Baylie was selected as varsity team captain for tennis this year. Unfortunately, she was having a lot of groin pain so we ended up taking her to an orthopedist. They ordered some x-rays and some MRIs. In the meantime they told her to only play doubles.
She got to play with her sweet friend Sarah Doherty. But after being #2 on the ladder, it was hard for her to drop to the bottom of the ladder.
After further labwork and a contrast dye MRI, it was confirmed that she has arthritis and has no soft tissue in her hip. Five different doctors agreed that she needed to stop playing tennis altogether. It was devastating. They're not sure why someone her age has arthritis. It's not rheumatoid so they don't know how she got it or why it's so bad.
She had a huge steroid shot in the hip joint, which was very painful, but helped with the arthritis pain a little bit. She continued in her role as team captain and supported the other girls throughout the season. We were really proud of how she handled the adversity.
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| The Seniors - Zulia Markley, Nitya Cherukamalli, Baylie, Nina Thurber, Jahara McNair, Danny Lawrence |
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| Senior Night - so fancy (eye roll) |
End of year banquet
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| Back - Zulia, Zahara, Coach Stan, Christian Brown, Sarah, Baylie Front - Nina, Irene Su, Cadence Guynn, Danny, Nitya |
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| Seniors |
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| with posters |
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| Sixth year lettering in tennis |
Baylie has been playing tennis since she was four years old. The fact that her tennis career has ended this way has been really hard for her.
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