On March 4, Gonzalo Gonzalez, 12, and Carson Lightcamp, 10, practice using a volley drill. This drill requires one person tossing the ball at their partner and the partner vollies it back to them (Photo by I. Williams).

During the Boys Tennis practice on March 4, Ethan Coffmann, 11, passes the tennis ball back to his partner (Photo by I. Williams).

During practice, Thomas Sherron, head tennis coach, shows the team what grip to use during their volleying exercise (Photo by I. Williams).

On March 4, Gabriel Harsche, 10, practices his volley while waiting for instructions over the next drill. The Boys Tennis team has its first game on March 24 (Photo by I. Williams).

During practice, Joey Reinhart, 9, and Keagan Sinclair, 10, work on improving their volley skills while up at the service line (Photo by I. Williams).

During practice, Aidan Smith, 9, takes time working on his net game using the ball machine. The ball machine used used to dispense forehand volleys to be used for a consistent practice (Photo by I. Williams).

On March 4, Noah Henry, 9, Gabriel Harsche and Esteban Sweet, 10, work on the fundamental skills of forehand swings before their first tennis match. The first match took place on March 24 (Photo by I. Williams).

During practice Gonzalo Gonzalez, 12, sets up his forehand swing. Gonzalez played a game against Christian Stewart, 11, the first to 20 points won (Photo by I. Williams).

As the Boys tennis team practiced, Cael Sinclair, 12, played a king of the court tournament. This one on one game has each player compete against the rest to move forward, the person able to beat the rest would be “king” (Photo by I. Williams).

On March 4, James Newton, 10, watches the ball cross the court preparing for his forehand swing. Team members were split up into small matches against each other (Photo by I. Williams).