Only so much can be accomplished in practice. The payoff is in a big meet where the crowd is cheering, the adrenaline is flowing and the intensity is cranked up to the highest possible level.
Navarre’s girls tennis team placed third in the district tournament a year ago. With its top three players back this season, the Raiders have a shot to contend for at least the runner-up spot.
In the early going of Navarre’s 8A regional quarterfinal against top-ranked Lincoln Thursday night in Tallahassee, the Raiders looked like a team poised to pull off an upset.
