All seventh through ninth grade boys have the opportunity to participate in boys tennis. At practice some of the things they do are play matches against each other, run drills, practice different hits and work on consistency. Tanner Garvais, an eighth grader as SJHS, said, “We do conditioning, run, and lots of other stuff, we don’t just play tennis.”
Practices take place outside Springville Junior High at our tennis courts. Practice starts at 2:45 and ends at 4:20. The tennis team plays against other schools too. Mr. Dahl, the tennis coach, said, “we play against all other junior highs in the district, such as Diamond Fork, Mapleton, Payson, Spanish Fork, and Mt. Nebo." The team usually has two games a week and will have matches until the middle of May.
According to Mr. Dahl, he enjoys coaching the team because it’s fun for him to work with the kids in a format other than the classroom. Tennis is something he played when he was young, so he likes being able to pass what he knows “on to younger generations and help them advance in the sport.” Austin Dayton, an eighth-grade student, said, “I signed up for tennis because I enjoy it. It’s fun to hang out and play tennis with the other kids, and it’s just amazing!”
Boys servin' it up at tennis
Attributions
Renae Lovelace, SJHS Staff Writer