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Boys’ tennis coach Celso has been manning the ship for two years alone, taking charge of a rowdy group of ambitious athletes. The time has finally come where someone suitable to fill in the shoes of previous assistant coach Derry’s shoes has appeared.ComingfromStanford University, Jordan joined the team this season, providing his expertise and experience in the sport.
The team is a tight-knit group of friends, and with numerous inside jokes, Søren Madsen (12) says that “it wasn’t easy for Jordan to get accustomed to the tennis team’s personality,” but it seems that Jordanhasalreadycontributedto longstanding traditions of the boys’ team. According to Søren, “Jordan banned dabbing on the courts” and Johnathan Xu (11)
states that “Jordan banned racquet abuse on courts.” Both of these rules seem completely viable.
On another note, Mark Theis (11) says “I think it’s great to have a new assistant coach because it’s added a differentperspectivetothe team and we have different types of fun with him rather than Celso. I’d say that since he’s much younger, he’s sometimes more relatable. He connects with us differently.” Furthermore, Jordan has inspired members of the team to play better and practice more. Johnathan professes that “Playing with Jordan lets me seehowmuchIhavetowork to play in a D1 school in the
1. Michael Chang (9), ready to smash the ball over the net. 2. The team brings it in before a match to cheer each other on. 3. Jonathan Xu (11), gets
future. some positive affirmation from his team before the start of a big match.
4. Eugene Miller (12) shakes hands with an opponent before a match
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