By FRED KRONER
It didn’t take long for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ tennis program to make an impact in the area.
The team made its debut in the spring of 2022 with a 20-player roster and an abbreviated schedule consisting of five dual meets prior to the Apollo Conference tournament.
Twelve different players had matches in singles and 10 earned at least one win. In doubles, 13 different duos took the court and eight of them won matches. In all, 14 different squad members had matches in doubles.
Fast forward to Year 4 of the program, 2025.
The Bulldogs were 7-4-1 in dual meets and won the Apollo Conference Tournament, posting wins in 15 of 19 tourney matches between singles and doubles.
M-S had conference singles champions in four of six divisions. The other squad members took second and third. In doubles, the Bulldogs had one first-place finish and two runner-up performances.
At sectionals, the Bulldogs tied for fourth and produced state-qualifiers in doubles. At state, M-S totaled enough points to tie for 45th place overall.
That is a program rapidly on the move.
Without further ado, Mahomet-Seymour’s Quarter-Century team in boys’ tennis.
JACOB ATTEBERRY, Class of 2024. News-Gazette All-Area second-teamer as a senior and the team’s No.1 singles player for the second year in a row. Qualified for state in doubles in 2024 with Caleb Bushue. They went 2-2 at state and were 9-11 overall, the third-most number of wins in doubles in one season at M-S.
WILLIAM BAO, 2027. State-qualifier in doubles in 2025 with Caleb Bushue. They won their state debut in straight sets and were 10-12 for the season, the second-most number of wins in doubles in a season.
CALEB BUSHUE, 2025. All-Area second-teamer as a senior. State-qualifier in doubles in 2025 with William Bao. They won their state debut in straight sets and finished 10-12 for the season. Qualified for state in doubles in 2024 with Jacob Atteberry. They went 2-2 at state and were 9-11 overall, which placed him in a tie for third at M-S for doubles wins in a season. Second in school-record book for career singles wins (16), mostly at No. 1.
CONNOR HIRSBRUNNER, 2022. Team’s No. 1 player as a senior for start-up program, finishing with a 3-4 record.
CAIDAN KOGUT, 2025. Part of school single-season wins record in doubles with Nolan Kogut, going 14-4 at No. 2 in 2025. Thirteen of those wins were in straight sets. Was 8-5 in singles, mostly at No. 3.
NOLAN KOGUT, 2028. Holds school record for singles wins in a season, going 14-0 as a freshman at No. 5 in 2025. All 14 wins were in straight sets. Part of single-season wins record in doubles with Caidan Kogut, going 14-4 at No. 2 in 2025. Thirteen of those wins were in straight sets.
JACK LOUIS, 2024. Won doubles matches with three partners as a senior. Was 2-0 in singles. As a junior, played No. 3 singles.
SAMUEL “LUKE” LUNNEY, 2027. Holds school record for career singles wins (18). As a sophomore, compiled a 9-8 overall record, mostly at No. 4. Was 9-2 as a freshman. Is ranked in a tie for third at the school for wins in a season.
BRADEN STACEY, 2023. Teamed up with Jacob Atteberry for a 3-2 record in doubles, playing at No. 1 and No. 2, in 2022 for first-year program.
