WCHS Men’s Tennis preseason

The Warren County High School tennis team is about to start its third season under head coach Erik Breit.

Breit stated his main goal this season is to, “consistently improve throughout the year…gain experience and confidence.” The roster has a total of eleven players: Ethan Kuhstoss, Michael Kelly, Austin Herring, Evan Martin, Antonio Tonizzo, Zander Ward, Matthew Farley, Brett Jordan, Tyler Bennix, Aidan Sower, and Mavryck Mora. Going into his senior season, Ethan Kuhstoss will most likely be the team’s number one player.

According to Coach Breit, “He is the only consistent returner from last year and has made great improvements.” Michael Kelly is “looking to become a leader” in his junior season and gained some experience from last year. Many players will be competing for varsity spots. Austin Herring has “taken huge steps forward to become a solid tennis player.” Evan Martin and Matthew Farley will be looking to make an impact on the varsity squad. Zander Ward and Antonio Tonizzo will also be competing for a varsity position as well. The team captains will be determined after the following weeks.

When asked which schools posed the biggest challenge Breit said, “Brentsville defeated us in the playoffs last year and has a strong team and George Mason has a very talented team.” Breit wants everyone on his team to improve and says there will be many learning experiences throughout the season since there are so many new players and old players moving into new roles. The first game is on March seventeenth at four-thirty in the afternoon. During a tennis match, there are three doubles games first then six singles games occur later on. You play to the best of nine overall and each individual game is played in an eight-game set.

Breit hopes to improve upon the tennis program for years to come. He also plans to build off of last season and returning players this season. Breit said, “For years the tennis team struggled to gain victories and confidence…I plan on building off of the momentum and wins from previous years.” When asked how he expected this season to go, Breit answered with this, “I expect this season to be up and down as players learn how to play and gain an understanding of tennis. New players will be nervous…I expect players to learn how to win matches as the season progresses.”

The ‘Cats open their Spring 2020 season on March 17 at Strasburg at 4:30.