IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT COMMUNICATION!

DUE TO THE NEW STATE LAW REGARDING CELL PHONES - the district has changed the policies regarding which apps we are allowed to use for communication. 

The district will be sending out information/instructions to families BUT I can tell you 3 things:

1. All players and parents should download the "Olathe Public Schools" App to their phones (accessible from google play store and apple store). This has a built in "chat" function that we'll use for 2 way communication.

2. All players and parents should get accustomed to checking this website daily for information.

3.  All players should get accustomed to checking their school e-mail regularly, as this will be the primary way for coaches to communicate with you during the school day.

We still don't have guidance on what the plan is for how cell phones will be managed moving forward, but rest assured it will be much more strict than the district policy we've had in the past. There will be growing pains, but we will make it work!

Fall 2026 Girls Tennis!

Girls Tennis Tryouts Start on Monday August 17th, 2026

• Assuming good weather, tryouts will run from 3:00-5:30 PM Monday August 17 - Thursday August 20 @ CBAC (just West of ONW across Lone Elm). If weather does not allow roster decisions to be made, tryouts may continue beyond that date. 

• All players MUST have proper physical and concussion paperwork on file in the office (this is digital now) BEFORE participating in tryouts.  (See "important links" page under "home" of this website)

• Tryouts will be in the form of singles challenge matches, with approximately 24 players making the roster, along with the following rule:

• any senior must end up in the top 12 to make the team (this policy is in place to ensure JV matches serve the correct purpose, and the limited court space at ONW goes to developing players who have a chance to contribute at the varsity level in the future)

• Weather during tryouts is typically HOT, and players need to be prepared to play tennis continuously for up to 2 hours during this process. We will, of course, follow guidance related to heat provided by the district, but make sure to bring anything you'll need to stay cool and hydrated during and in between matches!

• Some players may be exempt from the tryout process due to participation in high level USTA tournaments (or prior state medalist status), but PLEASE get in touch with me ASAP at dasmith@olatheschools.org to indicate your desire to participate and make a plan for joining our team at the appropriate time.

  • Please contact me with any other questions you have about participating!

Week 1 - August 17 - 21 (times may be adjusted following district heat guidelines, also during tryouts players may be allowed to leave early, but might need to stay until 5:30 at the latest to finish a match)

Monday August 17 - CBAC - 3:00-5:30 -  All players (except returning state qualifiers) tryouts

Tuesday August 18 - CBAC - 3:00 - 5:30 - All players (except returning state qualifiers) tryouts

Wednesday August 19 - CBAC - 3:00 - 5:30 - All players (except returning state qualifiers) tryouts

Thursday August 20 - CBAC - 3:00 - 5:30 - All players (except returning state qualifiers) tryouts. The roster will be finalized today

Friday August 21 - ONW - 3:00 - 4:45 - All players, practice with both coaches

Week 2 - August 24 - 28 (times may be adjusted following district heat guidelines)

Monday August 24 - CBAC/ONW - 3:00-5:00 -  All players, practice with both coaches (we may split locations)

Tuesday August 25 - CBAC/ONW - 3:00 - 5:00 - All players, practice with both coaches (we may split locations)

Wednesday August 26 - CBAC/ONW - 3:00 - 5:00 - All players, practice with both coaches (we may split locations)

Thursday August 27 - ONW - 3:00 - 5:00 - All players, practice with both coaches

Friday August 28 - ONW - 3:00 - 4:45 - All players, practice with both coaches

Week 3 - August 31 - September 4

Monday August 31 - CBAC - JV Quad vs. Blue Valley, O-South, SM-Northwest - 3:00 start - 9 players out @ 1:55 (after 6th hour). On court warming up @ CBAC by 2:30. This is a flighted quad so you'll play 3 matches in your flight.

1 singles - 

2 singles - 

3 singles - 

1 doubles - 

2 doubles - 

3 doubles - 

EVERYONE ELSE - practice @ ONW with Coach Smith - 3:00 - 5:00

Tuesday September 1 - CBAC - JV Duel vs. Blue Valley Northwest - 3:00 start - ??? players out @ 1:55 (after 6th hour). On court warming up @ CBAC by 2:30. This is a duel so you'll play 1 singles match and 1 doubles match.

