By John Goralski Sports Writer For more than three hours, Lady Knight tennis coach Robin Thompson proved that her lessons at varsity practices are more than just words. On Sunday, Aug. 25, the high school coach partnered with a friend to push a pair of high school players to three sets and a tie breaker before losing in the finals of the women’s doubles brackets at the Kenny Hill Jr Memorial Tennis Tournament. She was finally toppled, but the coach out-lasted at least four of her former and present players. How would you like to answer for that during next spring’s preseason practices? “She really went toe-to-toe with some young ladies, and they really came close to winning it,” said tournament director Ken Hill Sr. “Every point was a long point because the ball just kept going back and forth. There were a lot of great shots, and it seemed like they just didn’t want the game to end.” For Hill, the varsity coach’s run to the finals was a perfect example of what the annual tournament is designed to accomplish. As one of the final tennis events before classes begin this fall, it is designed to be competitive. But [...]
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