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The Monmouth College Head Males’s Tennis Coach Chris Leicht has kindly granted an interview for Tennis World USA, during which he analyzed the Hawks’ glorious begin to the season. Leicht talked in regards to the objectives that Monmouth is pursuing for the spring, specializing in crucial features that result in constructing a profitable group.
Leicht was named the pinnacle coach of the Monmouth College males’s tennis program on August 17, 2018. He got here to Monmouth from Wilkes College in Pennsylvania, the place he served as head coach for each the boys’s and ladies’s packages for 16 seasons. (Right here you possibly can learn his full bio).
How do you price the Hawks’ first a part of the season?
“We’re off to an amazing begin! At the moment, we’re 10-2 and ranked #70 within the nation. That is simply the second time in class historical past that we have now been ranked nationally. We’ve gained three consecutive matches in opposition to actually robust groups and we are actually making ready for our upcoming outside season and the CAA Event.”
What are the boys’s group ambitions for the spring?
“We’ve plenty of very excessive group objectives. We wish to win the CAA Championship and advance to the NCAA Event. Additionally, we wish to be ranked nationally and regionally. Lastly, we wish to obtain nice success off the court docket and care for our educational tasks within the classroom and be a powerful illustration of Monmouth College locally.”
Who’re the tennis gamers who stunned you probably the most within the first two months of 2024?
“We’ve six new gamers this spring who all have been main contributors to our group’s success. Mateo Bivol has stepped into the highest spot and been wonderful, together with clinching the match over nationally ranked William & Mary. Additionally, Adam Hillerby is undefeated with an ideal report this yr. We’ve additionally had massive contributions from freshman Gabe Berner and sophomore switch Alex Martinez Sanz.”
Win quantity 10 in convincing trend!@MonmouthMTennis rolls over Fordham on Sunday night time#FlyHawks pic.twitter.com/IoOnt75jdM
— Monmouth Hawks (@MonmouthHawks) March 11, 2024
In your opinion, what are the features on which the boys’s group wants to enhance, to higher method the outside a part of the season?
“As a result of tennis is such a person sport, we have now each particular person and group areas that we have to preserve bettering to complete robust. We’ve been actually specializing in the psychological a part of the game, which has helped us win many shut matches just lately. Additionally, we will probably be working arduous on adjusting to outside tennis within the subsequent few weeks.”
What’s the most troublesome a part of teaching a gaggle of student-athletes? And on the similar time, what’s the most rewarding half?
“I would not say there’s a very troublesome a part of my job. I’m very lucky to be the Head Males’s Tennis Coach right here at Monmouth College, and I attempt to guide my gamers each day. I’m so fortunate to have an amazing group, assistant coaches, and administration right here at Monmouth!”
What would you advise a younger school scholar who wished to attempt becoming a member of the tennis group?
“Go for it! Faculty tennis is the chance of a lifetime!”
An enormous Rhode Island victory!@MonmouthMTennis strikes to 9-2 with a win over Bryant.#FlyHawks pic.twitter.com/DcxDdDsZcm
— Monmouth Hawks (@MonmouthHawks) March 8, 2024
