Allison and her tennis Feburary 2012

Allison and her most AWESOME team....The Red Storm, Dixie State.  They were having a tennis tournament in Glendale, AZ so Scott and I drove down to spend a few days with her and watch her play.  WOW, she is good.  This was Scott's dream come true.  We were talking about when Allison was young we would take her to college matches so that she could see what she could become.  We were always so amazed by the talent we saw, and now......our baby is one of them.  Too cool!

This is the line up to match up parteners.  They were playing Montanna State today.  The first day was played at a near by high school.

This is Allison's adopted grandpa, Arden Palmer.  He is a sports nut and came to all of her EAC matches and now still  tries to come to some of her Dixie matches.  He said that he was planning on going to another on in St. George.  She proof read his life story for him, and he took her to lunch when she graduated from EAC.

It was so much fun to meet Allison "half way" and then to hang out with her, and to see her doing her other life.

Dixie State Tennis Team.

We were able to stay with Grandma and Grandpa Hiatt.  I was so happy to be able to hang out with them, I love them so much and they are such a huge part of who I am.

Scott getting a picture with the grandparents.  We had good a conversation with them.

At Paseo, watching some AWESOME tennis.  It's fun to watch college tennis, because they are more vocal.  They yell for their teammates, they'll even yell across the whole complex to cheer on their team.

The Dixie Girls getting ready to play.

Allison contemplating her next move.

Look dad, she still looks like a "Coyote looking for a square meal."

We followed Allison's team where er they may go.  So I must capture every moment.

Scott getting in some pick up tennis.

I just love his cute self!!

This man he deserves so much, and if it's getting to the courts a little bit early so he can play some tennis then so be it!!  He is a happy man.

The coach, I mean the dadda.  He was one happy guy this weekend.  He loved being around so much tennis!  
Thanks Allison

Sports

Tennis freshmen show promise for Dixie State

By Rhett Sullivan

Published: Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Updated: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 12:02

Todd Tischler | Dixie Sun

Allison Evans, a sophomore English major from Safford, Ariz., prepares for the season at practice. The team is optimistic about the upcoming season.

The Dixie State College women's tennis team returned this year with many new players, but the coach and players are pleased with their performance in the fall.
The women's tennis team started practice again within the first week of school. There are only a couple of returning players from last year and almost half of the players are freshmen, but head coach Eric Pelton said his team had a good fall season. Last year Dixie finished 4-15 overall.
"Right now from the fall we're ranked ninth in the West Region, which is good because the top five teams in the west region are top 25 in the nation," Pelton said. "So already they've kind of done well, so hopefully from here, we just hope to keep plugging along and see some improvements."
Part of Dixie State College's success last semester was the team was able to go to the fall tournament.
"We actually got a couple of matches in the fall," Pelton said. "We also went to the regional tournament, which was good. It was probably the best showing we've had at the regional. We were able to get a little practice in and get some matches in and let them all see where they're at."
Sarah Hughes, a sophomore general education major from Bountiful, agreed the fall season was a good experience for the team.
"We have a lot of new girls this year, so I think it was good to have that fall preseason to get experience and see how the college world really is," Hughes said.
Allison Long, a junior undecided major from West Jordan, also recognized there are many new players on the team but is impressed with their abilities.
"We have a lot of freshmen on the team once again, but they seem to have a variety of talent, and they seem to be pushing the returning players more," Long said.
Hughes and Long are some of the returning players this year you'll want to keep an eye on. There are also some new players to the team who are showing promise. Allison Evans, junior college school transfer from Eastern Arizona College, is ranked No. 19 in singles coming out of the fall season. Also, freshman Krista Anderson is ranked No. 10 with Hughes in doubles.
Pelton said his team is still developing goals for this semester, but he said he would like his team to finish in the top five of its conference and stay in the top 10. Their first match of the season will begin on Feb. 8 in Arizona, and Long said her team just needs to be confident.
"The main focus that I'm telling the girls is just be confident and not get too nervous because that was a real big factor last year," Long said. "They've been doing really well with the pressure this year, so hopefully we'll come up with more wins.”