Boys Tennis- Start your Engines!!

Boys Tennis is coming soon ! Dates & Information to remember:

Mon. Feb. 25th thru Thursday Feb.28th - TRYOUTS--3:30 to 5:30PM
Plan to Bring: Signed Tryout Checklist Form, Signed Disclosure Document, Grades for term 2, Physical Form. I will also need an address to INSURE you live within the boundaries!
All forms will be made available ( eventually!!!!) on the blog or I will tell you how to get there!
Other Tryout information- Team size is 18 players- 7 Varsity, 7 JV and 4 Alternates. There will be three to five slots open this year. Tryouts will consist of new 9th through 12th grade players trying out for the first time AS WELL AS MOST OF LAST YEARS JV SQUAD & Alternates.

March 13th  & March 19th- 1st match and 1st region match !!

Practices begin March 1st @ 3:30 for remainder of season.

To returning and prospective players........We go into the 2013 season as the defending Region IV Champions. The only way we have a chance to repeat this is for hard work before and during the season!!

There will be a 'pre-season' Tennis Meeting sometime in January to answer questions & hand out forms. Watch the blog for more information !!
 

REEEEEEE--- PEAT !! 2012 STATE CHAMPIONS!!

The Lady Knights Tennis Team took home the 2012 State Championship for the 2nd year in a row and this year they chose not to share the title!! A truly historic season for the girls in many ways. At the State tournament on Weds Oct.3rd all 5 Knight positions won both matches to enable the whole team to be in the Saturday semifinals. Lone Peak had never advanced all 5 positions to the semifinals before. Saturday morning started out 'brisk', about 45 degrees.
Taylor Calton @ 1st singles played flawless tennis in her Semifinal vs Katie Sweet ( Cottonwood) enroute to a 6-0,6-3 win.
Leah Heimuli @ 2nd singles battled consistent senior Sarah Stuart & won 7-5,6-4 in a hard fought match and Leah would not be denied!
Morgan Hall @ 3rd singles battled Mariah Petersen from Alta & won a 6-3,6-3 match with precision ground strokes and a fantastic serve.
Megan Call & Electra Cochran @ 1st doubles played a tough Alta team and came up with a 6-3,7-6 victory using aggressive play and tough volleys.
Haley Schettler & Lauren Allen @ 2nd doubles steamrolled their way to the final with a 6-0,6-0 win over Davis with their heady, consistent play.

Now new history was being made as no Knight team ever had all 5 positions into the finals. Before the finals, it was learned that Lone Peak only had to win 1 of their 5 finals to become State Champions. With that knowledge, The Lady Knights promptly went out & won three of the five individual championships, taking 2nd in the other two positions, meaning medals for every position.
Taylor Calton won the 1st singles crown with a 6-2,6-3 win over Emily Tanner of Alta using precision groundstrokes and icy determination.
Leah Heimuli went up against arguably the toughest player in the tourney, Breezy Turley, defending champion from Davis and in a match with a deceiving score, Leah battled stroke for stroke before falling 6-2,6-0.Leah served notice that she will be a player to be reckoned with for the next 3 years.
Morgan Hall @ 3rd singles went up against Jensen Emery from Davis, a player with big strokes. Morgan used her serve and her consistency to take home the 3rd singles crown as a freshman, winning 6-4,6-3.
Megan Call & Electra Cochran went up against Davis High in the finals and cruised through the first set before hitting a 'speed bump' in the 2nd set, setting up a 3rd set. Being aggressive as they had been all year and attacking the net, they came away with a 6-0,6-7,6-2 victory to take the 1st doubles crown.
At 2nd doubles Haley Schettler & Lauren Allen had a 3 set battle that went close to 2 hours. Haley & Lauren battled with penetrating ground strokes & determination to split the first 2 sets and fell behind 4-1 in the 3rd set only to come back and tie the match before finally losing 2-6,6-2,4-6.

After all the dust had settled, Lone Peak finished 1st with 26 points, Davis was 2nd with 17 points and Bingham finished 3rd with 11 points.

THANKS FOR A GREAT SEASON GIRLS!!!!!! COACH L

Lone Peak JV Girls Dominate Region Tournament

On Saturday Sept 22nd, the Lone Peak Girls Junior Varsity squad dominated the Region Tournament, winning 8 out of 9 championships. Congratulations girls on a terrific year!!

