Boys Tennis

2024-2025 Tryout Information

Tryout dates:

JV/FS Players

November 18th-20th 2024, 2:30p.m. – 4:00p.m.

Varsity Players

January 20th-22nd 2025, 2:30pm-4:30pm

Location: SMCHS Tennis Courts

All players must come with the proper tennis footwear. You should also have two tennis racquets as a general rule of thumb. Tennis balls will be included. There is no need to bring your own.

Please be sure to keep up your physical activities such as weight lifting, cardio, and playing. Clinics and privates with your coaches are always recommended.

BEFORE YOU CAN STEP ON THE TENNIS COURT, you need to be athletically cleared. Here is the link to get yourself cleared. Please get this done as soon as possible. If you would like to check to make sure you are athletically cleared for the upcoming season, please email one of the trainers or go talk to them in person. They are located in the R Building close to the weight room. Even if you are cleared in a Fall or Winter sport, you still need to transfer your clearance over to Boys Tennis. This can be done through HomeCampus.com.

Click here for clearance: www.smhs.org/athletics/sports-medicine

Once you click this link, there will be a section on the right side of the page called Athletic Clearance. This is where you can find the information needed to get cleared.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the coaches or contact the athletic trainers.

Thank you and we hope to see you out there!

Roster

History

Coaches

ERIC MICHAUT - HEAD VARSITY COACH michaute@smhs.org

Coach Michaut is the head of the tennis department and is in his second year as the Boys Varsity Head Coach and has been the Girls Varsity Head Coach for 25 years. Eric Grew up playing tennis in the French National Junior Program and then played professional tennis for 2 years. After his playing career, he became a French Federation National Coach. Coach Michaut has worked as a Tennis Teaching Professional all over the world and is currently teaching at the Missions Viejo Country Club. Eric and his wife Magdalena enjoy travel and live in South Orange County.

KATARINA LAJCAKOVA - VARSITY ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH, Lajcakovak@smhs.org

Coach Katarina is in her second year as the Boys Associate Head Coach. Katarina grew up playing in Slovakia and on the Jr. circuit in Europe with contemporaries who became WTA top ranked professionals. Following her playing career Katarina studied tennis and physical education at Prague's Charles University in the Czech Republic where she earned her ITF Tennis Teaching Professional certification. Since 2006, Coach Katarina has been the Head Professional at Sweet Spot Tennis in South Orange County. Katarina and her husband Eric have two kids.

KATIE BAKER- JUNIOR VARSITY HEAD COACH

Coach Baker is in her 1st year as the Boys JV Head Coach. She played her college tennis for the Rustlers of Golden West JC and then moved on to play for the University of Denver. Coach Baker’s knowledge and love of the game are a huge asset to the SMCHS Tennis program. Katie has been married to her husband Mike for 30 years and their children Monica and Ben are both SMCHS graduates.

mERCEDES Natvig- Varsity & frosh-soph assistant coach