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"The exterior is still a nice monument to remember buildings [involved in] water history," Hoey said. "We all drink lots of water, and it's such an important resource that we kind of take for granted nowadays."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_2024-1200x800.jpg)
On Monday, May 4, the boys varsity tennis team lost to Boston Latin 3-2 on the Wayland High School courts for their eighth match of the season. The team currently has five wins and three loses and is ranked No. 2 in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Division III power rankings. The varsity match is made up of three singles matches and two doubles matches. Despite the loss, the team is still hopeful and looking to bring a championship banner back to Wayland.
Senior captain Jeffrey Zhang lost his singles match, but still holds hope for the future of the season, as well as their upcoming match against the No. 1 ranked Weston.
“I see that we’re all getting better and we’ve definitely improved a lot since the beginning of the season,” Zhang said. “We’re going to make the state finals in my opinion no matter what, just [depends] on whether or not we beat Weston. Soon enough we will be a major threat to Weston.”
Along with Zhang, senior Arya Nagalla is optimistic about the rest of the season. Nagalla, alongside junior Max Zhuang, won his doubles match against the number two doubles pair from Boston Latin.
“I think we have a good shot of winning states,” Nagalla said. “We are all getting better as the season progresses, and I’m excited for what the future holds.”
Despite the loss, a new partnership sprouted from this match as junior Cesar Campos stepped up to play in the varsity doubles spot with sophomore Kiyoshi Niimi for the first time this season. Throughout the season, players usually hold the same positions and partnerships, although with the variability of high school students’ schedules, the team must adapt.
“Usually, there’s a lot of hurdles you have to go over when you’re playing with a new teammate, but I think Kiyoshi and I did very well together,” Campos said.
Campos and Niimi won their first set and lost the next two, resulting in a loss for the pair. The two worked to figure out each other’s style of play during the match.
“I think [Kiyoshi and I] put up a good fight, but we were still figuring out how to work together as this was our first time,” Campos said. “Even though we lost, I think we played well and the team has started off really strong this season. I hope that we can make it to states”
