2017 ROSTER
Head Coach: Corey Aldridge
Assistant Coach: Brenna Athensbr
Callen DiGiovanni Sr., Akash Hemanth Sr., Annu Krishnan Sr., Christina Milano Sr., Matthew Ollar Sr., Alec Reusche Sr., Carter Tyron Sr., Cole Westland Sr., Riley Anderson Jr., Arman Dave Jr., Rory French Jr., Chris Lash Jr., Miles McClanahan Jr., Mahi Raju Jr., Taylor Reusche Jr., Haley Wintersteller Jr., Kristina Kepic So., Tiffany Landgraf So., Emily Lau So., Nicholas Ryniak So., Ryan Schmuhl So., Amelia Verhaert So., Gino French Fr.br
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SEASON RECAP
The Dragons and Lady Dragons entered individual competition this spring following a productive fall on the team circuit.br
Carroll claimed the District 5-6A title andbradvanced to the regional nals where they werebrdefeated by eventual state champ Plano Westbrin a hard-fought match, 10-8. The end resultbrwas a No. 4-ranking overall in the state.br
“It's tough being in the same region as Plano West every year,” says Aldridge. “We playedbrthem closer than anyone though. We'll get overbrthat hump sometime soon here.”br
The teams continued to impress this spring,brincluding going out of state for the rst time inbrprogram history where both the Dragons andbrLady Dragons placed fth out of 32 teams atbrthe National High School Championships inbrChattanooga, Tennessee.br
Alec Reusche and Ashley Kim were eachbrnamed to the all-tournament team after posting records of 8-0.br
“It was the rst time we've ever been invitedbrand to play so well against private schools andbrcharter schools that are designed just for tennis was very exciting,” Aldridge says.br
The team continued in the postseasonbrwhere they occupied three spots at regionalsbrand advanced Arman Dave to state in boysbrsingles. Last year, Dave went on to claim thebrchampionship.
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ABOUT THE TEAM
Carroll's tennis teams have sent an individual to the state tournament inbrevery season since 2010, and this year is no different. The Dragons will bebrrepresented by Arman Dave, who will depart for Austin looking to defend hisbrstate in title in boys' singles.br
Dave was one of three Dragons competing at regionals along with thebrgirls' tandem of Ashley Kim and Taylor Reusche, and the mixed doubles teambrof Cole Westland and Ti any Landgraf. Kim and Reusche took fourth placebrwhile Westland and Landgraf fell in the rst round.br
The team had high hopes for senior Alec Reusche as well, but he wasbreliminated in the quarter nals after battling some untimely injuries. It wasbra rough end to the Carroll career of Reusche, who hadn't lost a boys' singlesbrmatch since 2015 and won a state title in boys' doubles a year ago.br
“He had a base case of cramps,” said Carroll head tennis coach CoreybrAldridge. “His body just shut down basically. He was extremely bummed.”br
At state, Aldridge believes Dave has a good chance to defend his crown.br“If the stars align and he stays free of injury, I'd have to imagine he's one ofbrthe favorites given what he did last year,” Aldridge said.br
In the fall, Carroll claimed the district title and advanced to regionalsbrwhere they were eliminated by eventual state champ Plano West.br
“We played well this spring. The strength of our team is our depthbrthough. Sometimes that shows more in team tennis than in the spring.”br– Head Coach Corey Aldridgebr