Tecumseh- Coming off of a CBC title, coach Sean Bragg is returning five members of the championship team, and hopes to make a repeat landing at the top of the league standings.

“We lost our top two players, so it is a bit of a struggle to refill the roster,” Bragg said. “The kids are confident that we can compete this year, and we would like to repeat in the CBC.”

Mitchell Foland will be at the number one singles spot, as the sophomore is moving up from third singles.

“He has a lot of years of experience and skill,” Bragg said.

Michael Green is a junior who moves up from second doubles to second singles, while Sam Mulkey is starting his fourth year of tennis with the Arrows, but the senior enters his first year on varsity.

“Michael has really improved, and hits the ball hard,” Bragg said. “Sam is really involved in the sport and hopes to break through on the varsity level.”

Playing first doubles will be seniors Allen Eben and Will Sims, who both played first doubles also last year. They were all-conference last year and is looking to improve on their #4 seeding at the districts.

At second doubles will be two more seniors; Tyler Adams and Anton Brehmer.

“This is their first time together,” Bragg said. “Anton is from Sweeden and is a natural athlete. Tyler played second doubles last year and they will work well together.”

Tecumseh opens the season Monday at Greeneview.

Troy Trojans- The Trojans come into the season as a young team, but expect to compete for the GWOC North title.

“They are really working hard and we have a feeling of togetherness which is a positive sign,” said Troy coach Mark Goldner. “It will pay off in the tight matches.”

At first singles will be Shane Essick, a sophomore who qualified for the districts last year at second singles.

At second and third singles, it is a close matchup heading into the season between senior Matt Schmitt and sophomore Elijah Sadler. Schmitt played third singles the last two years, while Sadler played first doubles last season.

Playing first doubles will be sophomore Andrew Magoteaux and junior Nick Pruis, who played second doubles last season. Handling that spot this year will be senior Carter Hench and junior Jack Johnston. They opened the season last night at Fairmont.

Tippecanoe Red Devils- Kaci Finfrock knows that the Red Devils may not have a lot of varsity experience back this year, but will have a lot veterans returning to the team this year.

“We have a lot of different sporting backgrounds,” she said. “They are driven and are competitors. I will use their athleticism as much as I can and compete our way through the schedule.”

“It’s not necessarily about wins and losses this year, but we want to see the progression from the kids.”

Up from third singles last year will be senior Phillip Bullard, who will play first singles this year. At second singles will be Eric Staley, who played doubles last season, but according to Finfrock, has put a lot of time into his game in the offseason.

Competing for the third singles spot will be senior Michael Gross and sophomore Evan Hill.

At the doubles spots, Finfrock said it will be a combination of good athletes looking to get some experience as the season progresses. Those competing for doubles spots are all seniors: Sam and Casey Kronour, Zach Wildermuth and Dylan Shomper.