Boys' Tennis Team Starts Season on a Roll

By Cyrus Gill

Dunn Student Journalist

Last year, the Dunn Boys' Tennis Team had one of their most successful seasons. Beating Thacher for the first time in 15 years, Dunn was ranked in the Top 10 of CIF Division IV for three weeks and made it to the second round of the CIF playoffs before losing to the eventual Division IV champions, Viewpoint. The team has been excited about this season with the return of all current senior players.

Coach Graham believes this team is deep and determined and will be able to perform as well, if not better, than last year. "Ever since I have coached at Dunn,” said Graham, “we have never had a more skilled team in terms of overall talent." He has set high expectations for the team in hopes that both Cate and Thacher will not be able to capture a win from the Earwigs. The team will now be lead by senior captains, Kyle Nelson and Brandon Yau. 

The 2011 coaching staff is comprised of Andrew Graham and Ryan Bowden. Coach Bowden brings many years of athletic experience from coaching the football and track programs and will play a valuable role in the conditioning of the team. Due to Mr. Bowden's new tennis conditioning course added during the winter sports season, players like brothers Brandon and Ryan Yao, Ohm Sirimongkolkasem, and Kyle Nelson have been able to amply prepare for their upcoming season. With the season underway, the team could not be happier with the results. The team so far has had no losses and four wins, one of which was garnered against Dunn's out of league rivals, Villanova Prep.