10/10/2026
This week our season ended with a 7-12 loss to Bellville. It was a tough night of tennis with a young team of kids fighting to the end! Incredibly proud of their grit & willingness to push themselves!
This was a special season. We have 4 seniors who have shown up, won, lost, celebrated & encouraged their team and we have a whole new group of freshmen & sophomores who had their very first experiences with varsity tennis. (And, varsity tennis is a whole new world compared to MS & JV!)
We have 2 coaches who GIVE EVERYTHING to these kids. They show up day after day, truly seeing each of these kids and meeting them right where they are - pushing them when needed, encouraging them, challenging them, and loving them. Coach Fulton & Coach Wyble probably see our kids more than their own during the season, and we are beyond grateful for the time, energy & love they pour into our kids. (Personally, I've never seen coaches who give so much!)
Tennis is different. As Coach Fulton said, we don't stop after the fall season of Team Tennis. Yes, these kids & coaches get a well-deserved break, but they are back at it on the courts very soon! Our spring season starts in JANUARY. Spring tennis is a whole new ballgame. INSANELY long days of tournaments, tons of travel, and lots of downtime when you're waiting to play, giving you lots of team bonding time.
Many of these kids worked ALL SUMMER on the courts, at Cougar Course, taking lessons, attending clinics & camps, and we officially started the tennis season with tryouts during the last week of July & the first match on July 31st. They will get a month or two 'off' (but most won't take more than a week off LOL) and then, they are back into training & competing!
The future of China Spring Tennis is BRIGHT! It's a super-young team, after graduating 17 seniors in 2 years, and there's lots of great tennis ahead! Thank you to our coaches, our school, our families & our community for encouraging and supporting these student athletes! GO COUGS! 💙