The Aledo varsity tennis team opened district play with a decisive win against a strong Abilene Cooper team on Saturday, September 15th. Aledo led 5-2 after doubles play and never looked back finishing the match with a 14-5 victory.

The Varsity team then traveled to Wichita Falls to face the 2017 District 5-5A champion, Wichita Falls High School on Tuesday, September 18th. This was the second district match of the fall season for AHS. Aledo had a 7-0 lead after doubles play, and continued with strong singles play, the team pulled away with a 19-0 win. The 2-0 district start moves the overall AHS Varsity team tennis record to 8-3 on the season.

In non-district play Aledo played a duel match with Liberty Christian High School last week. Aledo swept the doubles matches to take a 7-0 lead and finished the match with another victory (16-3).

AHS will travel to Abilene Wylie High School on Saturday September 22nd. Wylie is the current 4A Team Tennis State Champion and has won state 3 of the past 4 years. Aledo currently sits atop District 4-5A at 2-0 and Wylie is currently second at 1-0 in district play. The matches are set to begin with JV at 9 AM and Varsity at 11 AM.