EVERYONE ELSE - practice @ ONW with Coach Smith - 3:00 - 5:00

Wednesday September 2 - CBAC - Varsity Quad vs. O-North, SM-South, SM-Northwest - 3:00 start  - 9 players out @ 2:00. On court warming up @ CBAC by 2:30. This is a flighted quad so you'll play 3 matches in your flight.

1 singles - 

2 singles - 

3 singles - 

1 doubles - 

2 doubles - 

3 doubles - 

ALSO Wednesday September 2 - Indian Creek Recreation Center - JV Quad vs. O-North, SM-South, SM-Northwest - 3:00 start. 6 players out at 1:50, load the van to leave by 2:10 (it is a 15 minute ride). This is a flighted quad so you'll play 3 matches in your flight.

1 singles - 

2 singles - 

1 doubles - 

2 doubles - 

NO PRACTICE if not in one of these events! (both coaches are busy!)

Thursday September 3 - Emporia - Varsity Tournament vs. Emporia, Topeka, Andover Central, O-South, O-West, Shawnee Heights, 3:00 start. 6 players out @ 12:35, load the van to leave by 12:55 (it is a 90 minute drive). This is an open bracketed tournament, you'll play 3-4 matches and could play against teammates.

Singles - 

Doubles -

EVERYONE ELSE - practice @ ONW with Coach Johns, 3:00 - 5:00

Friday September 4th - ONW - 3:00 - 4:45 - All players, practice with both coaches

Week 4 - September 7 - 12 (yup, a saturday!)

Monday September 7 - NO PRACTICE/NO SCHOOL - Labor Day Holiday

Tuesday September 8 - DeSoto - JV Quad vs De Soto, Lansing, and KC Piper - 3:30 start - 6 players out @ 2:15, load the van to leave by 2:35 (its a 15 minute drive). This is a flighted quad so you'll play 3 matches in your flight.

1 singles - 

2 singles - 

1 doubles - 

2 doubles -  

EVERYONE ELSE - practice @ ONW with Coach Smith - 3:00 - 5:00

Wednesday September 9 - Harmon Park - Varsity Quad vs. SM East, Washburn Rural, Blue Valley Northwest - 3:00 start  - 8 players out @ 1:45. Load the van to leave by 2:05 (it is a 22 minute drive).  This is a flighted quad so you'll play 3 matches in your flight.

1 singles - 

2 singles - 

1 doubles - 

2 doubles - 

3 doubles - 

ALSO Wednesday September 9 - Mill Valley - JV Duel vs. Mill Valley - 3:30 start - 8 players out @ 2:15, load the van to leave by 2:35 (its a 15 minute drive, and we gotta beat traffic). This is a JV Duel so you'll play 1 singles and 1 doubles match.

NO PRACTICE if not in a match (no coaches available!)

Thursday September 10 - ONW - 3:00 - 5:00 - All players, practice with both coaches

Friday September 11 - CBAC - JV Tournament vs. O-East, SM-South, SM-Northwest, SM-West, BV-High, O-North - 8:00 start - 8 players out all day, to CBAC by 7:15 to warm up. This is a flighted round robin tournament so you'll play all 6 other teams in your flight.

1 doubles - 

2 doubles - 

3 doubles - 

4 doubles - 

JUST the 6 players playing tomorrow practice @ ONW with Coach Smith, 3:00 - 4:30

Saturday September 12 - CBAC - Varsity Tournament vs. Washburn Rural, BV-North, BV-High, O-South,  O-East, Free State - 9:00 start - 6 players report to CBAC by 8:00 AM to warm up. This is an open pool play + cross pool bracket tournament. You'll play 5 matches and could play against teammates.

Singles - 

Doubles - 

Week 5 - September 14 - 18

Monday September 14 - ONW - 3:00 - 5:00 - all players practice with both coachs

Tuesday September 15 - CBAC - Varsity Quad vs BV High, BV-North, BV-West - 3:00 start - 9 players out @ 1:55 (after 6th hour), on court warming up @ CBAC by 2:30. This is a flighted quad so you'll play 3 matches in your flight.

