Here is the 2025 Girls Tennis Roster, in alphabetical order:
Beth Barnes
Izabella Cole
Jayani Crespo
Avery Dudgeon
Callan Fitzgerald
Sophia Garman
Rylee Horodesky
Joyce Jiang
Adrielle Jones
Madeline Mulopulos
Matea Nacheva
Isabelle Nigro
Sophia Nguyễn
Addison Petetti
Layla Sabet
Gabriella Scarpa
Zoe Slusher
Chinonye Uche
Ella Vreeling
Bella Winegardner
Here is the 2025 Boys Tennis Roster, in alphabetical order:
Huxley Banks
Michael Bergin
Beckham Butler
Samuel Gastaldo
Davey Gluth
Dean Gluth
Colter Johnson
Oliver Nardiello
Dennis Oxenuk
Ethan Policastro
Noah Sabet
Tamer Sayegh
Vito Sciaratta
Kingston Stuart
Paul Williams
Alpha Vonxaiburana
Ronan Voss
Tyson Young
Aleksei Zilberman
Congratulations on making the team, while keeping those that did not in your prayers. As we said at the end of practice today, these were very difficult decisions. The factors going into the decisions were: Attitude, effort, timeliness, coachability, hustle, doubles positioning knowledge and proper movement, results of the challenge matches, results of the Saturday skill evaluations, and improvement level from Saturday through today. These decisions were not easy, and we make them prayerfully and with the knowledge that God will lead the way. If tennis is not what He has in mind for you this season something else will present itself, even if we cannot see it at this moment. We say a special prayer for those that will not be on the roster this season, that God's grace will give them comfort.
Everyone that took part is a member of the Crusader Tennis family. As such, if you tried out, were not selected, and are signed up for Tennis PE, and want to stay in Tennis PE, then we will see you in class either Thursday or Friday. If you choose to take a different PE, please let me and your counselor know that, and we will get it switched.
You may notice that there are only 19 Boys listed on the roster. We have another boy attending Faith and hoping to play on the team that was unable to attend tryouts as he is still active in a national event. We are working to determine when/if he will be able to join the team. If he is able, he will take the final spot. If he is unable to make the schedule work, we will move someone up from the Developmental Squad to take the final spot.
Here is the remaining Main Varsity schedule for the week:
Wednesday, August 6th First Full Practice 3:30pm-5:30pm
Thursday, August 7th - First Day of School - Practice 3pm-5:30pm
Friday, August 8th - Practice 3pm-4:30pm
Saturday, August 9th - Practice, 8:30am-10:30am
Saturday, August 9th - TEAM PHOTOS 11:25am - Details to follow
Saturday, August 9th - Family Fun Night, 6pm-appx 8pm - This DOES count as a practice. (Developmental Squad players are invited and encouraged to attend as well)
Family Fun Night is just that...a time for families to come out, reconnect or meet for the first time, do some of the drills your kids do, maybe even play some tennis against your kids, and enjoy some food/drink.
As to that last part...we will need some food and drink, but please, please no one bring napkins or utensils....we are ALL GOOD in that area. If we have a parent that would like to volunteer for this duty, please let me know ASAP.
As always, we give thanks to God for His blessings on our student athletes and their families, and pray that we honor Him in all we do, both on the court and off.
Coach Keith
Coach Rachel, Coach Jordan
"Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.” Psalm 100:4