Girls Tennis

Roster

Girls Varsity Tennis Roster 2019
Girls Varsity Tennis Roster 2019
Name	Grade
Bondy, Elizabeth	12
Bonin, Callie	12
Buser, Brooke	10
Chang, Bethany	12
Clarke, Sarah	9
Kienle, Ava	12
Kitts, Amelia	12
Major, Lidia	9
Mendicina, Valentina	10
Plocher, Meagan	12
Sakakine, Lea	12
Todd, Jacqueline	11
Tungate, Amelia	10
Zhang, Vicky	10



Girls JV Tennis Roster 2019
Girls JV Tennis Roster 2019
Name	Grade
Blye, Brielle	10
Duffy, Amanda	11
Fishbeck, Brooke	10
Ghaffari, Neela	11
Hafezi, Allyson	10
Hetland, Bella	10
Kienle, Mia	10
Saghafi, Azadeh	10
Suarez, Isabella	11
von Gierke, Natalia	11
Wong, Katherine	10
Yurkovich, Faith	9




Girls FS Tennis Roster 2019
Girls FS Tennis Roster 2019
Name	Grade
Amparano, Cyndi	9
Brown, Libby	9
Chen, Yixuan (Krystal)	10
Choi, Leah	10
Diab, Lana	10
Mikhail, Sarah	9
Nelson, Michelle	9
Pense, Sophie	9
Tran, Felicity	10
Tian, Anni	9

Tryouts

SMCHS Girls’ Tennis Tryouts 2020

In order to try out for the 2020-21 SMCHS Tennis teams, each girl must complete the 20-21 Athletic Registration process prior to attending Tennis Camp/Tryouts.

Complete directions and required forms can be found by clicking on link provided here for the SMCHS Sports Medicine webpage.

Camp/Tryout Schedule

July 20 - July 30

Varsity 8:00 – 10:00 AM

JV/FS 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Mandatory Uniform sizing – will take place on Tuesday, 7/21/20 prior to camp.

Varsity 7:00 – 7:45 JV/FS 9:00 – 9:45

Click on this link to register for Girls’ Tennis Camp/Tryouts: https://smchs.simpletix.com/OpenTicket/48261/GirlsTennisHSSummerCamp20/#.XsgVx2hKhPY

If you have a conflict that prevents you from attending Camp/Tryouts please contact Coach Williams williamsd@smhs.org 949-766-6063

Practice Schedule

Practice begins Wed Aug 12 3:00 – 4:45pm (practice times are tentative until school schedules are finalized): Normal afternoon practice schedule begins. Practice or matches will be held Mon-Fri weekly unless otherwise advised.

If you have questions you may email Coach Williams at williamsd@smhs.org

History

Coaches

Eric Michaut – Head Varsity Tennis Coach

Coach Michaut is in his 21^st year as the Girls Varsity Head Coach and he has also been the Boys Varsity Asst Coach for 4 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 Mission Viejo Country Club. Eric and his wife Magdalena enjoy travel and live in South Orange County.

Katarina Lajcakova – Varsity Assistant Coach

Coach Katarina is in her 8^th year as the Girls Varsity Assistant Coach. Katarina grew up playing tennis 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 a 4 year old son Nikolas and are expecting a daughter in October.

Katie Baker – Junior Varsity Head Coach

Coach Baker is in her 6^th year as the Girls 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.

Hilary Bradford – Junior Varsity Assistant Coach

Coach Bradford is in her 3^rd year as the Girls Junior Varsity Assistant Coach. Coach Hilary has over 20 years playing experience in tennis and shares that to help our players improve. She and her husband Steve have been married for 34 years and their 3 children are SMCHS graduates. Coach Bradford recently became a grandmother.

David Hirschman – Frosh-Soph Head Coach

Coach Hirschman is in his 1^st year as the Girls Frosh-Soph Head Coach, and has been the Boys Head Junior Varsity Coach for 11 years. Dave has been teaching Math for 15 years at SMCHS. Coach Hirschman attended USC and earned his BA in Fine Arts at Cal St LA. After that Dave earned teaching credentials in Science, Math, and Art and then acquired his Masters in Education from Azusa Pacific University. Coach Hirschman and his wife Elke have been married 23 years and their 2 children, Tamara and Andrew, are both students at SMCHS.

