| 5-2-11 OPHS team advances at state The Ouachita girls doubles tennis team of Kristina Ok and Katie Hickingbottom won their quarterfinal match Monday at the state tennis tournament. Ok and Hickingbottom beat their opponents from St. Joe, 6-4, 6-0. The two OPHS players advance to Tuesday's state semifinals. 4-20-11 Regional lineup announced Ouachita tennis coach Tracie Coons has announced the team's lineup for the 5A regional tennis tournament, which will be held April 27-28. In girls play, Carmen Chennault will play No. 1 singles and Kendall Ford will play No. 2 singles. The doubles teams will be Kristina Ok and Katie Hickingbottom at No. 1 and Katie Tidwell and Lauren Ford at No. 2. For the boys, N.J. Giddens will play at No. 1 singles. The doubles teams will be Tommy LeBeau and Ryan Hutto at No. 1, Morgan Brown and Adam Batson at No. 2, and Daniel Austin and Ross Hornor at No. 3. 4-15-11 OPHS sweeps Oak Grove The Ouachita tennis teams swept their matches aagainst Oak Grove on Thursday at Oak Grove. The OPHS girls beat Oak Grove 3-2, and the Ouachita boys won their match, 4-2. The boys team improved to 6-6 for the season and the girls improved to 8-3-1. Doubles winners for the girls were Krisitina Ok and Katie Hickingbottom, Lauren Ford and Katie Tidwell, and Shelby Partman and Taylor Shroud-Woods.. Doubles winners for the boys were Ryan Hutto and Tommy LeBeau, Adam Batson and Morgan Brown, and Ross Hornor and Daniel Austin. N.J. Giddens picked up a victory in boys singles play. Ouachita will play next at home Tuesday against Cedar Creek. 3-16-11 OPHS splits matches The Ouachita tennis teams split their matches Tuesday at West Ouachita. The OPHS girls won their match 6-1 while the boys lost, 7-1. Ouachita will be back on the courts Thursday against Cedar Creek at Louisiana Tech. 3-11-11 OPHS teams defeat Oak Grove The Ouachita girls and boys tennis teams both enjoyed victories over the Oak Grove Tigers on Thursday. The Lady Lions won 6-2,and the boys won 6-0. Singles victories came from Kristina Ok, Katie Hickingbottom, Lauren Ford, Ryan Hutto, Morgan Brown, and N.J. Giddens. Girls doubles winners were No. 11 Ok/Hickingbottom, No. 2 Lauren Ford/Katie Tidwell, and No. 3 Shelby Partman/Taylor Stroud-Woods. Boys doubles winners were No. 1 Ryan Hutto/Tommy LeBeau, No. 2 Adam Batson/Morgan Brown, and No. 3 Daniel Austin/Ross Hornor. The next match will be Tuesday as the Lions travel to play West Ouachita. Results vs. Oak Grove: GIRLS: Singles #1 Kristine Ok Won 8-5 #2 Katie Hickingbottom Won 8-0 #3 Lauren Ford Won 8-3 Doubles #1 Ok/Hickingbottom Won 8-1 #2 Tidwell/L. Ford Won 8-0 #3 Partman/Stroud-Woods Won 8-0 BOYS: Singles #1 Ryan Hutto Won 8-1 #2 Morgan Brown Won 8-6 #3 N.J. Giddens Won 9-7 Doubles #1 LeBeau/Hutto Won 8-0 #2 Brown/Batson Won 8-2 #3 Austin/Hornor Won 8-4 3-4-11 OPHS splits with Neville The Ouachita tennis teams split their matches at Neville on Thursday. the OPHS girls won 8-0 and the OPHS boys lost 5-1. Both girls and boys now have overall records of 2-1. Singles winners for the girls included Kristina Ok, Katie Hickingbottom, Lauren Ford, and Shelby Partman. Doubles winners included No. 3 boys Ross Hornor/Daniel Austin, No. 1 girls Kristina Ok/Katie Hickingbottom, No. 2 Lauren Ford/Katie Tidwell, No. 33 Shelby Partman/Taylor Stroud-Woods,, and No. 4 girls Carmen Chenault/Lauren Thurman. The next match will be Tuesday at OPHS with the Ruston Bearcats immediately after school. Admission is free. 3-2-11 OPHS stops Rayville The Ouachita