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Week of 3/31 - 4/5
Thursday 4/3 - 8 players are out at 2:30 (to leave at 2:45) for a JV Duel @ Mill Valley. Matches start at 3:30. In a duel they'll play 1 singles match and 1 doubles match:
Brady Uden
Henry Uden
Brody Oyugi
Cooper Jenkins
Matthew Schneider
Ryan Beveridge
Tyler Smith
Nathan Martin
All others will practice @ ONW, 3:15 - 4:45
Friday 4/4 - Just the top 12 players on the ladder @ ONW, 3:15 - 4:45 (with Coach Johns, Coach Smith will be out of town)
Saturday 4/5 - These 6 guys need to be at CBAC at 8 AM to warm up for the all day tournament. Matches start at 9. You'll play 5 matches. (Sorry to miss it! Coach Johns will do a great job)
Singles - Zaid Ashkar and TBD (either Adrian Mnirajd or Connor McKinley)
Doubles - Aidan Messerly/Bryan Branstrom and Mitchell Terhune/William Stewart
Week of 4/7-4/11
Monday 4/7 - Practice for all players. ONW. 3:15-5:15 (with Coach Johns, Coach Smith will be out of town)
Tuesday 4/8 - 6 players will be released at 12:22 for the van to leave @ 12:45 to get to Emporia for a 3:00 tournament. This is a tournament with 7 other teams. You will likely play four matches. Due to a couple of teams dropping out of the tournament, we get to take extra players! Using this opportunity to give some of our guys with points to spare some more varsity matches!
Singles - Zaid Ashkar & Connor McKinley & Isaiah Wallace
Doubles - Aidan Messerly/Bryan Branstrom & William Stewart/Mitchell Terhune & Nate Duwe/Matthew Brady
Everyone else will practice @ ONW, 3:15 - 4:45
Wednesday 4/9 - 6 players will be out all day for a JV tournament at Mill Valley. We will leave ONW at 8 AM, with matches slated to start at 9 AM. You'll play 4 matches in your flight.
Lineup TBD
1 singles - Philip Besong
1 doubles - Isaiah Wallace/Gavin Hess
2 singles - Peyton Laflen
2 doubles - Cameron Holzinger/Brady Uden
Everyone else will practice @ ONW, 3:15 - 4:45
Thursday 4/10 - 8 players out at 2:20, van leaves at 2:45 for a JV Duel at Indian Creek Recreation Center against Shawnee Mission South. Matches at 3:30. You'll play 1 singles and 1 doubles match.
Brady Uden
Henry Uden
Brody Oyugi
Cooper Jenkins
Matthew Schneider
Ryan Beveridge
Tyler Smith
Nathan Martin
All others will practice @ ONW, 3:15 - 4:45
Friday 4/11 - All players practice @ ONW, 3:15 - 4:45
Week of 4/14-4/18
Monday 4/14 - Practice for all players. TEAM PICTURE DAY!!! Please wear your uniform top and black shorts! ONW. 3:15-5:15
Tuesday 4/15 - 6 players will be released at 11:40 (or 11:15 for Lunch B if you have Lunch C or D) for the van to leave @ 12:00 to get to Gardner for a 1:00 tournament. This is a tournament with 5 other teams. You will play three matches in your flight.
1 Singles - Zaid Ashkar
1 Doubles - William Stewart & Mitchell Terhune
2 Singles/2 Doubles - Philip Besong/Nate Duwe (for sure) + Connor McKinley OR Adrian Mnirajd
Everyone else will practice @ ONW, 3:15 - 4:45 with Coach Johns
Wednesday 4/16 - 9 players out at 2:00, @ CBAC by 2:30 to warm up for 3:00 Matches. You'll play 3 matches in your flight.
1S - Zaid Ashkar
1D* - Aidan Messerly/Bryan Branstrom
2D* - William Stewart/Mitchell Terhune (these could swap depending on prior results)
Rest of lineup undecided but will include:
Connor McKinley
Adrian Mnirajd
Philip Besong
Nate Duwe
also Wednesday 4/16 - 6 players will be released at 11:40 (or 11:15 for Lunch B if you have Lunch C or D) for the van to leave @ 12:00 to get to Gardner for a 1:00 tournament. This is a quad with 3 other teams. You will play three matches in your flight.
