CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. — It's been a productive pandemic for one local girl on the tennis court. 11-year-old Cara Evans won 13 straight tournaments before reaching the semifinals a couple of weeks ago at a level 4 Middle States Sectional Tournament in Pittsburgh. In just nine tournaments in the last six months, the Springville-native went from being ranked 914th to 8th in the girls 12 and under division, and as a result, she was just named an alternate for Team USA.
"It's been really exciting because I never knew I could get this far," Evans said. "When I was 900 or so, I didn't even know, but now with all the hard work I've put in to tennis, I'm just really thrilled with myself and my results. It's really thrilling for me. I cannot believe my accomplishment in achieving that. I never thought I could do that, but big dreams come true, I guess."
"I am so proud of her, not only because of the hard work that she puts in on and off the court, but there's not a better person that deserves it than Cara," Liz Sherman of Birchwood Tennis & Fitness Club said. "She's the sweetest girl, she's a hard worker and she deserves every accolade she gets."