1 singles - 

2 singles -

3 singles -  

1 doubles - 

2 doubles -

3 doubles -   

EVERYONE ELSE - practice @ ONW with Coach Johns - 3:00 - 4:45

Wednesday September 16 - ONW - 3:00 - 5:00 - All players, practice with both coaches

Thursday September 17 - CBAC - Varsity Quad vs. Gardner Edgerton, Junction City, Shawnee Mission West - 3:00 start - 9 players out @ 2:00, on court warming up @ CBAC by 2:30. This is a flighted quad so you'll play 3 matches in your flight.

1 singles - 

2 singles - 

3 singles - 

1 doubles - 

2 doubles - 

3 doubles - 

ALSO September 17th - Shawnee Mission North - JV Duel vs. SM North - 3:30 start - 8 players out @ 2:15, load the van to leave by 2:35 (it is a 20 minute drive but we gotta beat the traffic!), this is a JV Duel so you'll play 1 singles and 1 doubles match.

NO PRACTICE if not in one of these two matches! (both coaches are busy!)

Friday September 18 - CBAC - JV Duel vs. O-East - 3:00 start - ?? players out at 1:55 (after 6th hour), on court by 2:30 to warm up. This is a duel so you'll play 1 singles and 1 doubles match.

EVERYONE ELSE practice @ ONW with Coach Smith, 3:00 - 4:45

Week 6 - September 21 - 25

Monday September 21 - CBAC - Olathe City Championship vs. O-East, O-North, O-South, O-West, 9:00 start - 12 players out all day, @ CBAC by 8:00 to warm up. This is a flighted round robin so you'll play 4 matches in your flight

1 singles

2 singles 

3 singles

4 singles

1 doubles

2 doubles

3 doubles

4 doubles

"PRACTICE" is to come watch the conclusion of the tournament (stay until 4:30 or the conclusion of the tournament!)

Tuesday September 22 - ONW - 3:00 - 5:00 - All players, practice with both coaches

Wednesday September 23 - Paola - JV Quad vs. Paola, Basehor-Linwood, Shawnee Maranatha - 3:00 start - 6 players out @ 1:30, load the van to leave by 1:50 (its a 40 minute drive) this is a flighted quad so you'll play 3 matches in your flight.

1 singles 

2 singles

1 doubles

2 doubles

EVERYONE ELSE - Practice @ ONW w/ Coach Smith - 3:00 - 4:45

Thursday September 24 - CBAC - JV Tournament vs. Sunflower League (all Olathe, all SM, all Lawrence, GE & MV) - 9:00 start - 6 players out all day, on court warming up @ CBAC by 8:30. This is a flighted bracketed tournament, so you'll play 3-4 matches in your flight

1 singles - 

2 singles - 

1 doubles - 

2 doubles -  

ALSO September 24th - Free State OR Rock Chalk Park - Varsity Quad vs. Free State, Olathe West, Blue Valley West - 3:00 start - 6 players out @ 1:30, load the van to leave by 1:50. This is a flighted quad, so you'll play 3 matches in your flight.

1 singles - 

2 singles - 

1 doubles - 

2 doubles - 

NO PRACTICE if not in one of these two matches! (both coaches are busy!)

Friday September 25 - ONW - 3:00 - 4:45 - all players practice (this is our last full team practice of the season!

Week 7 - September 28 - October 2

Monday September 28 - Emporia - Tournament vs. Emporia, Topeka, Derby, Newton, Manhattan, DeSoto, 1:30 start - 6 players out at 11:35 (or 11:10 to eat B lunch if you normally have C or D lunch). Load the van to leave be 11:55 (it is a 90 minute drive). This is an open bracketed tournament so you'll play 3-4 matches and could play teammates.

Singles - 

Doubles - 

EVERYONE ELSE - practice @ ONW with Coach Johns - 3:00 - 4:45

Tuesday September 29 - LFS - JV Duel vs. Free State - 3:30 start - 8 players out @ 2:10, load the van to leave by 2:30 (its a 35 minute drive). This is a JV Duel so you'll play 1 singles and 1 doubles match

EVERYONE ELSE - practice @ ONW with Coach Smith - 3:00 - 4:45 

Wednesday September 30 - Spring Hill - JV Tournament vs. Spring Hill, Olathe North, Gardner Edgerton, Topeka Hayden, 9:00 start - 6 players out all day. Load the van by 8:00 to leave (its a 30 minute drive). This is a flighted round robin, so you'll play 4 matches in your flight.

