On Wednesday afternoon, Cedar Ridge tennis senior Olivia Ward formally signed with Methodist University in Fayetteville. On hand for the ceremony were Olivia’s parents, Lynn & Ashley, Cedar Ridge Athletic Director Andy Simmons, tennis coach Lennie Corbett and many of Olivia’s teammates and friends. Over the course of four years of varsity tennis, Olivia was a part of 65 singles and doubles victories. She also has a 4.2 grade point average. Last month, Ward qualified for the 3A State Singles Tournament at the Burlington Tennis Center. In each of the past two years, Ward qualified for the state championships. In 2018, she teamed with Alana Lutz to qualify for the state doubles championship. In her freshman year, Ward was a starter for a Cedar Ridge team that won the 2016 Big 8 Conference Championship, the only team in school history to win a conference title in tennis.