The 2023 Seymour varsity boys tennis team award winners are, from left, Bryce Peters, Joe Schmidt, Parker Thompson and Carter Stein.
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The 2023 Seymour varsity boys tennis team is, from left, Parker Thompson, Shun Takeuchi, Joe Schmidt, Drew Handloser, Xavier Dubois, Joel Stevens and Carter Stein. Braylon Busby is not pictured.
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The 2023 Seymour JV boys tennis team is, from left, Colin Hartung, Abram Yee, Bryce Peters, Jacob Rennekamp, Cash McNeely, Griffin Eggers and Braylon Busby. Yuto Chinda is not pictured.
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The Seymour boys tennis team hosted their team banquet and award dinner on Tuesday evening.
After another successful season that included winning a sectional title for the second straight season. The team posted a record of 17-4.
Seymour Head Coach Jacob Hunt spoke about the successful 2023 campaign.
“We had a really good season, especially after losing the amount of seniors that we did,” he said. “We considered this to be a building year for us, we made it a goal to cultivate these young players into great players. I think we did just that. We were able to win our second straight sectional championship.”
Awards were announced for the 2023 season at the banquet.
Bryce Peters was selected as the JV’s most improved player for his efforts. Varsity handed out three awards; MVP, Most Improved, and Rookie of the Year.
Owls No. 1, Joe Schmidt, took home the MVP award for his stellar campaign. Parker Thompson served as the second player for Seymour, earning Most Improved Honors.
Carter Stein took home the Rookie of the Year Award after posting a record of 18-5 in his first season with the Owls.
Hunt spoke about the award winners this season.
“Joe earned the MVP award for being a talented player and incredible leader of the team, battling sickness and injuries throughout,” Hunt said. “Thompson earned most improved for his major adjustment to playing singles. He stepped up to the plate for us in a big way.”
“Bryce earned JV most improved for his quick improvement. Picking up tennis for the first time over the summer, he got so much better during the season,” Hunt added.
“Carter earned Rookie of the Year honors because he was our most reliable player on the court. He was usually finishing early, being very aggressive and capitalizing on every point. We didn’t really have to coach him a lot, and we really depended on him this season and he delivered.”
Varsity Letters
Joe Schmidt (4 years)
Parker Thompson (3 years)
Drew Handloser (2 years)
Joel Stevens (first year)
Shun Takeuchi (first year)
Xavier DuBois (first year)
Carter Stein (first year)
Braylon Busby (first year)
JV Players
Colin Hartung, Griffin Eggers, Jacob Rennekamp, Bryce Peters, Abram Yee, Cash McNeely, and Yuto Chinda
Managers
Tori Fee, Addison Hunsley, and Ava Sunbury