The Ankeny Centennial girls' tennis team raised its record to 2-1 with an 11-0 victory at Des Moines North on Tuesday. The Jaguars won all 11 matches in straight sets. "Our varsity and JV won every match," said Centennial coach Ryan Petersen. "Our No. 3 player, Tayler Bloom, was out because of shoulder pain. But we moved the girls up (in the lineup), … [Read more...] about Centennial girls sweep North, will host Ames on Thursday
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Centennial girls fall to Dragons, will return to Johnston on Friday
The Ankeny Centennial girls' tennis team won't have to wait long to see Johnston again. The Jaguars dropped an 8-3 decision at Johnston in their CIML Central Conference opener on Thursday. They'll return to Johnston on Friday to compete in the Dragons' tournament. "The girls battled a tough team," said Centennial coach Ryan Petersen, whose squad fell … [Read more...] about Centennial girls fall to Dragons, will return to Johnston on Friday
Jaguars take care of business, blank Marshalltown in opener
Ryan Petersen didn't have to sweat out his first match as the head coach of the Ankeny Centennial girls' tennis team. The Jaguars dominated Tuesday's season-opening dual meet against visiting Marshalltown, rolling to an 11-0 victory at the Prairie Ridge courts. Only one of the matches was decided by a third-set super-tiebreaker. That came at No. 4 … [Read more...] about Jaguars take care of business, blank Marshalltown in opener
Jaguars look to continue their winning tradition under Petersen
It's been a smooth transition thus far for the new head coach of the Ankeny Centennial girls' tennis team. Ryan Petersen took over the program after Emily Phommachack resigned at the end of last season. Petersen had already been working with some of the players. "The girls have been great," said Petersen, who played tennis in high school at … [Read more...] about Jaguars look to continue their winning tradition under Petersen
Centennial hires Petersen to take over girls’ tennis program
Ryan Petersen has been named the head coach of the Ankeny Centennial girls' tennis team. This will be the first coaching position for Petersen, who played tennis in high school at Denison. "My tennis coach--Aaron Ratliff--was also my calculus teacher," said Petersen. "I enjoyed both so much that I was inspired to pursue coaching tennis … [Read more...] about Centennial hires Petersen to take over girls’ tennis program