1 singles 

2 singles

1 doubles

2 doubles

EVERYONE ELSE - Practice @ ONW w/ Coach Smith - 3:00 - 4:45

Thursday October 1 - CBAC - Varsity Tournament vs. Sunflower League (all Olathe, all SM, all Lawrence, GE & MV) - 9:00 start - 6 players out all day, on court warming up @ CBAC by 8:30. This is an open bracketed tournament, so you'll play 3-5 matches and could play against teammates

singles -  

doubles - 

"Practice" is to come watch your teammates try to win the Sunflower League Championship! You should stay until 4:30!

Friday October 2 - CBAC - JV Duel vs. Shawnee Mission West  - 3:00 start - ?? players out at 1:55 (after 6th hour) on court warming up by 2:30. This is a duel so you'll play 1 singles and 1 doubles match.

NO PRACTICE for anyone not in the JV Duel!

Week 8 - October 5-9 (maybe 10th?)

Monday October 5 - ONW - 3:00 - 4:45 - Just the top 6 (perhaps more if invited) practice @ ONW with Coach Smith

Tuesday October 6 - ONW - 3:00 - 4:45 - Just the top 6 (perhaps more if invited) practice @ ONW with Coach Smith

Wednesday October 7 - ONW - 3:00 - 4:45 - Just the top 6 (perhaps more if invited) practice @ ONW with Coach Smith

Thursday October 8 - ONW - 3:00 - 4:45 - Just the top 6 (perhaps more if invited) practice @ ONW with Coach Smith

Friday October 9 - TBA - Varsity Regionals vs. TBA - 6 players @ TBA for regionals. 

Saturday October 10 - Regionals MAY be pushed to this day. 

Week 9 - October 12-17 

*We will take 1 day off this week pending the weather forecast

Monday October 12 - ONW - 3:00 - 4:45 - State Qualifiers (+ more?) practice with Coach Smith

Tuesday October 13 - ONW - 3:00 - 4:45 - State Qualifiers (+ more?) practice with Coach Smith

Wednesday October 14 - ONW - 3:00 - 4:45 - State Qualifiers (+ more?) practice with Coach Smith

Thursday October 15- TBA- Practice for state - depending where state is, this might be @ ONW, CBAC, or somewhere else!

Friday October 16 - TBA - State Tennis Tournament

Saturday October 17 - TBA - Conclusion of State Tennis Tournament

Spring 2027 Boys Tennis Tryout Information

Monday March 2 through Thursday March 5, at the College Boulevard Activity Center Tennis Courts (across Lone Elm to the West of Olathe Northwest High School) from 3:00 until approximately 5:30.  Depending on player count and court availability, some players may be sent to the ONW school courts.

All players MUST have proper physical and concussion paperwork on file in the office (this is digital now) BEFORE participating in tryouts.  (See "important links" page under "home" of this website)

Tryouts will be in the form of singles challenge matches, with a maximum of 24 players making the roster, along with the following rule:

• any senior must end up in the top 12 to make the team (this policy is in place to ensure JV matches serve the correct purpose, and the limited court space at ONW goes to developing players who have a chance to contribute at the varsity level in the future)

Weather during tryouts is typically COLD, and players need to be prepared to play tennis continuously for up to 2 hours during this process. Make sure to bring anything you'll need to stay warm in between matches!

• Some players may be exempt from the tryout process due to participation in high level USTA tournaments (or prior state medalist status), but PLEASE get in touch with me ASAP at dasmith@olatheschools.org to indicate your desire to participate and make a plan for joining our team at the appropriate time.

  • Please contact me with any other questions you have about participating!

General season information:

Practices are held Monday through Friday, 3:00-5:00 in general. Specific schedules, that are updated regularly, can be found under the "schedules" tab of this website.

Players need to provide their own racket to use during the season, and players will also pay a uniform fee, (estimated to be  $30-35) which covers a shirt that the players get to keep. (Players provide their own shorts for competition).

I do 99% of my communication directly with players through the BAND app.