1st SINGLES- 1st PLACE MADELINE GLASGOW
2ND SINGLES- 2nd PLACE LEXI SHEFFIELD
3RD SINGLES- 1ST PLACE BONNIE NIELSEN
4TH SINGLES- 1ST PLACE SIERRA DEW
5TH SINGLES- 1ST PLACE REAGAN CURTIS


1ST DOUBLES 1ST PLACE OLIVIA HARKNESS &
SIERRA SEABERG


2ND DOUBLES 1ST PLACE CAITLYN EAKINS &
SARAH NIELSON


3RD DOUBLES-- 1ST PLACE JJ BITTON &
SIERRA SQUIRES

4TH DOUBLES-- 1ST PLACE ABBY NEWELL &
SARAH JOHNSON

2ND PLACE TIELER DIEDERICH &
BROOKE SPENCER

GIRLS TENNIS STARTS UNDEFEATED

Looking for something hotter than the weather? Lone Peak Girls Tennis is off to a sizzling 10-0 start (4-0 in Region) to their season. In 10 matches, the Varsity record is 49-1, with the Junior Varsity squad still without a loss.

The Varsity squad is led by sophomore Taylor Calton @ 1st singles, freshman Leah Heimuli @ 2nd singles and freshman Morgan Hall @ 3rd singles. 1st doubles is anchored by Megan Call and Electra Cochran while 2nd doubles features the solid play of Haley Schettler and Lexi Sheffield. Lauren Allen, Bonnie Nielsen & Madeline Glasgow have also contributed wins on Varsity this year.

The Lady Knights have 4 more region matches in the next two weeks to prepare for the Region and State tournaments.

2012 Girls Tennis Team !

LAUREN ALLEN 10
JJ BITTON 10
MEGAN CALL 12
TAYLOR CALTON 10
ELECTRA COCHRAN 10
REAGAN CURTIS 10
SIERRA DEW 12
TIELER DIEDERICH 10
CAITLYN EAKINS 12
MADELINE GLASGOW 9
MORGAN HALL 9
OLIVIA HARKNESS 10
LEAH HEIMULI 9
SARAH JOHNSON 11
ABBY NEWELL 10
BONNIE NIELSEN 11
SARAH NIELSON 10
SIERRA SEABERG 11
HALEY SCHETTLER 11
LEXI SHEFFIELD 11
BROOKE SPENCER 10
SIERA SQUIRES 11

TRYOUTS JULY 30TH

Tryouts for the Lone Peak Girls Tennis Team will be July 30, 31, & Aug 1st from 6:45 to 9:00 AM.Practices will begin on Aug 2nd @ 6:45 AM and morning practices will continue until Aug. 13th.

For Tryouts Please bring: 1) Tryout Checklist ( found on LPHS website under athletics) 2)a copy of 4th quarter grades, 3) A signed Disclosure document- see previous post.

2012 Disclosure Document (Please Bring to Tryouts 7/30)

LONE PEAK TENNIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT
GIRLS TENNIS 2012

http://lphs.alpineschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/LONE-PEAK-TENNIS-DISCLOSURE-DOCUMENT.pdf

Lone Peak Girls Tennis: Approximate team size 18 to 20 members.
Tryouts will be held on July 30th, 31st and Aug 1st, from 6:45 to 9 AM. You must be in attendance at tryouts each day. The season culminates on October 9th.

· Costs : $60 participation fee, $80 to $100 additional for Uniform and Equipment charges (approximate cost will be known by August 9th) . All fees must be paid by August 22nd before you can play.

· Girls Tennis Coaches: John La Cognata (#801-592-8959) , Asst.- Dave Harkness (801-897-0213)
** Both Coaches have Full-Time jobs and accessibility during the day maybe limited! (Please leave a message!)

