The dynamics of a team often bring about a feeling of brotherhood among the members. For the undefeated No. 1 doubles tandem on Notre Dame’s boys’ tennis team, it’s a feeling they’re quite familiar with.
From spending summers on the red clay courts of their parents’ native Czech Republic to competing for the Fighting Irish on the green concrete courts at the Champions Club, the sibling duo of Andrew and Bernard Lisy have grown up around tennis, waiting for this year to come.
“We kind of started playing together as a doubles team in middle school,” said the elder Lisy, Andrew. “It’s always been in the back of our minds like, ‘Hey, in high school, I’m going to be a senior, you’re going to be a freshman. That’s going to be a fun year. We can make a run for state or something.’ So that’s always been in the back of our heads when we practice.”
The brothers’ determination to make that run is off to a positive start, as they are flawless in match play so far, including district wins over Chattanooga Christian and Signal Mountain.
“That was a big boost for us,” Bernard said. “Especially coming into the Rotary tournament where there’s a lot of great players we’ve been seeing. Last year we saw the Rotary and how many great teams were there, and so we’re really looking forward to some good matches there.”