LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV Interview with Loveland High School Tennis Coach Dara Hudson
LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV Interview with Coach Husdon about Senior, Payton Geers
by Sam Smith
Loveland, Ohio – On the clear afternoon of Wednesday, September the 21st, Womens Varsity Tennis took on Milford at the new Loveland courts. “We’ve had a great winning season,” coach Dara Hudson said. “We are currently 13 and 3, and this is the best since I’ve been coaching that we’ve done, and so we’re excited.” continued the Loveland french teacher and varsity tennis coach. Loveland also honored senior athletes before the match.
Before matches began and between matches, the connection the team felt was obvious. Inside jokes, encouragement and the genuine camaraderie was without question.
Loveland High School recently constructed new tennis courts. Before, courts belonged to the city, rather than the school. The new courts are in much better shape, but most importantly, they have provided a new home for Loveland Tennis. The team claimed that the new courts have been a unifying factor.
“It is a family. That’s a good way to describe it. The unity is amazing, they’ve had lots of bonding things. One of the things we did this year was go to Ronald McDonald House and serve one night,” explained coach Hudson.
Captain and leader of Loveland Womens varsity tennis is Senior, Payton Geers. Despite being faced with some of the very best players in Ohio, Geers has a record of 10-5. “She has lead by example. She has gotten compliments from coaches all over about her court etiquette and everything she does right. She is just a great, great tennis player and kid.” said coach Hudson. Payton Geers’ sportsmanship was outstanding, never getting frustrated and being friendly to her opponent even when matches were close. Geers was voted Womens Tennis Athlete of the week by MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio for the week of the September 20.
“She has lead by example. She has gotten compliments from coaches all over about her court etiquette and everything she does right. She is just a great, great tennis player and kid.”
Girls varsity tennis took time to honor the seniors on the team. For senior day, each player was given a handmade poster from their peers. Athletic director Julie Renner gave praise to senior players, accompanied by family– both by blood and by team unity.
Loveland is now 14-5, 5-1. Trailing Turpin (6-0, 10-5) in the ECC and began competing in the Coaches Classic over the weekend.