Lineup TBD
Isaiah Wallace
Gavin Hess
Peyton Laflen
Cameron Holzinger
Brady Uden
Henry Uden
NO PRACTICE
Thursday 4/17 - All players will practice @ ONW, 3:15 - 5:15
Friday 4/18 - 8 players out all day for a tournament @ CBAC. Arrive at 8:00 to warm up, matches begin at 9:00.
EITHER Adrian Mnirajd/Philip Besong OR Brody Oyugi/Cooper Jenkins
Isaiah Wallace/Gavin Hess
Petyon Laflen/Cameron Holzinger
Brady Uden/Henry Uden
NO PRACTICE
Week of 4/21-4/25
Monday 4/21 - 6 players will be released at 1:13 for the van to leave at 1:45 to get to Paola for 3:00 matches. This is a quad with three other teams, you will play 3 matches in your flight.
Aidan Messerly
Bryan Branstrom
Connor McKinley
Adrian Mnirajd
Philip Besong
Nate Duwe
Everyone else will practice with Coach Johns @ ONW, 3:15 - 4:45
Tuesday 4/22 - 8 players will be released at 1:35 for the van to leave @ 2:00 to get to Lawrence High for a 3:00 duel. You'll play 1 singles and 1 doubles match.
Peyton Laflen
Cameron Holzinger
Brady Uden
Henry Uden
Brody Oyugi
Cooper Jensen
Matthew Schneider
Ryan Beveridge
Everyone else will practice @ ONW, 3:15 - 5:45 with Coach Smith
Wednesday 4/23 - 8 players out at 2:10 van leaves @2:30 to get to Spring Hill for 3:30 Matches. You'll play 1 singles match and 1 doubles match
Brady Uden
Henry Uden
Brody Oyugi
Cooper Jensen
Matthew Schneider
Ryan Beveridge
Tyler Smith
Nathan Martin
Everyone else practice @ ONW with Coach Smith - 3:15 - 4:45
Thursday 4/24 - 6 players will be out all day for the JV Sunflower League Tournament @ CBAC. Be @ CBAC by 8:00 to warm up, matches will begin at 9:00 AM.
Philip Besong
Isaiah Wallace
Gavin Hess
Peyton Laflen
Cameron Holzinger
Brady Uden OR Adrian Mnirajd
The 6 players playing Friday 4/25 will have a brief practice with Coach Smith (until ~ 4:15).
Friday 4/25 - 6 players will be released at 11:40 (or 11:15 for Lunch B if you have Lunch C or D) for the van to leave @ 12:00 to get to Lawrence for a 1:00 tournament. You'll play 3 matches in your flight.
Mitchell Terhune
Aidan Messerly
Bryan Branstrom
William Stewart
Zaid Ashkar
Adrian Mniradj OR Connor McKinley (or others, this is a LONG way away!)
NO PRACTICE!
Week of 4/28-5/2
Monday 4/28 - 12 players out all day for the Olathe District Championships! You'll play 4 matches (the other four olathe schools) in your flight.
Mitchell Terhune
Aidan Messerly
Bryan Branstrom
William Stewart
Zaid Ashkar
Connor McKinley
Adrian Mnirajd
Philip Besong
Nate Duwe
Isaiah Wallace
Gavin Hess
Matthew Brady
No practice! The players not participating should come watch after school.
Tuesday 4/29 - This is our last full team practice of the year! Everyone will practice @ ONW, 3:15 - 5:15
Wednesday 4/30 - ??? players out @ 2:10 to get to CBAC by 2:30 for 3:00 matches. This is a duel with Olathe East, so you'll play 1 singles and 1 doubles match. (This one MIGHT become a JV Quad, so watch out for changes!)
Everyone else practice @ ONW with Coach Smith, 3:15 - 4:45
Thursday 5/1 - 6 players will be out all day for the Varsity Sunflower League Tournament @ CBAC. Be @ CBAC by 8:00 to warm up, matches will begin at 9:00 AM. You'll play 4 or 5 matches.
Mitchell Terhune
Aidan Messerly
Bryan Branstrom
William Stewart
Zaid Ashkar
Connor McKinley OR Adrian Mnirajd
No practice! Come watch your varsity teammates compete!
Friday 5/2 - 12 players will be released at 2:35 to be at CBAC by 3:00 for 3:30 matches vs. Lawrence Free State. You'll play 1 singles and one doubles match.
Isaiah Wallace
Gavin Hess
Peyton Laflen
Cameron Holzinger
Brady Uden
Henry Uden
Brody Oyugi
Cooper Jenkins
Matthew Schneider
Ryan Beveridge
Tyler Smith
Nathan Martin
NO PRACTICE!
