Student (unnamed), a student speaker, described her experience playing on a varsity tennis team, saying she began the sport at about age 5 and now plays with a partner named Vanessa.

"I started tennis when I was about 5," Student said. She told the meeting she attended small camps, played with friends and joined modified tennis in middle school before moving up to varsity. "And now we're playing together," she said of her current partnership with Vanessa.

Student said she enjoys the competitive aspect of tennis and the social support of teammates. "It's been a great time. I love the competitiveness," she said. She told the meeting the team felt welcoming and like a family, and that the social side — sharing stories and laughing with teammates — is an important part of the experience.

She also described balancing tennis with two other sports, saying, "it also goes really well with my other 2 sports. I played baseball and hockey." Student said she was working to improve specific tennis skills: "I really want to improve on my play my just playing, forehands, backhands. It's getting so good. I'm doing so well already, even being an eighth grader in a varsity sport."

Student closed by expressing eagerness to continue improving: "So I'm really excited to see what else I can do, what else I can push myself to do."