Week of October 6-11:

The practice plan for this week will be TBA based on weather, but in general we will have the following players attend practices: 

Required: Seraphine Besong, Heidi Baillos, Emery Rand, Ada Smith, Amelia Spencer, Hayden Hearshman

Optional: Madelyne Sobczyk, Kate Kelly, Maya Dawson, Lily Holthus, Tatum Schickedanz, Izzy Paisley

Thursday October 9th - Practice @ ONW - 3:00 - 5:15

Friday October 10th - NO PRACTICE OR if Practice Thursday gets cancelled, we will practice from 3:00 until 4:30.

GET A GOOD NIGHT's SLEEP!!!!! We are leaving for regionals EARLY!!!!

Saturday October 11th - Varsity @ Regionals (@ Gardner Edgerton) - We will leave ONW @ 6:30 AM!!!! Seeding meeting & warm-up start at 7:00 AM, matches to start at 8:00 AM (this is a LONG day!)

Seraphine Besong, Heidi Baillos, Emery Rand, Ada Smith, Amelia Spencer, Hayden Hearshman

Week of October 13-18:

Monday October 13th - The practice plan for this week will be TBA based on weather & qualifiers!

Tuesday October 14th -

Wednesday October 16th - 

Thursday October 16th - 

Friday October 17th - State Tournament @ CBAC - We will meet at 8:45 AM at the ONW courts to warm up, and head over to CBAC at 9:45 AM. The opening ceremony is at 10:00 AM, with matches on court by 10:30 AM. (don't worry, Coach Johns and I willl make sure we get a good spot with our tent beforehand!) We will likely be here until 6:00 PM or later, and we will ALL stay until ALL of our teammates are done with their matches!

Saturday October 18th - State Tournament @ CBAC - We will meet at 8:00 AM @ CBAC to warm up, matches begin at 9:00 AM. 

Assuming the weather is good, we should be done around 3:00 PM on Saturday.

Spring 2026 Boys Tennis Tryout Information

Monday March 2 through Thursday March 5, at the College Boulevard Activity Center Tennis Courts (across Lone Elm to the West of Olathe Northwest High School) from 3:00 until approximately 5:30.  Depending on player count and court availability, some players may be sent to the ONW school courts.

All players MUST have proper physical and concussion paperwork on file in the office (this is digital now) BEFORE participating in tryouts.  (See "important links" page under "home" of this website)

Tryouts will be in the form of singles challenge matches, with a maximum of 24 players making the roster, along with the following rule:

• any senior must end up in the top 10 to make the team (this policy is in place to ensure JV matches serve the correct purpose, and the limited court space at ONW goes to developing players who have a chance to contribute at the varsity level in the future)

Weather during tryouts is typically COLD, and players need to be prepared to play tennis continuously for up to 2 hours during this process. Make sure to bring anything you'll need to stay warm in between matches!

• Some players may be exempt from the tryout process due to participation in high level USTA tournaments (or prior state medalist status), but PLEASE get in touch with me ASAP at dasmith@olatheschools.org to indicate your desire to participate and make a plan for joining our team at the appropriate time.

  • Please contact me with any other questions you have about participating!

General season information:

Practices are held Monday through Friday, 3:00-5:00 in general. Specific schedules, that are updated regularly, can be found under the "schedules" tab of this website.

Players need to provide their own racket to use during the season, and players will also pay a uniform fee, (estimated to be  $30-35) which covers a shirt that the players get to keep. (Players provide their own shorts for competition).

I do 99% of my communication directly with players through the groupme app. 

Fall 2026 Girls Tennis!

Girls Tennis Tryouts Start on Monday August 17th, 2026

• SCROLL BELOW FOR AN UPDATED SCHEDULE FOR OUR WEEK! Assuming good weather, tryouts will run from 3:00-5:30 PM Monday August 17 - Thursday August 20 @ CBAC (just West of ONW across Lone Elm). If weather does not allow roster decisions to be made, tryouts may continue beyond that date. 

• All players MUST have proper physical and concussion paperwork on file in the office (this is digital now) BEFORE participating in tryouts.  (See "important links" page under "home" of this website)

• Tryouts will be in the form of singles challenge matches, with approximately 24 players making the roster, along with the following rule:

• any senior must end up in the top 12 to make the team (this policy is in place to ensure JV matches serve the correct purpose, and the limited court space at ONW goes to developing players who have a chance to contribute at the varsity level in the future)

• Weather during tryouts is typically HOT, and players need to be prepared to play tennis continuously for up to 2 hours during this process. We will, of course, follow guidance related to heat provided by the district, but make sure to bring anything you'll need to stay cool and hydrated during and in between matches!

• Some players may be exempt from the tryout process due to participation in high level USTA tournaments (or prior state medalist status), but PLEASE get in touch with me ASAP at dasmith@olatheschools.org to indicate your desire to participate and make a plan for joining our team at the appropriate time.

  • Please contact me with any other questions you have about participating!