With a new team and new
coach, Bucks’ tennis team hopes
for great results this season.
The Bucks coed tennis team
started their season on March 25.
It is a season of new beginnings.
A new head coach and a
young team with very little experience
make up a team that is
trying to put a winning product
onto the court.
“I am very optimistic. We are
a very young team including
several players with no real
experience to speak of,” said
Head Coach Steven Coyne, who
is in his first season replacing Dr.
Barry Sysler after he retired at
the end of last season.
Coyne is very optimistic about
his team’s upcoming season and
also looking forward to being the
head coach. “I am extremely
excited about this season (being
my first) and would like to able
to be as successful as former
coach, Dr. Barry Sysler.”
Coyne is also very excited to
see how his young inexperienced
tennis players grow and hopefully
succeed. With inexperience
comes a learning curve that
sometimes may take some time
to get over, but the team is hopeful
that they can establish themselves
into formidable opponents
in the Eastern Pennsylvania
Community College Conference,
where they compete.
The team has two players who
Coyne believes are vital to their
success this year. “I have high
expectations for Adam D’Alonzo
and Marc Krum. Both of these
young men played high school
tennis and they are the cornerstone
of this team.”
The team will need these players’
leadership to succeed this
season en route to the PCAA
State Championships at the
Hershey Racquet Club in
Harrisburg, PA on April 26.
Other team members are
Keshia Liverpool, Megan
Bradshaw, Jen Owens, Diana
Altobelli, Steve Herold, Greg
Allebach and Alex Konig. These
players are practicing hard and
are all excited about their season
and the chance to compete for
the titles in their various match
types, whether it is singles or
doubles.
Time will tell if the tennis team
can succeed with the young
nucleus that they have to compete
with. Coyne is very optimistic
and excited to coach this
team for the first time. Hopefully
we will see a state championship
from our Buck tennis team.
The student body should all go
out and support your Bucks tennis
men and women. Every cheer
from the crowd can help a player
immensely. Anyone can join the
tennis team; maybe keep this in
mind for next year if you are a
student looking for a club that
you can call home. Information
about the team, including a
schedule, can be found at
bucks.edu/athletics/tennis
The team’s next match is at 3
p.m. this Tuesday, April 15 on
the Bucks campus, when they
face Northampton. On Saturday,
April 19, they play at
Harrisburg.