“Joe is a tremendous athlete, as evidenced by what we all saw on the basketball court. Joe played tennis for Republic his freshman year and decided to come back for his senior year. We knew that Joe’s athletic ability would help him make up for lost time, but we were still very pleasantly surprised when Joe quickly worked his way into competing for a varsity singles slot this spring.
“Joe has the ability to frustrate his opponents on the court by slicing the ball all around, getting to a ton of balls, and keeping a bunch of tennis balls in play. It was also fun to watch Joe play because he is very coachable and it helped speed up the process of improvement for him.”
– Coach Dan Vales
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