Lafayette Jeff’s Sydney North goes from the balance beam to the baseline

LAFAYETTE ― Sydney North stroked a forehand shot firmly as the Lafayette Jeff girls tennis sophomore worked against Harrison senior Ella York.

North had won 12 straight matches and was undefeated coming into match against York Tuesday, May 7.

“It was a fluke to how I got started,” North said.

Tennis became North’s primary sport of choice later in life when she was at gymnastics practice at age 7. North’s mother, Katina, saw a group of children with rackets at Lafayette Sports Center go behind a curtain to take lessons with instructor Lisa Wright and her Indiana High School Tennis Hall of Fame husband Tim Wright.

“It was like fate,” Wright said.

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