Corey Lerner – Frosh-Soph Assistant Coach

Coach Lerner is in his 1^st year as the Girls Frosh-Soph Assistant Coach, and has been the Boys Junior Varsity Assistant Coach for 4 years. Corey is an SM grad from the class of 2013 where he played Varsity Tennis and helped his team win 2 Trinity League Titles. Coach Lerner graduated from Cal St Univ Fullerton in 2018 with a degree in Liberal Studies. He is now in the Teacher Credential Program at Concordia University working towards his Elementary Multi Subject credential.

Callie Mitchell – Frosh-Soph Assistant Coach

Coach Mitchell is in her 1^st year as the Girls Frosh-Soph Assistant Coach and is in her first year of teaching Math at SMCHS. Callie was a very well rounded athlete in her prep career at Bakersfield HS. She participated in Tennis, Soccer, Softball, and Cheer. Coach Mitchell played her collegiate tennis at Whittier College.

Schedule

2020 Girls Varsity Tennis
2020 Girls Varsity Tennis
Day	Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score
Tuesday	8/25/20	Tesoro	Tesoro HS	3:15
Friday	8/28/20	Cathedral Catholic	SMCHS	3:15
Tuesday	9/1/20	Univerity	SMCHS	3:15
Wednesday	9/2/20	Capistrano Valley	SMCHS	3:15
Tuesday	9/8/20	Northwood	Northwood HS	3:15
Fri-Sat	9/11/12	CA Tennis Classic - Fresno	TBA	all day
Wednesday	9/16/20	El Dorado	SMCHS	3:00
Thursday	9/17/20	Laguna Beach	Laguna Beach HS	3:00
Monday	9/21/20	Portola	Portola HS	3:15
Thursday	9/24/20	JSerra	SMCHS	3:15
Tuesday	9/29/20	Orange Lutheran	Anaheim Tennis Ctr.	2:30
Thursday	10/1/20	Mater Dei	Los Cabelleros Sports Club	2:45
Tuesday	10/6/20	Rosary Academy	SMCHS	3:15
Friday	10/9/20	Riverside Poly	SMCHS	3:15
Tuesday	10/13/20	JSerra	JSerra HS	3:15
Thursday	10/15/20	Orange Lutheran	SMCHS	3:15
Tuesday	10/20/20	Mater Dei	SMCHS	3:15
Thursday	10/22/20	Rosary Academy	Fullerton Tennis Ctr.	2:30
Tuesday	10/27/20	Trinity League Tournament	JSerra HS	11:00
Thursday	10/29/20	Trinity League Tournament	JSerra HS	10:00

2020 Girls JV Tennis
2020 Girls JV Tennis
Day	Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score
Tuesday	8/25/20	Tesoro	SMCHS	3:15
Friday	8/28/20	Cathedral Catholic	Cathedral Catholic HS (SD)	3:15
Tuesday	9/1/20	Univerity	Univesity HS	3:15
Wednesday	9/2/20	Capistrano Valley	Capistrano Valley HS	3:15
Tuesday	9/8/20	Northwood	SMCHS	3:15
Wednesday	9/16/20	El Dorado	El Dorado HS	3:00
Thursday	9/17/20	Laguna Beach	SMCHS	3:00
Monday	9/21/20	Portola	SMCHS	3:15
Thursday	9/24/20	JSerra	JSerra HS	3:15
Tuesday	9/29/20	Orange Lutheran	SMCHS	3:15
Thursday	10/1/20	Mater Dei	SMCHS	3:15
Tuesday	10/6/20	Rosary Academy	Fullerton Tennis Ctr.	2:30
Friday	10/9/20	Riverside Poly	Riverside Poly HS	3:15
Tuesday	10/13/20	JSerra	SMCHS	3:15
Thursday	10/15/20	Orange Lutheran	Anaheim Tennis Ctr.	2:30
Tuesday	10/20/20	Mater Dei	Los Cabelleros Sports Club	2:45
Thursday	10/22/20	Rosary Academy	SMCHS	3:15
Tuesday	10/27/20	Trinity League Tournament	SMCHS	11:00
Thursday	10/29/20	Trinity League Tournament	JSerra HS	10:00