Desert Mirage HS 2020

Let the Racket

Do the Talking

quickly became a tennis family. Going to away games, spending time playing, eating and laughing on the ride back home all contributed to the forming a strong positive relationship amongst all the boys players. The players' hard work and time management was worth it. In the end, they created unforgettable memories and friendship connections that impacted their lives. "Overall, every practice and game connected us more, we made new friends and learned new things" Alejandro Palomares (12 ) Story By: Elizabeth Esteban

Tennis is one of the fastest paced sports and it's played in close proximity with with teammates, resulting on expected connections. Despite the extreme weather the boys trained on everything from challenging suicides to serving the ball. The boys trained to perfect their techniques. Every player that made it through, secured a spot on the varsity tennis team. "The training was hard, but it got us to the right condition to play tennis," Kevin Cisneros (11 ) said. At the beginning of the season the 15 team members were mostly all strangers, but they

Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now "The struggles of being a tennis player, the hard work we put in every practice and game was what connected us as a team. Our bond was strong and we never left any of our teammates behind. We motivated each other to not quit and keep on going to become a better player. We are a family." Kevin Cisneros (11 )

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