MCI senior exchange student leading the way on the tennis courts

PITTSFIELD – 2022 has been rather the period for Maine Central Institute’s girls’ tennis staff.

The Huskies sit at 11-1, and top the way has been senior Lidia Gomez, a foreign trade college student from Spain.

“It’s been a truly excellent calendar year for MCI tennis,” reported head mentor John Buys. “A whole lot of it has started out with her expertise and the electric power she brings.”

“She’s variety of a model for all of us,” claimed senior Leah Dechaine. “She’s just so amazing.”

Gomez is in her 2nd calendar year with the software, and as of Monday, she is the MPA girls singles winner. She conquer Brunswick’s Coco Meserve in the finals, in what she phone calls one particular of the best matches she’s performed in Maine.

“She was really fantastic,” Gomez reported. “She’s seriously wise, she’s obtained a actually good provide. We have been at the similar amount.”

“We’re all looking at the fuzz fly off the tennis balls powering their rackets,” Purchases said. “It was like, this is amazing. They had been equally participating in at this sort of a wonderful level.”

Buys states Lidia was previously very experienced as a tennis participant coming into MCI. But, throughout the previous two decades, he has found her increase equally as a teammate and a student.

“During her time at MCI we’ve viewed her embracing the lifestyle at the college, finding associated,” he explained.

“Mostly, what I like listed here is the individuals,” Gomez explained. “When we go to play groups, we are all jointly. We assistance every single other.”

Her presence with the Huskies, even just in exercise, is definitely rubbing off.

“Playing towards her, she goes straightforward on us,” Dechaine said. “But, it’s genuinely terrific participating in a person so great simply because it definitely prepares us for our competitors.”

Even if you’re not enjoying in opposition to her, just becoming a spectator has assisted some huskies enhance her games.

“Going from her assists us boost enjoying with velocity,” mentioned sophomore Olivia Varney. “Watching her perform has aided us understand about the sport so substantially, and gain so substantially expertise.”

Correct now, with playoffs about the corner, they are all searching forward to looking at what the relaxation of the period has in store.

“We’re tremendous happy of her, and we’re super fired up to see what is coming up for the relaxation of the year,” Buys said.