This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is women’s tennis player Olivia Ward. Last week, Ward and her doubles partner Alana Lutz became the first doubles team in Cedar Ridge history to qualify for the 3A State Championship tournament. What makes it all the more remarkable is Ward was only five months removed from major thoracic surgery. Olivia spent the summer learning how to use her right arm. When tennis season started in August, Olivia struggled to hold her right arm over her head. Needless to say, she made progress as the season continued. Ward and Lutz were the #4 Mideast seed in the 3A State Doubles Tournament, where they competed at the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center in Greensboro on Friday morning. Even though she and Lutz lost on Friday, there was no time for Ward to rest. On Saturday afternoon, she played in a USTA match in Durham.