The Mills Godwin and Deep Run boys tennis teams can hardly be more equal. When the two Colonial District teams met during the regular season, Deep Run won 5-4. It was the first time Deep Run had beaten Mills Godwin. The Eagles turned the tables in the Central Region team final, winning 5-4 in match that took a couple of days to complete.

For three years in a row, Mills Godwin boys tennis coach Tom Hoy and the Eagles have walked across the court at the close of a Virginia High School League state match against James Robinson of Fairfax to congratulate the Rams on a victory. The handshake came twice after state finals in 2006 and 2008. The Eagles lost in the semifinals in 2007.

The Deep Run boys tennis team scored a historic victory Wednesday. Deep Run defeated Mills Godwin 5-4 for the first time in school history. The Wildcats won on their home courts in a match that almost didn’t happen because of end-of-the-school-day rain. Sun tried to warm up the players and spectators who weathered cold temperatures and blustery wind.