squad is pretty good, too. Lu won both of his matches without dropping a single game and visiting Dowling posted a 9-2 victory over Ankeny on Tuesday at the Prairie Ridge courts. "They're tough," said Ankeny coach Ron Miller. "But we're maybe not as … [Read more...] about Hawks drop 9-2 decision to Dowling, will play Centennial on Thursday

The Ankeny boys' tennis team bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 9-2 victory over visiting Fort Dodge on Thursday. It was the CIML Iowa Conference opener for the Hawks, who had dropped an 11-0 decision at Waukee on Tuesday. They are now 3-1 on the season. "Our experience showed," said Ankeny coach Ron Miller. "They were very … [Read more...] about Ankeny boys rebound from first loss with 9-2 victory over Fort Dodge

The level of competition went way up on Tuesday for the Ankeny boys' tennis team. It resulted in an 11-0 loss for the Hawks at Waukee. "It was not pretty for us," said Ankeny coach Ron Miller. "Their No. 4 doubles players could probably play No. 1 for us. They played strong and smart in a tough wind." The Warriors improved to 3-0 on the season. … [Read more...] about ‘It was not pretty for us’: Hawks suffer first loss of the season at Waukee

Ankeny boys' tennis coach Ron Miller made some changes to his lineup on Tuesday. The results were pretty much the same. The Hawks posted a 9-2 victory over visiting Des Moines East in a non-conference meet. They improved to 2-0 on the season. "Even though the match was billed as the three Des Moines schools combined team, we only played East kids on … [Read more...] about Hawks make some lineup changes, improve to 2-0 with win over East

Maybe one of these days it will stop raining. New Ankeny boys' tennis coach Ron Miller is certainly hoping so. The Hawks haven't been able to practice much in preparation for their season opener on April 1 at Norwalk. But the weather hasn't dampened their enthusiasm. "The boys have been great!" Miller said. "We all wish we were outside more, but … [Read more...] about Ferree, Somers are lone varsity returnees for inexperienced Ankeny squad