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Evelyn Wolfe '19 strikes the ball on City High's home court

JV Women’s Tennis Meet Recap

Jae Dancer, Reporter May 15, 2019

Unexpected frigid and windy weather on May 9 caused many JV serves to spiral out of control, but even with the poor conditions, City High Women’s tennis managed to gain a win against West High’s JV...

Joe Hoff '17 defeated Jiung Jung.  Hoff will be playing tennis for Creighton next year.

Joe Hoff Knocks off Jiung Jung, City Falls to West

Jonathan House, Sports Editor May 3, 2017

City High's Joe Hoff '17 remained undefeated on Tuesday after defeating West High's Jiung Jung '17, 5-7, 6-4, 10-8. Jung was the top ranked player in the state, playing number one for the top-ranked Trojans....

Lucy Wagner '17 celebrates after scoring a point against a Jefferson player on Tuesday, April 4th.

Tennis Team Starts Season Fresh

Hannah Boer, Reporter April 6, 2017

On Tuesday, the girls varsity tennis team played and won its first match of the season at Cedar Rapids Jefferson. The team is back on the courts this year with several new players and new team captain...

City sweeps Wahlert 9-0

City Girls’ Tennis Team Beats Dubuque Senior and Clinton to Advance to State

Lucy Wagner, Web Executive May 23, 2016

For the fourth consecutive year, the girls' varsity tennis team will compete for the team state title. City High will play Pleasant Valley on Monday, May 23, during the first round of state. Last year,...

Innes Hicsasmaz '16 reaches for a backhand in her match against Linn Mar

Double Loss to Linn-Mar For Tennis

Fred Stumbo, Miles Pei, and April 13, 2016

With Susanna Gianola '16 out, the girls tennis team's match-ups did not turn out as planned. "It was hard to overcome the roster change up," Lucy Wagner '17 said. Down its number 2 player, the...

Innes Hicsasmaz '16 returns the ball.

Girl’s Tennis Loses 3-6 to Prairie in First Meet of the Season

Lucy Wagner, Reporter April 8, 2016

  Results: Singles: (1) Hicsasmaz 1-10 (2) Gianola 3-10 (3) James-Lejarcegui 10-7 (4) Wagner 10-10 tiebreaker 7-1 (5) Prybil 6-10 (6) TeDuits 5-10 Doubles: (1) Gianola/James-Lejarcegui...

Innes and Lucy Take on the US Open

Innes and Lucy Take on the US Open

Lucy Wagner and Innes Hicsasmaz September 2, 2015

Earlier this week, Google’s homepage showcased its cartoon letters playing tennis, which can only mean one thing: the U.S. Open is officially in full swing. The final Grand Slam of 2015, this year’s...

Eve Small '15 winds up a hard forehand against her opponent during Tuesday's match.

Tennis Regionals Weekend Recap

Little Hawk Staff May 26, 2015

The City boys' and girls' tennis teams competed at the team regional tournaments this past Saturday. The boys' journey to State ended in a heartbreakingly close match at No. 2 doubles, where Kunj Saxena...

Kit Finley '15 rushes to the net

Girls Tennis Hangs On To No.1

Sam Bloom and Caroline Brown May 7, 2015

In the artificial light of the NDAC indoor courts, the girls' tennis team continued to flex its muscle with a quick defeat of Dubuque Hempstead (8-1). The match was originally scheduled to play at the...

Joe Hoff '17 (1) slices a backhand during his match against Jiung Jung in 2015.

Battle of the Ace vs West High Slideshow

Sam Bloom, Reporter April 29, 2015

PHOTOS BY Maddy Deninger and Elise Goodvin On a cool breezy Tuesday afternoon the girls’ tennis team soundly defeated West High 8-1 at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Center. The girls won all their...

Girls' Tennis: A Force to be Reckoned With

Girls’ Tennis: A Force to be Reckoned With

Sam Bloom, Sports Reporter April 18, 2015

With a record of 6-0 almost midway through the season the team eyes the district and state championships. “I think the girls have a chance to do things they haven’t done in the past and really have...

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