Big participation numbers for Atlantic tennis in 2023

April 4th, 2023 by admin

The Atlantic tennis teams have some big participation numbers for 2023. Atlantic head coach Mike McDermott said 33 girls are out for the team this season and 20 are out for the boys team. Coach McDermott said it’s great to have that kind of interest but it has been a challenge in practice to get effective work in for everyone. He said they try to start from fundamentals and build up.

The girls team has some good returning experience with Rio Johnson leading the way.

The boys also have a few returning starters from last season to lead the way.

Coach McDermott said early on in the season they try to focus on fundamentals and then as quickly as they can work in strategy since the season is a short one. He said some key things they want to see in competition early is consistency and keeping the ball in play.

The Trojans have just gotten their season rolling and will next up take on Creston Thursday night. Listen to the full interview with Coach McDermott below.