 Well it's been a year of milestones for the Brainerd boys tennis team so far this season. They're off to a hot 12-2 start behind the guidance of their legendary head coach, Clayton Castle has more from the Warriors. It's warming up outside in Brainer, but it's not just because of the weather. The Brainerd high boys tennis team is off to a hot start in its 2017 season. Hey coach Bruce Thompson credits the dedication of his players to the sport for the team's success. Well a lot of these guys play in the winter but they're but a lot of these guys are two and three sport athletes too but they do get their records out in the winter. They're in our summer programs. There may be two and three sport athletes which really I think helps but they really have a they love tennis they loved it the ball. So they're a nice group to deal with. The team is led by junior Tanner Lundberg at First Singles who was a section champion last season. He believes he's having an even better season in 2017. It's pretty good uh similar to last year. I've been hitting pretty well gotten a little bit more power in my game not just all consistency. Coach Thompson agrees. He's just got a great game good hands he really can move on the court well and anticipate shots well so he's he's that all-around player I mean he can move well volley go to the net hit from the baseline he's that player you want to have in your team. He's he keeps us really solid as a number one player. But all of the success this season wouldn't be possible without the guidance of the team's legendary head coach Bruce Thompson who recently won his 200th match. I don't even count I didn't tell me what was kind of going on but uh it's um a lot of tennis I've been around for I mean I started probably these courts were brand new and these are the second set of courts here but I've put a few years into the court so uh it's it's nice you know you can't keep up to guys like Sir Sir Stolsky but it's like for me it's it's a good milestone I think. As if that wasn't enough the players love playing for him too. It's a really cool plan for me he's kind of a legend around Brandon and he's really good with all of us and he treats all of us with respect he's a very good coach and we all like having him. Reporting in Brainer Clayton Castle Lakeland News. Thanks Clayton the Warriors next matchup is against St. Cloud Apollo Sock Rapids at home 430 on Friday. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.