GIRLS TENNIS TEAM (12) EXPECTATIONS & INFORMATION

TRYOUTS: Cuts will begin the first day of tryouts, by Aug.6th our team will be mostly established. PARENTS are welcome to watch tryouts and round robin matches but must do so from their cars- there is no coaching allowed by parents during tryouts or during the season. Player selection will be based on form, attitude, year in school, wins as well as coaches observations.
PRACTICES:Practices are mandatory and you need to attend every practice. Some of you may have work conflicts, school conflicts or lessons. The expectation is that school studies and tennis will be your #1 priorities from Aug. 2nd to Oct. 9th. If you are unable to do that, you may want to reconsider playing tennis at Lone Peak.
EXCUSED ABSENCES:Examples include illness, injury, ACT testing, funerals (not your own) and you must contact John or Dave. Vacations and other conflicts need to be discussed with Coaches within first 2 weeks of the season.
UNEXCUSED ABSENCES:Examples include: Lessons, tournaments, amnesia, babysitting, **making up school work, date with homecoming king, YW projects, vacations, and vision problems (I can’t see coming to practice today Coach !) or ear infections ( I HEARD we were not having practice today!). Two unexcused absences =1 match suspension, Four unexcused absences places you off the team indefinitely. Four ‘tardys’ to practice = 1 unexcused absence.
** While making up school work is important, one of life’s lessons that school teaches is time management. Translated, if you can’t balance your schoolwork with your tennis, you will graduate, you will not play tennis. Tennis Lessons need to be held at times other than practice or match times. We encourage players to participate in tennis lessons and junior development tournaments, within the parameters of our season. You will still be responsible to attend and play matches at practices regardless of your outside activity.
COMMITMENT- You are expected to be at practices and matches. You are expected to give a full effort every day. You will be expected to show support for teammates at matches by staying and cheering. You are expected to give a full effort every day. Some sports at Lone Peak do not allow you to play any other sport during the school year. Feel free to participate in other sports and activities during the year but we would discourage other sport participation for the 7 week period from Aug. 20th to Oct. 9 th. This is our Region and State season and injuries are not only a disappointment to you but also to teammates who have worked so hard all year.
GRADES- District and State policy is that you have a 2.0 with no more than 1 F. The Lone Peak Tennis Team policy is a minimum of a 2.5 GPA with NO F's. This is not a difficult policy- attend class and do your assignments. EDUCATION is your Number 1 priority young ladies!! During the season the UHSAA requires periodic grade checks!
BEHAVIOR- You represent Lone Peak High School, yourself and your family. Appropriate behavior is not only expected but required. Examples of inappropriate behavior includes, but is not limited to: swearing, racquet throwing, cheating, tantrums, and tanking matches. Demonstrating this behavior will result in your removal from the team. Appropriate behavior on busses for away matches is not only expected but is REQUIRED and is a District Policy. You will be expected to show respect to teammates and coaches at all times. You will be expected to show respect to opposing teams and coaches as well.
PARENTS- Your support of your child is a welcome and critical piece to their success. It seems that each month a news story is aired or printed about parents sportsmanship with respect to their child’s sport. These situations are rare with Lone Peak Tennis and I will be expecting parents to promote good sportsmanship and would hope that the emphasis we strive for together is the development of your child physically, socially, psychologically and in other ways. High School sports should be about this development, about participation and about having fun. It is not about winning State Championships.
I believe it is all about your child playing their very best, not being the best.
TEAM POSITIONS- We will do some mini-sets to set the team and then round robins for a couple of weeks to set positions. We may use the first few matches to mix and match our lineups and we will continue to have you play each other. We will have lineups ‘set’ by Labor Day though Challenge matches may still occur as we see necessary to finalize any position on the team. You may petition coaches for a challenge match if you feel the process has been unfair at all. The final position pieces will be determined by the coaches as we will move you or shuffle the lineup to provide the strongest team possible. (It's not where you play, its how you play!). You may play your way into a position, you continue to earn that position and keep that position through your play. Our goal should be to qualify the Entire Varsity Team for State, WORK hard to take STATE again and to take 1st in every position of the JV Tournament. This requires you to play unselfishly and be part of a team.
PHYSICALS- All players who make the team must have a physical and must have it completed by August 18, 2010. This is SCHOOL POLICY, not a team policy. The new Alpine School District policy is that you have a physical every year. Within the first 2 weeks we will have the services of a Dr. to do physicals at a reduced rate.
WHAT IS AN ALTERNATE ??- We have 7 Varsity players, 7 JV players and the remainder of the team are ‘alternates’. An alternate on the tennis team is someone who practices daily with the team and improves their skill level over the course of the 9 week season- about 75-100 hours of additional play. With the loss of 4-5 players this coming year, more available slots will be open for next year. The alternate is considered a member of the team in every aspect- they practice with the team, have the uniform, etc. with the only appreciable difference coming with respect to match play and match travel. Depending on the number of alternates, an alternate may not play a match on a match day though I will do everything possible to have them play someone, even a teammate on a match day. During the course of the season, the first two alternates will likely see some match time on Junior Varsity due to illness or other issues which require some team members to miss a match. Other alternates may have opportunities to move into JV matches during the season. For away matches, not all alternates would travel with the team, dependent on the number of players the opposing team has and missed school time. At the end of the season all of the JV players and alternates will have the opportunity of competing in a one day JV Region tournament as Junior Varsity players. If you have any questions with respect to being an alternate, please contact me @ 801-592-8959
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PLEASE DETACH AND RETURN
I VERIFY THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT FOR THE LONE PEAK HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS TEAM.
DATE: ___________________________________

STUDENTS PRINTED NAME: ______________________________________________

STUDENTS SIGNATURE:__________________________________________________

PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE: _________________________________________

PHONE NUMBERS: H _________________ W__________________ CELL ___________

PARENT EMAIL: ________________________________________________