HS Tennis: Game, Set, Match!
Story by Sarah Park
Edited by Sarah Jung
Design by Helaine Lee
Edited by Sarah Jung
Design by Helaine Lee
Tennis has been an unrecognized sport among the many different choices of sports students choose from. Tennis is a sport which requires an individual to bring out their best mentality as well as their physical condition at the toughest times of their match.
Mr. Chesterman, this year’s tennis girl’s varsity team’s coach has stated that, “Tennis is a sport where you have to spend years and years devoting to, to actually become good at it. So, you can’t just be naturally good in a way; it actually takes a lot of skills to master that sport.” Regardless of it’s high competition, this year’s 2014-15 girl’s tennis varsity team has had a successful outcome compared to the other years of tennis history in Seoul International School. As the tennis season has started last fall, the team has shown great teamwork and significant accomplishments. As a result of the players’ significant progress throughout the season, they have been able to come up with all of the winning titles, including doubles and singles for major tournaments such as KAIAC and AISA. Unlike the sport tennis itself, the tennis team needs a lot of teamwork and this year’s tennis team has shown exceptionally good teamwork because all of the high schoolers were able to support each other throughout all of their games. They were able to cheer each other on and keep their teammates going even during the toughest times of their matches. Ashley Park, this year’s tennis varsity captain, first singles, as well as a senior, has said, “As people are cheering and supporting you from behind, it lightens up the mood and helps you throughout the game.” Although tennis is a competitive sport, next year, the team will be available to the rising ninth graders as well as many of the high schoolers. It will also always be available to those who wish to have experience with other players and improve their skills and knowledge towards tennis. |
This season, the varsity girls tennis team was capable of showing great teamwork.
Photograph by Sarah Park (8) The girls’ tennis team has managed to go undefeated this season, by winning all of their matches for the KAIAC and AISA tournaments. Photograph by Sarah Park (8)
Ashley Park (12) is stretching out for the ball during the match which will lead her to win the point. Photograph by Sarah Park (8)
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