Coming off a sound, abbreviated 5-0 win over Kathleen Matz at the Liberty Park tennis courts, a sweat-soaked Bailey Smith walked off Court 5 Wednesday with another challenge match victory under her belt.
Last year’s No. 1 for the Smith-Cotton girls tennis team, the senior had done her job. But judging by the depth of this year’s Lady Tigers squad, her work is far from done.
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