By Matt Browning

The Eisenhower boys tennis team was chosen as the Preseason Team of the Year. The Tigers received nearly 70 percent of the overall vote.

“Combining last seasons’ cancellation and this season being my first year have me both very excited,” coach Brandon Dixon said. “Eisenhower won a state title recently in 2016. Those aren’t easy to come by. I want to see this program be competitive at league, regionals, and state year after year.”

Dixon previously was the middle school tennis coach, so he is eager to coach some of his past players again.

“I am excited to reconnect with many of my former players and see how they have grown as athletes and students,” Dixon said.

Eisenhower has many new faces this season and since there was not a season last year, Dixon is going to spend the first few weeks of the season trying to preach fundamentals.

“Coach Fluty and I are going to stress fundamentals by utilizing drills that keep them active to knock off some of that “off season rust” for the first week or two,” Dixon said. “One of our main goals for practices this year is to make them effective, efficient, and fun. We want our athletes ready to work hard, compete, and improve on something every day.”