ATHENS, Tenn. – The Soddy-Daisy girls’ tennis team has been on the cusp of winning an outright district championship before, as last season the Lady Trojans fell just short.
Through the first day of the 2013 District 5-AAA individual tournament, they’ve given themselves a chance to break through.
The Lady Trojans lead the way after the first day of competition at Ingleside Park with six points. They’ll have to hold off charges from Walker Valley, Cleveland and Rhea County — all of whom are within two points.
The Ooltewah boys lost only one match Monday and lead with seven points — one ahead of Walker Valley, which has six.
Soddy-Daisy’s girls and Ooltewah’s boys won the regular-season titles, but should another team win more matches in the individual tournament, the Lady Trojans or Owls would have to defend its title in a one-match playoff Wednesday. The Lady Trojans were in a similar situation last season and fell in the playoff to Walker Valley.