JV Tennis Team's Final Day (2015)

Our Team ended the 2015 Season by completing the intrasquad double's tournament and having a picnic at the pool.  Congratulations to Henry Atkins and Chase Francis for winning the Doubles Championship Flight, and Ward Bissell and Branson Chase the 1st Flight Winners. 

Max Johns was awarded the Team's Most Valuable Player.  Ward Bissell was awarded the Most Improved Player.  Congrats Team on an excellent season!

Max Johns in action

 

Ward Bissell (Most Improved) and Max Johns (MVP)

Ward Bissell in action









Final Match of the Season

The Team welcomed St. Anne's - Belfield yesterday in a fun match that was enjoyed by everyone.  Both teams played well on a calm day that was perfect for tennis.  Our Team won and everyone was able to play.  We have been fortunate this year to have the ability to play all 16 boys in many of our matches due to our array of courts and away Teams willing to bring 12 players.  We finished the season 6-3.

We will cap our season off by completing our Team Doubles Tournament and having a pizza picnic and awards ceremony.

Henry Atkins displaying good forehand preparation and good forehand grip.  Henry came on late in the season to play very good tennis at the #2 singles position achieving a 6-3 record.

Woodberry vs. Trinity Episcopal

The Woodberry students should be very grateful to have the indoor Barbee Center that offers 3 Tennis Courts as one of the multiplex options.  It came in handy yesterday as the rains came and we moved our matches inside.  Our Team won 7-0 yesterday which gives us a 5-3 record going into our last match against St. Anne's Belfield on Friday.  The match again will be played on the courts across from the dorms.

David Li and Trip Hurley playing doubles in the Barbee Center.  They played well and won their match

Woodberry vs. Jefferson School

The Team played well yesterday against a young energetic Jefferson Team.  All of our boys won their matches and came through against opponents that were very consistent from the baseline.  Our next match is home Tuesday at 4:00 against Trinity Episcopal.  We will be playing on the Varsity courts across from the dorms. 

Branson Chase was down 7-1 but didn't quit and came back to win 9-7.  Nice effort Branson!


Chase Francis and Kevin Kwag warming up against Jefferson

Jake Fain, Branson Chase, Henry Atkins, Max Johns all won their matches



Cartter Crosland serving in his doubles match with Charles Purrington leading 6-1








 

 

Woodberry at Collegiate

The boys played hard yesterday on a beautiful afternoon for tennis.  Unforced errors and too much aggression without sufficient margin did not help against a very consistent Collegiate Team.  I was happy as our guys continue to hit out on the ball and work on their approaches from Zones 2 and 3.  Our next match is Saturday afternoon at home.

Charles Purrington and Jake Fain won their singles matches yesterday.  Michael Deng and TaeMin Kim won in Doubles. 



David Li with nice split step for volley

Coach Manning working with Trip Hurley yesterday at Collegiate

Jake Fain and Charles Purrington (Both won their singles matches yesterday)
 

Team vs. St. Anne's Belfield

Everyone played well yesterday at St. Anne's with our Team coming out on top 8-1.  In good form was Max Johns at #1 singles, Henry Atkins #2, Jack Hallow #3, Michael Deng #4, Jerry Yan #5, and Ward Bissell at #6.  TaeMin Kim, Branson Chase, and Cartter Crosland also won their singles matches.

Doubles Tandem winners were Max/Henry, Jack/Ward, TaeMin/Cartter, and Branson/HK.  Congratulations Team!

H.K. Boo displaying solid service ready position

TaeMin Kim in groundstroke ready position

Michael Deng showing early preparation for the backhand

Ward Bissell hitting an extra large forehand








 

Competetive Match vs. St. Christophers

4/18/15

We new the match at St. Christopher's on Friday would be very competitive.  We came out on top against them here at Woodberry two weeks ago 5-4.  Yesterdays match was no different, as both teams played hard and all the matches were close.  St. Christopher's came out on top this time with both teams well mannered and the boys representing their schools to the highest degree.  I was very proud as several parents and coaches complimented our Team's attitude and demeanor on the court. 

The boys are improving so much!  The good players that started the season are improving their skills and techniques, and are adding pace and consistency to their strokes.  It thrills me that the beginner players are now fully stroking the ball and rallying with each other and enjoying the game, both competitively and just having fun playing the game.

Cartter Crosland hitting topspin forehand in warmups against St. Christophers

 

Branson Chase in action against St. Christophers



                                                                                                             Jerry Yan warming up against St. Christophers


 

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2015 Woodberry Forest JV Tennis Team

First Row Left to Right: Jake Fain, Kevin Kwag, Henry Atkins, Max Johns, Jack Hallow, David Li, TaeMin Kim, Michael Deng; Second Row Left to Right: Charles Purrington, H.K. Boo, Cartter Crosland, Trip Hurley, Ward Bissell, Branson Chase, Chase Francis, Jerry Yan; Third Row: Coaches Colin Manning and Gary Deal

4/8/15    Tuesday's match against ST Christopher's came down to the last match that was in progress on the court, featuring both squads #1 Doubles Teams.  Fortunately, Max John's and Henry Atkins came through again 8-4 in a very competitive match.  Our Team won 5-4 against a very good ST Christopher's squad.  Our record is now 2-1. 

Ward Bissell remains undefeated and teamed up with Jack Hallow to also win at #2 Doubles.  Henry Atkins had a big win at #2 singles, and Max John's lost a thriller in a tie-breaker 8-6.  Jack Hallow played very well and won his #3 singles match.  TaeMin Kim and Cartter Crosland won their doubles match.  Next match is Friday, April 17th at ST Christophers. 

Add Tennis to the Max Johns Resume



#1  Max Johns in good backhand form


4/4/15    Max Johns: Walker Scholar, Varsity Basketball player as a Freshman, and now #1 Singles and Doubles player for the Woodberry JV Tennis Team.  Max is currently undefeated in singles and he and Henry Atkins are undefeated in Doubles.  Max defeated a tough Collegiate player last week in singles.  WARD BISSELL is also undefeated and is playing inspired Tennis.  The Team is now 1-1.



                                                          

 #2  Henry Atkins in action against Collegiate

               

 

 

#3 Jack Hallow displaying good low to high racket head flow

 

 

Michael Deng, H.K. Boo, and Branson Chase played well against very good Collegiate players.  Cartter Crosland, Charles Purrington, and Kevin Kwag won exhibition matches.  Nice job guys!  Chase Francis and David Li had very competitive matches.

 

 

 

Woodberry Forest JV Tennis

3/26/15  The JV Tennis Team is going strong with 16 motivated players.  Yesterday the challenge matches resulted in several Ladder changes.  Henry Atkins and Max Johns have been vying for #1 since the season started.  Both have been playing excellent tennis.

Players have been improving each week, in skill level, knowledge of the game, and in court character and demeanor.  Jack Hallow, Jerry Yan, Ward Bissell, TaeMin Kim, Jake Fain, and Trip Hurley all played very well this week.  Our first match is tomorrow.  Go Tigers!