Q: How long have you been playing tennis?
A: I started playing during my eighth grade year.
Q: What motivates you?
A: I am motivated by watching better players and trying to improve my own game to their level.
Q: What was your best season? Why?
A: My best season was my junior year because I led the team with the best record (24-4). I was all-conference in my flight and led the team as captain.
Q: Why did you decide to start playing tennis?
A: I started playing tennis because my cousin, TJ, is Rockford’s number one singles player, and my dad got me interested in it
Q: What is the ultimate goal you can imagine related to tennis?
A: The ultimate goal for our tennis team was to qualify for states which is very difficult due to other teams in our region.
Q: What have been your biggest achievements in athletics?
A: 2x Season MVP
2x “Wildcat Award”
1x All Conference
4x Tournament Champion
Q: How do you think coaches can be more effective?
A: I think that our coaches can be more effective by getting kids interested in playing high school tennis at a young age.
Q: What are your main strengths in tennis?
A: My first serve, my groundstrokes and offensive shots.
Q: What do you need to improve on?
A: I need to improve my second serve and volleys.
Q: What do you like about training?
A: It gives us the opportunity to improve weaknesses and strengthen our game.
Q: What do you dislike about training?
A: I dislike early season conditioning and indoor workouts when it’s raining.
Q: Who are your biggest inspirations?
A: My biggest inspirations are Jacob Stegman and Matteo Berrettini.
