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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This also very can depend on if your kid is a boy or a girl. Boys teams are usually more difficult to make than girls teams.

Also, there is a big difference between "making the team" and "playing in matches." Some super competitive schools like McLean and Langley will take 20-25 kids on the roster. I think the Arlington schools typically take closer to 12-15. All these teams have a ladder from the top player to the bottom. But no matter the size of the roster, only six play in the matches - they play six singles matches and then 3 doubles matches (almost always the same kids, unless the match is very lopsided, then the better school might allow lines 7-10 to go and play some doubles to get some playing time)

I would advise you to look at W-L's tennis schedule and go watch a match in a few weeks. Figure out which match on court is line 6. The other kids on the team who aren't playing singles are all worse than that kid. If you want your kid to make the team and have a shot at playing, you should aim to get him/her close to the level of the line 6 player by the time of freshman year tryouts.[/quote]

Maybe this varies by region? Our school plays 4 singles and 4 doubles per meet: making it 12 players that get to play.  But then there’s JV too, so that’s another 12 that will get playing time too.  [/quote]

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