The Jesuit Dallas varsity tennis squad closed the fall season with an emphatic, 5-2 win over Coppell on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at The Hockaday School. Sweeping their way through singles competition, the Rangers earn a key win towards establishing momentum for the spring championship season.
 
"All these guys having been playing a great deal of tennis between USTA tournaments and High School tennis so I expected the level of play to be high and I wasn't disappointed," commented Jesuit Dallas tennis head coach Paul McDaniel. "The matches were close and the tennis was great."
 
Coppell kicked off the match by winning two of three doubles matches to take an early lead, but a 6-2, 6-3 win by the top-flight doubles team of senior John Lindberg and freshman Max Platt put Jesuit Dallas on the board. Sophomore Reid Staples began the comeback with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 win at top-flight singles, followed by a huge 6-2, 6-7, 7-6 victory by senior Nico Elizondo at No. 2 singles.
 
"We're still working out where everyone is going to play in the spring season.  Platt & Lindberg looked good.  This was the first real test for them since Highland Park," added assistant coach Andy Civello '97.  I felt Nico Elizondo and Reid Staples really looked focused and strong.  Marcelo Pier is playing the best tennis of his career right now."
 
Once the Rangers secured the lead, the Blue and Gold raced to the victory with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph at third-flight singles by senior Marcelo Pier and a 6-1, 6-2 win from junior Cole Clement at No. 4 singles.
 
Jesuit Dallas will return to action in early January, when the Rangers will attempt to capture the 12th UIL District Championship in program history.