boys and girls tennis teams swept their matches with Rayville on Tuesday at the Ouachita tennis courts. Both Ouachita teams defeated Rayville 3-2. Girls singles winners were Kristina Ok and Shelby Partman, while Taylor Stroud-Woods and Shelby Partman combined for a doubles victory. The No. 1 boys doubles team of Tommy LeBeau and Ryan Hutto and No. 2 doubles team of Daniel Austin and Adam Batson both won, along with a singles win from Ryan Hutto. The Ouachita boys improved their record to 2-0 and the girls improved to 1-1. The Lions will take on the Neville Tigers at Forsythe Park Thursday. 2-23-11 Ouachita splits with OCS The Ouachita tennis teams opened their seasons Tuesday at the Lions Tennis Courts with matches against OCS. The OPHS boys defeated OCS 3-2, and the OPHS girls lost to OCS, 5-2. The match was a “doubles only” match, and the following Ouachita doubles teams won: Carmen Chenault/Lauren Thurman; Bailey Willis/ Sarah Meredith; Tommy LeBeau/ Ryan Hutto; Ross Hornor/ Adam Batson; and N.J. Giddens/ Morgan Brown. The Bolton Cup Tournament scheduled for this weekend has been postponed until April, so the Lions next match will be Tuesday with the Rayville Hornets. The boys will travel to play in Rayville while the girls play at Ouachita. |
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| Quick facts Head coach: Tracie Coons Assissant coach: Mario Smith Stadium: OPHS Tennis Stadium Mascot: Lions and Lady Lions |
| 2010-2011 OUACHITA LIONS TENNIS SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Place Time Feb.22 OCS OPHS TBA Feb.25-27 Bolton Cup ULM Ppd. March 1 Rayville Boys: Rayville/Girls: OPHS 3:00 March 3 Neville Forsythe 3:00 March 8 Ruston OPHS 3:00 March 10 Oak Grove OPHS 3:00 March 15 West Ouachita West Ouachita 3:00 March 16 Sterlington (JV Girls) Bayou Desiard 3:00 March 17 Cedar Creek LA Tech 3:00 March 22 OCS OCS 3:00 March 24 West Monroe Kiroli Park 3:00 April 1 (SPRING BREAK OPEN) April 5 Rayville Boys: OPHS/Girls: Rayville 3:00 April 7 Neville Forsythe 3:00 April 12 West Monroe Kiroli Park 3:00 April 13 Sterlington OPHS (JV Girls) 3:00 April 14 Oak Grove Oak Grove 3:00 April 19 Cedar Creek OPHS 3:00 April 20 West Ouachita OPHS 3:00 April 22-24 (EASTER HOLIDAY OPEN) April 25-29 Regional Tournament TBA TBA May 2-6 State Tournament TBA TBA |
| 2011-2012 Tennis Roster Girls Player Class Taylor Stroud-Woods Senior Sarah Meredith Junior Kaitlyn Thomas Sophomore Elizabeth Austin Sophomore Ashley Alexander Sophomore Candice Jahnke Freshman Madison Lowry Freshman Alison Roberts Freshman Amelie Dreus Senior Boys Player Class N.J. Giddens Senior Daniel Austin Junior Ross Hornor Junior Andrew Scalia Junior Kaleb Blondin Caleb Green |
| 2012 OUACHITA LIONS TENNIS SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Place Time Thurs. March 1 Neville Forsythe Park 3 p.m. Tues. March 6 OCS OPHS 3 p.m. Thurs. March 8 Oak Grove Oak Grove 3 p.m. Tues. March 13 Rayville Rayville 3 p.m. Thurs. March 15 Pineville OPHS 3 p.m. Tues. March 20 OCS OCS 3 p.m. Thurs. March 22 Ruston Ruston 3 p.m. Mon.-Fri.: March 26-30 Spring Break Open (no matches) Tues. April 3 Oak Grove OPHS 3 p.m. Wed. April 4 Sterlington OPHS 3 p.m. Fri.-Mon.: April 6-9 Easter Break Open (no matches ) Wed. April 11 Sterlington OPHS 3 p.m. Thurs. April 12 Ruston OPHS 3 p.m. Tues. April 17 West Monroe Kiroli Park 3 p.m. Thurs. April 19 Rayville OPHS 3 p.m. Mon.-Sat.: April 23-28 Regional Tournament Shreveport TBA Mon.-Sat.: April 30- May 5 State Tournament Monroe (ULM ) TBA |