Hyde Tennis faced off against Williams for their season opener on April 6th. The team went into the match with learning attitude, as Williams has always produced a strong tennis team. All new to Hyde tennis, Matt Marshall, Scott Leonard, Johnny Schaer and Liam Gorey took on the one thru four singles players, respectively. All four had a rough first match. Marshall and Leonard were both able to end their match with one win, losing 1-8. At the same time, Williams did not allow Schaer or Gorey to go away with a single win, leaving both Hyde players with 0-8 losses.
The doubles teams equally struggled. Nicky Gomez and Kevin Ge were able to earn two games against their opponents. At second doubles, Virginia Garrity and Joe Ma lost 0-8, while the third doubles team made up of Tiffany Liu and Naiwen Zhang ended with an identical result. Overall, it was a tough loss for Hyde to leave with, as they only won four games.