Northtown’s boys’ tennis team is making quite the racquet this season. This year, the tennis boys have 36 players making this team rather large. Because of this year’s high number of players, coach Daniel Berkland and the team captains have been trying their best to help the players bring it all together.

The team captains are senior, Caleb McQuerry, senior, Chris Stilwell, senior, Morgan Thompson, and junior, Cody Dang. Swinging into shape, the boys work very hard to ace their matches. “We practice everyday from 2:55pm to 5:15pm,” said Berkland. “We typically also have two to three matches a week as well.”

So far, the team has played three dual matches. Varsity annihilated St. Pius (8-1) and defeated Kearney (7-2). JV triumphed over both St. Pius and Kearney with both matches ending with (9-0). Both Varsity and JV met their match when they lost to Liberty, but JV came slamming back, taking first place in the Blue Springs South JV doubles tournament.

Novice squad defeated Kearney (2-0) lost to Liberty (1-2), and lost to Park Hill (8-23). The Novice squad was downright smashing in the Novice doubles tournament when they took fourth place.

The team has one simple goal for this season. Their motto is “Diminish our weaknesses, and increase our strengths.” “If we do this effectively, then the wins and losses will take care of themselves,” exclaimed Berkland. “So far, we have positioned ourselves for a good run at the Conference Title, and are looking forward to getting some more matches under our belts.”

Varsity will have 10 more dual matches, 3 tournaments, and post-season play. JV and Novice have a similar schedule remaining as well so come support Northtown tennis boys while they serve up a great season.