The boys’ varsity tennis team is doing a great job at beating their competitors and getting along during the spring season, as proved by their record of nine wins and four losses.

“Our team is really positive and great to be with,” sophomore Jake Lee said. “It is a lot of fun to be with them, and we always have a really good time.”

Throughout the season, the team has always gotten along well and played to the best of their ability.

Any person who walks into a team meeting will see the two captains, senior Orion Wilkinson and senior Nick Kirchoff, taking control and giving great advice to their team.

“Everyone has known each other for two years so everyone knows their role on the team.,” Wilkinson said. “As a captain I make sure that everyone cheers on everyone else.”

Both captains will be gone at the end of the season along with seniors Sam Blumenthal and Eddie Du. Although they will be gone, they will not be forgotten for they have made a great impact on the team.

“It will be sad to not be with the team next year,” Kirchoff said. “We may all be leaving, but we will never forget how we have been together these past years and will always be happy to reflect back on it.”

Even though tennis is an individual sport, everyone on the team is important because one match could make the difference between winning and losing.

“It’s important to cheer every guy since any of them could win the crucial match for us,” Wilkinson said. “A lot of guys on the team have really stepped it up during important matches and really impressed everyone.”

While the players have been having a great time, so have the coaches. Suzy Luten and Rich Chappuis are the head coaches of the team.

“I really have loved every minute of coaching these boys,” Luten said. “I am really going to miss every single one of them. Each of them have really bonded and become a really close team.”

Districts are the second week of May, and there is a strong possibility the boys’ team could go to state.

“I am hoping the team will all go to state,” Luten said. “I am really excited to see Kirchoff and Wilkinson get to go back again hopefully, and maybe seeing Jake Lee and Jack Holds get to go as individuals also.”

Last year, Kirchoff and Wilkinson got third at state and this year they will hopefully to be a force to reckon with once again.

“We have worked really hard for state,” Kirchoff said. “We are ready to take it by storm this year and win. It is both of our senior years so we both have a really strong drive and we both know it is our last time. I know we are going to kill it.”

The ending to the years season is coming soon but the whole team worked together to win and learned to get along great.

“The comraderie that I have expierenced as part of the team at Clayton was awesome.” Wilkinson said. “Being with the team really has made me love tennis.”