Much of the roster for the Glendale High boys' tennis team has changed from 2010 to 2012, but for longtime Nitros Coach Bob Davidson, it might very well have felt as if nothing much has changed.
Glendale took a very long trip south to play top-seeded Palm Desert in the CIF Southern Section Division II first round, arriving a bit late in the process due to AP testing. And, once again, the Nitros took the very long trip back north after a lopsided loss, as Palm Desert showed no mercy in thumping Glendale, 18-0, on Wednesday.
"Our kids competed. We played as hard as we could and I'm proud of that," Davidson said. "They're just at a different level skill-wise. They're the team to beat [in Division II]."