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Revere boys tennis team shows promise despite season-opening loss

By Dom Nicastro

The Revere High School boys tennis team opened its season on the road last week with a 5-0 loss to Winthrop, but Head Coach Michael Flynn saw signs of growth from a squad full of newcomers.

Junior Nick Aguilar put up a strong fight at first singles, falling 6-3, 6-4 in one of the most competitive matches of the day. Indrit Tamizi also kept pace with his opponent at second singles, dropping a close 6-4, 6-4 match. Steven Espinal battled at third singles before falling 6-2, 6-3. In doubles play, freshmen Andre Nguyen and Noah Shanley made their varsity debuts and showed potential despite a 6-1, 6-1 defeat.

Coach Flynn said the team will look for growth in each match and practice as it brings a lot of young players to the courts this year. “We have a lot of new players, who are experiencing tennis and improving every time they play,” Flynn said.

The Patriots were scheduled to continue their season with a match against Somerville on Wednesday, April 9 (after press deadline) at Somerville.

Revere boys volleyball team starts 3-1, but coach seeks higher standards

The Revere High boys volleyball team is off to a solid 3-1 start, including a recent sweep over Lynn English, but Head Coach Lianne O’Hara Mimmo said the team still has work to do to meet its potential. “Although we are 3-1, we haven’t been practicing like a championship team,” O’Hara Mimmo said. “They will be challenged at practice to go harder, execute with better precision so that games are easier.”

In the win over Lynn English, Revere received strong contributions from multiple players. Larry Claudio and Chris Choc Chavez each helped set the tone with 10 and 13 assists, respectively. Juan Perez added 10 kills in the 3-0 victory.

Earlier in the week, the Patriots dropped a 3-1 match to Boston Latin Academy and struggled to generate momentum on the stat sheet.

O’Hara Mimmo praised captains Kawan Dias, Perez and Choc Chavez for their off-court commitment to leadership development. The trio has been participating in weekly sessions using “The Team Captain’s Leadership Manual” by Jeff Jansen, a program designed to build the foundation for player-led teams.

“[The leadership manual] has been a great resource for them and our future leaders. Each week there is a lesson about leadership, and they must conduct interviews. We meet to discuss ideas that resonate, things we want to try and to find common themes from the interviews. I’m hoping this work will inspire the boys to lead the team. I always tell them that good teams are led by coaches, but great teams are led by the players,” O’Hara Mimmo said.