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Last spring, Saints tennis player Laercio Lobo struggled in interviews as he spoke little English; this year, Lobo eases into interviews and is very confident about both his speech and the Saints tennis team.Lobo’s journey to Seward started with a simple dream.“I had a dream to come to the U.S.,” Lobo said.Although he had this dream, the support for it wasn’t there.  “They told me I didn’t have the money as my family was very poor and I never studied English before,” Lobo said.However, Lobo has now proven his critics wrong as he is attending Seward and has mastered English in a year’s time.Lobo claims overcoming his critics is due to advice his father always gave him.“I lost my dad two years ago and he always told me...

After playing against three of the top nationally ranked teams in the Trojan JuCo Classic in Oklahoma City last Friday and Saturday and then playing against local rival, Barton, in 50 mph wind, on Sunday, the Saints and Lady Saints tennis teams had a busy and tough weekend.Despite this, tennis coach Darin Workman is pleased with both teams.“They were so tired and sore.  I?know they hated it, and they’re probably still mad at me, but I?was proud,”?Workman said.  “It was a very tough weekend but I?was really happy.  We are where I?want to be.”The men’s team won against the eighth ranked team from Meridian Community College 7-2 but lost against Tyler Junior College 7-2 and Collin College 8-1 during the tournament in Oklahoma...