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Tryon Daily Bulletin / The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper
Friday, June 8, 2012
Sports
Friday, June 8, 2012
Tryon Daily Bulletin / The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper
Tryon 8-year-old, Housinger, wins state tennis championship by Barbara Childs
at Carolina Junior Tennis are There is a new rising star in wonderful! They are great with the world of Carolina tennis in kids and make daily practice a 8-year-old South Carolina state fun time. They coach good life champion Sydney Housinger of lessons like respect, teamwork, sportsmanship and honesty,” Tryon. Sydney is an avid member mom, Amy Housinger said. of Coach Cary Davenport’s “Sydney gets excited when it’s junior Carolina Tennis Pro- time for tennis practice, which gram and will be moving up to is something you don’t find with the 10-year-old divisions this every sport.” A typical week of tennis weekend. consists of three Davenport hours of group said Sydney has lessons along many attributes “She accepts correction with one hour of that carry her to and criticism well. She a shared private victory. does not get upset - she lesson with her “First is her passion. Sydney just makes things better.” friend Hannah -- Coach Cary Davenport Mabry. Sydney embraces tennis also likes to with her whole heart and soul and she can play play tennis with her family during the week, and said she can’t all day,” Davenport said. He said Sydney also has a tre- wait to play more tennis in the mendous amount of endurance, summer. She is looking forward in parhas exceptional hand and eye coordination, and is coachable. ticular to playing a tournament “She accepts correction and at Myrtle Beach in June with her criticism well. She does not get friend Hannah Mabry. “Tennis has always been a upset - she just makes things choice for Sydney and so far it’s better,” he said. Her fifth, and most impor- been one of the most fun decitant strength he said, is that she sions she has made,” said Amy Housinger. moves well. Sydney said the easiest move“The passwords for the tennis program are “move your feet” ment for her is the forehand and this is something that is a stroke, and the hardest to master God given gift to Sydney,” he is the serve. Her new goals for said. “The top 50 international tennis are to learn new swings, tennis players all move their feet improve her loop and be in the and are the best professional ten- top 60 in the world. “I also like hiking, swimnis players in the world. Moving your feet is most important - and ming, running, playing games, Sydney does this skill with great being around the animals (especially my cat, Benjamin), listenbalance and skill.” Sydney began taking tennis ing to music, singing, dancing lessons with Carolina Junior and playing pranks on my Dad! My favorite song is “The Climb” Tennis in September 2011. Mom, Amy Housinger, said by Miley Cyrus, and my favorite Sydney is self-motivated with food is tacos,” Sydney said. Sydney will attend third grade bigger than life dreams and goals at Tryon Elementary School in for herself. “Coach Cary and everyone the fall.
Sydney Housinger with her coach, Cary Davenport. (photo submitted)
Sydney Housinger is a member of the junior Carolina Tennis Program. (photo submitted)