Q: What made you want to do tennis?

A: What made me want to do tennis was Nintendo Sports.

Q: Really?

A: Yeah, I discovered Tennis on Nintendo Switch Sports and I really liked it. That was the spring of freshman year.

Q: How long have you played for?

A: I started in May of 2023, so two and a half years.

Q: What is your preferred way to play? Singles or doubles?

A: I prefer doubles. I really enjoy singles but I like doubles because of the camaraderie and my teammates. I like my doubles partner as well.

Q: Who’s your doubles partner?

A: Emmy Lio.

Q: What is your goal in tennis? Do you want to get scholarships?

A: I would like to get a scholarship, but I don’t think that’s in the cards for me. so I’m just hoping to gain skill and passion.

Q: Do you plan to continue playing after high school?

A: That’s a big question mark.

Q: Okay, well do you want to play after high school?

A: I would like to play after high school, but I just don’t think that’s gonna happen for me.

Q: Who is your inspiration?

A: My inspiration on my team is, well she graduated, but Annie Meyer was my inspiration last year.

Q: How has your season gone so far?

A: I’d like to say it’s gone pretty swell, pretty swagalicious.

Q: How many meets have you had?

A: We’ve played four meets and I’ve won three of them.

Q: Have you guys traveled to other schools?

A: We went to JCA and we lost that, and then we went to Oswego High School and [we] won that.

Q: How many people typically come to watch your matches?

A: Not many. It’s usually parents of our team. A lot of parents come, there’s a few parents that come every time. But, about 10 to 15 people total.

Q: What do you like to do when you’re not playing tennis and not doing homework?

A: I like to hang out with my friends. We go to Starbucks and that’s pretty much it.