Articles Tagged: Tennis

Cedar Rapids Xavier are looking to repeat their Class 1A title from the spring and a look at individual players from the Gazette-area to keep an eye out for.

After being part of the spring season since the sport's inception in 1956, tennis has been moved to the fall and practices began on Monday. Here is a preview of the upcoming season and the thoughts of changing from spring to fall.

Gabi Fleming takes down Heather Fleming in tie-breaker in women’s final; Anthony Schulte beats his brother in men’s final

Iga Swiatek defeats Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title

Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beats Taylor Fritz to return to the Wimbledon final Sunday, July 13, 2025

About to graduate with a psych degree in spring 2024, her focus turned toward the medical college admission test, University of Iowa senior Krisha Keeran on March 13, 2024 had just finished taking her final MCAT practice exam when she and her dad took off for a bike ride that would end with weeks of hospitalization and months of rehab.

The culture that is tennis at Cedar Rapids Xavier was on display Tuesday in Waterloo the Saints were looking to make one final piece of history.

With his Xavier boys’ tennis team tied at 3-3 after singles against Dubuque Wahlert in the Class 1A team championship match, Potts, who is retiring after 12 seasons leading the program, got his group together for one final time as the Saints coach.

Saints secure trifecta with team title after winning singles and doubles crowns last weekend; avenge last year’s loss to Pella

For the past 12 seasons, he has led the highly successful boys’ tennis program at Xavier. During that span, the Saints have won five state championships.

Fleming in line to possibly become only the third four-time state champion in Iowa prep history.

In the 97-year annals of the Iowa boys’ tennis state championships, two brothers had never faced each other for the state singles championship

“I really have high expectations for myself to be here,” Dylan Schulte said after winning both of his 2A state singles matches Tuesday at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex. “I knew I was going to make it this far.”

It looks like a competitive field for singles and wide-open race in doubles at state tennis begins Monday in Iowa City and Waterloo

The Lions still are a contender for a state berth, but certainly will not be the heavy favorite they have been in past years.