Golden Tornado head tennis coach Jose Lucio and his wife Tina became the proud parents of their fourth son Monday afternoon at Lubbock.
But while Tina was giving birth, Jose was watching his Golden Tornado tennis program continue to come of age in the Region I-3A Tennis Tournament at Abilene’s Rose Park Tennis Center.
Golden Tornado senior Bella Dela Rosa fell just short of reaching the regional semi-finals by losing in Tuesday’s quarterfinal match to Odessa Compass Academy’s Neena Gonzales, 6-4 and 10-8. It was the first regional appearance for both young ladies.
“Bella probably would have won this match If she had ...