Sweet Serve: Rincon sisters carrying family tennis legacy

ROANOKE, Va. – The sound of a tennis ball is one that is all too familiar for Ana Maria and Kathryn Rincon. They practiced and trained together for years, but for the first time ever, the Patrick Henry High School duo saw their forehand serve them well as they captured the VHSL Class 5 doubles state championship.

“It was really great,” said Kathryn. She just finished her freshman year at Patrick Henry. “It was a really close match– 6-4, 6-4. So, we were so excited.”

“Yeah, I remember Kathryn was serving for the match, which is a lot of pressure, of course, but she handled it so well and served the match out,” said Ana Maria. She just finished her junior year…

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