The Excelsior Springs varsity girls tennis team has found a groove, according to coach Richie Marsh.“These girls are playing good tennis right now and it is showing up each night,” Marsh said.With Monday’s road win over Benton of St. Joseph, the Tigers had won four of their last five duals and were 5-2 overall entering Wednesday’s dual with Oak Park in Kansas City. That included a 2-1 stretch last week, with Excelsior Springs thumping Fort Osage 9-0 Sept. 10 in Independence, falling 5-4 Sept. 11 at Belton and downing Lexington 9-0 Sept. 12 at Excelsior Springs.Excelsior Springs’ doubles teams dropped only five total games in the win over Fort Osage, with seniors Shelby Stodden and Malaya Tedesco cruising 8-1, senior Megan Riegel and sophomore Laney Smith winning 8-3, and senior Lily Long and sophomore Ananya Carrel triumphing 8-1. Stod...