Week of 5/5-5/10
Monday 5/5 - 9 players out at 1:59 to be at CBAC by 2:30 for 3:00 matches. This is a quad so you'll play 3 matches.
3 of these 4:
Connor McKinley
Adrijan Mnirajd
Philip Besong
Nate Duwe
And these 6:
Isaiah Wallace
Gavin Hess
Matthew Brady
Peyton Laflen
Cameron Holzinger
Brady Uden
The top 6 will practice with Coach Smith @ ONW, 3:15 - 4:45
Tuesday 5/6 - Thursday 5/8
The top 11 will practice @ ONW with Coach Smith, 3:15 - 4:45 (required for top 6, optional for other 5)
Friday 5/9 (*likely) - Regionals @ CBAC. All Day
2024 6A State Champs!
Congrats to the Ravens for winning the team state title, the first in program (and Olathe) history! And congrats to the following players on their finishes:
Mithila Dixit - Singles Champion!
Hannah Carney and Riley Terhune - Doubles Champions!
Heidi Baillos - 5th place, singles!
Sammy Van Zante and Emery Rand - 6th place, doubles!
Spring 2025 Boys Tennis Tryout Information
Monday March 3 through Thursday March 6, at the College Boulevard Activity Center Tennis Courts (across Lone Elm to the West of Olathe Northwest High School) from 3:00 until approximately 5:30. Depending on player count and court availability, some players may be sent to the ONW school courts.
All players MUST have proper physical and concussion paperwork on file in the office (this is digital now) BEFORE participating in tryouts. (See "important links" page under "home" of this website)
Tryouts will be in the form of singles challenge matches, with a maximum of 24 players making the roster, along with the following rule:
any senior must end up in the top 10 to make the team (this policy is in place to ensure JV matches serve the correct purpose, and the limited court space at ONW goes to developing players who have a chance to contribute at the varsity level in the future)
Weather during tryouts is typically COLD, and players need to be prepared to play tennis continuously for up to 2 hours during this process. Make sure to bring anything you'll need to stay warm in between matches!
Some players may be exempt from the tryout process due to participation in high level USTA tournaments (or prior state medalist status), but PLEASE get in touch with me ASAP at dasmith@olatheschools.org to indicate your desire to participate and make a plan for joining our team at the appropriate time.
Please contact me with any other questions you have about participating!
General season information:
Practices are held Monday through Friday, 3:00-5:00 in general. Specific schedules, that are updated regularly, can be found under the "schedules" tab of this website.
Players need to provide their own racket to use during the season, and players will also pay a uniform fee, (estimated to be $30-35) which covers a shirt that the players get to keep. (Players provide their own shorts for competition).
I do 99% of my communication directly with players through the groupme app.
Summer 2025 Tennis Opportunities:
Olathe JTL -
Especially if not a member at a local tennis club, I highly recommend playing for the Olathe Junior Tennis League team. This allows for weekly practice and match play with introductory and recreational level players.
More information on this program can be found at olathejuniortennis.org
Group/Individual Lessons
I also provide additional opportunities for group and individual instruction, as my schedule allows. Please check the "summer tennis" tab on this website for more information about my specific offerings.
Fall 2025 Girls Tennis!
Girls Tennis Tryouts Start on Monday August 18th, 2025
Assuming good weather, tryouts will run from 3:00-5:30 PM Monday August 19 - Thursday August 22 @ CBAC (just West of ONW across Lone Elm). If weather does not allow roster decisions to be made, tryouts may continue beyond that date.
All players MUST have proper physical and concussion paperwork on file in the office (this is digital now) BEFORE participating in tryouts. (See "important links" page under "home" of this website)
Tryouts will be in the form of singles challenge matches, with approximately 24 players making the roster, along with the following rule:
any senior must end up in the top 12 to make the team (this policy is in place to ensure JV matches serve the correct purpose, and the limited court space at ONW goes to developing players who have a chance to contribute at the varsity level in the future)
Weather during tryouts is typically HOT, and players need to be prepared to play tennis continuously for up to 2 hours during this process. We will, of course, follow guidance related to heat provided by the district, but make sure to bring anything you'll need to stay cool and hydrated during and in between matches!
Some players may be exempt from the tryout process due to participation in high level USTA tournaments (or prior state medalist status), but PLEASE get in touch with me ASAP at dasmith@olatheschools.org to indicate your desire to participate and make a plan for joining our team at the appropriate time.
Please contact me with any other questions you have about participating!