Nia Rogers

Varsity Redwood Christian High School’s Tennis player Nia Rogers is our Athlete of the Week. The team played College Prep of Oakland on September 14. Rogers– a Junior– lost her first set 3-6, but she didn’t let it affect her and focused on the next set. She started 4-1 before her opponent won the next 4 games to bring it to 4-5, and RCHS Tennis Coach Joe Geronimo noticed she was looking a bit tired. Nia stayed aggressive and kept the pressure on her opponent who started to fade. Nia won the next 3 games and took the set 7-5. Nia completed the comeback with a 10-point tiebreaker third set, 10-6. It was Nia’s ‘will to win’ that finally wore down her opponent. She is 4-0 in the season thus far. “Nia is relentless when running down balls hit by her opponents. She has the ability to bear down when it counts and fight for each point eventually outlasting her opponents,” says Coach Geronimo.