QHS sophomore is Reddy to tackle sectional tennis field, fight for spot in state tournament

Quincy High School sophomore Anika Reddy is seeded third in the singles bracket at the Class 2A Belleville West Sectional. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Anika Reddy talks about her game in the same manner she handles forehands and backhands. Steady and straight. “If you get overconfident, you start missing shots and hitting shots out that could have been winners,” said Reddy, the No. 1 singles player in the Quincy High School girls tennis team’s lineup. “If you…

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QHS’s Reddy wins WB6 singles championship, Hayes twins take second in doubles

Quincy High School sophomore Anika Reddy, left, won the Western Big 6 Conference singles championship Saturday in Rock Island, Ill., while the senior tandem of Lily and Phoebe Hayes took second in the doubles bracket. | Submitted photo

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Quincy High School girls tennis team gave the rest of the teams in the Class 2A Belleville West Sectional something to be leery about. That’s top-flight competitors coming into the postseason event riding high. QHS sophomore Anika Reddy knocked off the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds as she won the…

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QHS girls tennis team showcases depth with singles, doubles titles at Moline Invite

The Quincy High School girls tennis team finished first in the Moline Invitational after winning titles at No. 2 singles and doubles. | Submitted photo

MOLINE, Ill. — Friday’s dual match victory over Moline gave the Quincy High School girls tennis team some welcome momentum heading into Saturday’s Moline Invitational. The Blue Devils used it to seize the day. Quincy won championships at No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles and shared first place at No. 1 doubles when rain…

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