Desert Mirage HS 2020

Support

Kathryn Perez (11th) a two-year tennis player says about her experience, "having had my parents come to my games It made me feel supported and loved, because they made time to come see my games."

Coach Payan, "I have been playing tennis since high school, but after all my years in tennis, I've never been able to beat a wall as a tennis coach I usually always tell the girls to have fun while playing and to not give up no matter how bad they may be losing."

photo credit to: Gabriela Gutierrez

Dynamite

We were known as the Lady Rams team, but we were not just a team. We were family that's was always positive. One of my favorite things was chants of the girls' names while they played during their matches. The chant was "Our team is what? (2x) Dynamite! (2x) tik tik tik tik Boom Dynamite Boom Boom Dynamite ." Blanca Almada Kaitlyn Hill (9th) "Being part of a tennis team made me feel happy, and brought me joy when I played. One reason I joined tennis was because I wanted to join a sport, and it just so happened that I saw a few girls playing and that intrigued me which led me to joining tennis and it is one of the best things I've done in my life."

Passion

Teamwork

Blanca and Kathryn Perez were two year tennis players. They always stuck together and supported each no matter what. Kathryn recalled they would always say to each other before a game, "we are going to do a good job , and give it our all no matter the pressure."

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Girls Tennis

Blanca Almada(11th) & Katheryn Perez