Every year during the first day of the Rotary Invitational tennis tournament, GPS coach Sue Bartlett pleads ignorance to her players about team scores, which aren’t posted at the match sites.
“I don’t count points,” she said. “I’m just assuming that we’re up there with Baylor.”
Which is exactly where they are.
Bartlett’s Bruisers and the Lady Red Raiders are in a tight battle headed into final-round action in the A Division. Baylor leads with 13 points, but GPS has 12.5. Mountain Brook out of Alabama is third with 10 points.
The boys’ side is just as tight, as the Red Raiders lead with 13.5 points, a half-point ahead of Montgomery Bell Academy. St. Xavier is third with 11.5 points, while McCallie is fourth with 7.5.