On Friday the Mount Pleasant High School varsity tennis team traveled to Hallsville to compete in their tournament. There were 12 schools in attendance. In the mixed doubles A division.
Dakota Elswick and Jennifer Figueroa finished 1st. They played Roberts/Cooley from Henderson and beat them (8-0).
Their next match was against district rivals Aguilar/Hardaway from Greenville and Mount Pleasant came out on top (8-4). Elswick/Figueroa moved to the semifinals and had a tough match against Turner/ Pagaduan from Whitehouse. Elwick/Figueroa ended up defeating Whitehouse (9-7) and moved on to play Martinez/Gonzales from Jacksonville. Mount Pleasant beat Jacksonville 8-3 to win Gold.
In mixed doubles B division the team of Barron Newman and Averie Ayers finished just short of a medal. Ayers/Newman played Shoe/Soloman from Henderson and beat them (8-2).
Their next opponents were Ruprecht/Mulder from Greenville. They defeated Greenville and moved on to the semifinals where they met up with Ayala/Coker from Palestine.
Newman/Ayers fell to Palestine (6-8) and had to take on Hodges/Breedlove from Bullard. Despite their well fought out match they fell short and lost (6-8). Ayers/Newman finished in 4th place.
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