"I'm a righty and she's a lefty and so sometimes that can throw people off and it helps us to mesh better because then we can really choose which side of the court we want," Dudney said.
"It's nice having a partner that I can really rely on."ĭudney and Ruffin present problems for their opponents. "It's pretty cool that she's won three already and this could be her next one in a different category," Dudney said. She won the girls doubles title as a freshman and sophomore with Monaco Schmidt and last year she captured the girls singles crown. It's been really good to play at a high level with a lot of other players."ĭudney is looking for his first state championship, while his partner Ruffin is trying to win a fourth. And the 1A state champ (Grady's Dominic Gibson) from the last two years, I've been practicing with him, too, and I've been really successful. "We played them a lot and a few other schools. 1 singles players like (Lane Adkins of Abilene) Wylie," Horne said. "In singles, what's really helped me is playing practice matches with bigger schools and No. Horne is looking to end a two-year state title drought after winning the 2016 boys doubles title with Pete Rochat. Mason's Caleb Horne is going in boys singles, along with fellow senior Grace Chapman in girls singles. The junior girls doubles tandem of Kate Gillespie and Reagan Glentz also punched its ticket, along with the senior mixed doubles duo of Cason Dudney and Ryli Ruffin. They're sending two boys doubles teams to Aggieland - the team of senior Bode McMillan and freshman Matthew Kerr, and the duo of juniors Roman Coe and Ethan Powell. The Punchers have always been especially strong in the doubles department and 2018 is no exception. And it's really a family affair with his son as the new head coach and daughter, Salah Smith Eckert, as an assistant. Mitchell Tennis Center on the Texas A&M University campus.Įven though he's retired, Paul Smith is still very involved, teaching some of Mason's younger players. Mason will look to add to its Texas record of 92 state championships when the tournament starts Thursday at the George P. They're going above and beyond throughout the year and during the summers." They know exactly what they need to do and they're very responsible about getting their workouts done and getting out to practice and doing what it takes to be successful. "It's been great," the 36-year-old said of taking over at his alma mater, where he won two state titles and two silver medals. Rutherford ended his 12-year run with the Bobcats this spring. Following in his father's footsteps as the Mason High School head tennis coach has been a sweet deal for Cade Smith, and the Punchers are hoping to finish 2018 with a bang at the UIL Class 2A State Tennis Championships in College Station on May 17-18.Īfter Paul Smith retired last year, the job stayed in the family with his son, who spent 11 years as an assistant coach under Matt Rutherford at San Angelo Central.
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