First St. Michael the Archangel senior tennis players reach state tourney

For the first time in school history, St.

Michael the Archangel qualified two tennis players for the Missouri Class State Girls Tennis Tournament.

The senior doubles duo of Jenna Drake and Emily Rogge also are out Hy-Vee High School Athletes of the Week.

OUR HYVEE ATHLETE OFTHE WEEK SEGMENT HITSDOUBLES-TENNIS.SO WE CAN'T AWARD JUSTONE.HERE'S MCKENZIENELSON...MCKENZIE NELSON - REPORTINGTHESE TWO GIRLS SWITCHEDSPORTS - AND COURTS - AND ONTHIS ONE, THEY"RE MAKINGHISTORY.JENNA DRAKE - SENIORSI started tennis 3 years agoandI never thought I would make itthisfar.JENNA DRAKE " AND HERDOUBLES PARTNER " EMILYROGGE"SWITCHED FROM VOLLEYBALLTO TENNIS IN HIGH SCHOOL.EMILY ROGGE, SENIORSIt feels like all the hardwork thatI"ve put into tennis thesepast 4years have really just shownrighthere, so it"s really great.THE TWO ARE BOTH SENIORS ATSAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL" AND ARE HEADED TO THESTATE TOURNAMENT.STEVE HIRTZEL - HEAD TENNISCOACH, SAINT MICHAEL THEARCHANGELSThey"ve worked hard andwe put them together as at teamearly on and we saw early ontheygelled and they played a verytoughschedule.EMILY AND JENNA WILL HAVETWO MATCHES ON FRIDAY "AND ARE HOPEFUL THEY"LLBE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP ONSATURDAY.JENNA DRAKE - SENIORSI"m starting to get alittleanxious about it, but I"mreallyexcited.NATS - ATHLETE OF THE WEEKPRESENTATION.MCKENZIE NELSON, 41 ACTIONNEWS.THAT'S A L