• Head Coach: Marceil Whitney, 14th season

• Last year: 3-7 record in 4A Kingco

• 2008 turnout: 51 players

• Varsity returners: 9

Top returners

• Jr. Blake Larson: No. 1 singles player last year gained experience playing tough opponents and worked hard to improve his game.

• Sr. Eric Kinney: No. 2 singles player is an all-around athlete who has improved his serving tremendously since sophomore season. Will be hungry to compete after taking junior year off.

• Jr. Jarel Murray: Eager to get back on the court after broken leg kept him away last year. He’s much improved and will be a factor.

Key newcomer

• Soph. Scott Singleton: Young kid has great work ethic and drive. “Every time he steps out on the court he gives 100 percent,” Whitney said. Has potential to carry the program in his junior and senior years if he stays healthy.

Coach’s quote

“Our goals will be to have fun and do better than they did last season, which I think they can do. I think we’ll have a good season in that respect.”

Did you know?

Coach Whitney started a non-profit organization five years ago called the Tennis Outreach Program which reaches inner-city youth, using tennis to teach them valuable skills to improve their performance in school and in life.