October 10, 2026 - The Center Roughriders Team Tennis season continues after a Bi-District victory against Vidor and Area victory against Wharton.
The Riders ended their regular season with an 11- 3 record; 4-0 in District play - giving them the District Championship title. They breezed past Vidor 19-0 on Monday to earn the title of Bi-District champions last week. Thursday, October 8, the team became Area champions after beating Wharton 11-4. The doubles teams gave the Riders a 6-1 lead and they pulled out 5 of the 8 singles matches.
Leading the way for CHS are No. 1 singles players Bryce Gaddy and Autumn Bennett. Also shining in matchplay are Ryder Moody, Alicia Landin, Zac Payne, Emerson Wulf, Blake Collard, Madisyn Smith, Timothy Pletcher, Zoey Shelton, Phoenix Cougler, Evyn Wulf, and Kenley Ramos. The team is led by head coach Leon Dykes and assistant coach Lori Cooper.
The Rider Tennis Team will take on Orange Little Cypress-Mauriceville in the Regional Quarterfinals. Orange-LCM are the District 18 champions and beat Needville at the Area level. Matchplay will begin at 3pm on Monday, October 12th in Livingston.
