I have been given the opportunity to coach both the Boys and Girls Hixson High School Tennis Teams. Hixson Tennis has a rich tradition, and I am committed to getting both these teams competitive again. I run a no-cut program, and I will do my best to ensure that everyone learns the foundations of a sport they will likely play for a lifetime. More importantly, I will strive to teach these boys and girls about integrity, honesty and character.

Hixson Tennis Hall of Fame

Julie Downey - State Champion 1983

Audra Brannon - State Runner-Up 1990

Julie Mages - A/AA State Runner-Up 2003

Kim Brannon - State Semi-Finalist 1985

Whitney Clack & Michelle Phillips - Region 3-A/AA Champions 2013; District 6-A/AA Doubles Champions 2012 & 2013

Alex Condra - Region 3-A/AA Singles Runner-Up 2014; District 6-A/AA Champion 2014; District 6-A/AA Singles Runner-Up 2013

Kevin Nguyen & Carl Phillips - Region 3-A/AA Doubles Runner-Up 2014; District 6-A/AA Doubles Champions 2014

Michelle Phillips - District 6-A/AA Singles Runner-Up 2014

Kaitlyn Steele - Distict 6-A/AA Singles Runner-Up 2009

Kevin Nguyen & Richard Vuong - District 6-A/AA Doubles Runner-Up 2013

Dylan Millwood & Myles Goforth - District 6-A/AA Doubles Runner-Up 2011

Sectional Champions (Boy's Team): 2014

Region Champions (Girl's Team): 1986

Region Champions (Boy's Team): 2014

District Champions (Girl's Team): 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2013, 2014

District Champions (Boy's Team): 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2013, 2014

The 2014 Team

The 2014 Team
District Champs Once Again!

Monday, April 11, 2011

Wildcats Own the Owls!




I am not going to fib. I realize this is a down year for Ooltewah, but this one felt good today. We have played the Owls in each of the three seasons I've been head coach at Hixson. Since they are not in our district (they are a AAA school) we only face them once per year. In our first two meetings, we won a grand total of 3 individual matches-- Boys and Girls. Let me put that another way: Ooltewah 33, Hixson 3. Not to put another exclamation on how dominant the Owls have been, but those three wins we got were generally against players not in their top six, once the score was comfortably in their favor. Today, we evened up those numbers a bit. A complete victory for the girls, 9-0, and the boys did pretty well losing only two matches. Neither the Boys or Girls lost a doubles match! Nice win for Dylan Millwood (pictured above) at #1 Singles. Meanwhile, our #1 girl, Candace Cline, is on a nice little three match winning streak in singles.

Here are the results:

Hixson Girls def. Ooltewah Girls 9-0

Girls Singles:

Candace Cline def. Izabela Zduner 8-2
Whitney Clack def. Kayla Leach 8-1
Michelle Phillips def. Rachael Faulkner 9-7
Haylee Gossett def. Samantha Whitson 8-6
Corynne Schannuth def. Sara Davidson 8-4
Kayla Morgan def. Beth Burnette 8-5

Girls Doubles:

Clack/Cline def. Zdnuer/Leach 8-5
Gossett/Schannuth def. Faulkner/Davidson 8-4
Phillips/Morgan def. Whitson/Burnette 8-3

Hixson Boys def. Ooltewah Boys 7-2


Boys Singles:

Dylan Millwood (H) def. Chris Stiner 8-2
George Ozborn (H) def. Bryson Lype 9-8 (8-6)
Kyle Molhusen (O) def. Cory Phillps 8-3
Richard Huyuh (O) def. Myles Goforth 8-6
Eric Barr (H) def. Brady Matthews 8-4
Jae Yoo (H) def. Jared Moore 9-7

Boys Doubles:

Millwood/Goforth (H) def. Stiner/Lype 8-3
Ozborn/Phillips (H) def. Molhusen/Huyuh 8-3
Barr/Yoo (H) def. Matthews/Moore 8-3

Records:

Hixson Girls: 3-6 (Overall); 2-3 (District)
Hixson Boys: 5-3 (Overall); 3-2 (District)

Up Next: Tuesday, April 12 vs. East Hamilton @ HOME. What can I say? I don't think there is a match on our schedule that is more crucial to us than this one on the boys' side. The Hurricanes nipped us 5-4, in our first meeting a couple of weeks ago. We need to be at our best tomorrow. The girls are in for a tough one, as the Lady Hurricanes are unbeaten in our district, and they thoroughly dismantled our team 8-1 in our first meeting.

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