Athlete of the Month: Judge swings into high school tennis
January 20, 2023
Every month, we recognize two student athletes, one from a boy’s team and another from a girl’s team, for their performance on the field. This month we recognized Mose Judge.
Judge, a freshman, has a newfound interest to improve his tennis skills. Starting only two years ago he’s now on the JV boys tennis team and is putting in lots of effort.
Question: When did you start playing tennis?
Answer: I started playing a year ago or two years ago, I just needed something to do during COVID so I started up doing tennis.
Q: What’s your favorite thing about playing tennis?
A: My favorite thing about it is that I enjoy forming bonds with my teammates while playing the sport. I also just like being there with my friends from Birmingham.
Q: What are some of your goals for this season in tennis?
A: Some goals I have for tennis is mostly to improve, I think that’s what everyone wants to do in a sport. I also just want to have fun.
Q: Have you played tennis before, and what made you want to do it?
A: Yeah I have played before in middle school during COVID, and I was just bored and always in the house.
Q: What were your first impressions of tennis when you joined?
A: I thought, “This is going to be fun.” I felt really bored so I really wanted to keep busy but I didn’t want to play competitively.