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Tennis - Boys' Varsity
Overview
Overview
Taft’s tennis program consistently fields highly competitive and successful teams. The boys’ varsity tennis team earned Founders League titles in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2014, and tied for the league championship in 2015. Over the years, the team often earned berths in the prestigious New England Tournament, including (and most recently) every season from 2004-2011, and 2013-2015. They were New England semifinalists in 2006, finalists in 2007, 2011, and 2016, and have won numerous Southern New England Tennis League tournaments, including those in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2024, and 2025, and many Taft players have gone on to successful DI and DIII college careers.
Schedule
Schedule
| Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage | Type | Details | Result | Score | Status |
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The Frederick Gunn School
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Home | Scrimmage | Details about Tennis - Boys' Varsity | CANCELLED | |||
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Avon Old Farms School
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Home | Details about Tennis - Boys' Varsity | POSTPONED: Postponed | ||||
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Phillips Academy at Andover
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Phillips Academy at Andover | Away | Details about Tennis - Boys' Varsity | Win | 4-3 | ||
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Kingswood Oxford School
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Kingswood Oxford School | Away | Details about Tennis - Boys' Varsity | Win | 4-3 | ||
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Hotchkiss School
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Home | Details about Tennis - Boys' Varsity | Loss | 2-4 | |||
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Deerfield Academy
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Deerfield Academy | Away | Details about Tennis - Boys' Varsity | Loss | 1-5 | ||
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Salisbury School
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Home | Details about Tennis - Boys' Varsity | Win | 6-1 | |||
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Kent School
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Kent School | Away | Details about Tennis - Boys' Varsity | Win | 7-0 | ||
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Westminster School
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Home | Details about Tennis - Boys' Varsity | Win | 7-0 | |||
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Loomis Chaffee School
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Loomis Chaffee School | Away | Details about Tennis - Boys' Varsity | Win | 4-3 | ||
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Berkshire School
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Home | Details about Tennis - Boys' Varsity | Win | 6-0 | |||
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Avon Old Farms School
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Avon Old Farms School | Away | Details about Tennis - Boys' Varsity | Win | 5-2 | ||
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Brunswick School
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Brunswick School | Away | Details about Tennis - Boys' Varsity | CANCELLED | |||
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SNETL Tournament
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Home | Details about Tennis - Boys' Varsity | CANCELLED | ||||
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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Suffield Academy
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Suffield Academy | Away | Details about Tennis - Boys' Varsity | ||||
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New Englands
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All Day
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Roster
Roster
| Name | Class | Hometown |
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| Caspar Abbott | 2029 | Locust Valley, NY |
| Jackson Brent | 2026 | Woodbury, CT |
| Kaiel Casserly | 2026 | Kingston 6 |
| Carson Chen | 2027 | Irvine, CA |
| Owen Coles | 2028 | New York, NY |
| John-Jay Comfort | 2026 | New York, NY |
| Wats Littman | 2026 | Bozeman, MT |
| Trevor McNamara | 2026 | Litchfield, CT |
| James Morrison | 2026 | Smiths |
| Martin Seetso | 2028 | Gaborone |
| Aarav Seth | 2027 | Houston, TX |
| Michael Werblow | 2026 | St Marys City, MD |
| Steven Zhang | 2026 | Hong Kong |
Coaches
Coaches
About Head Coach Dustin Parente
Dustin Parente is a graduate of Northwestern Regional #7 High School in Winsted, Connecticut, where he won the tennis individual state championship three years in a row, and led the Highlanders to a team state championship his junior year. Dustin went on to earn a bachelor’s degree at the University of Rhode Island where he played #1 and #2 singles, as well as #1 doubles all 4 years in the competitive Atlantic 10 conference. From there, Dustin has enjoyed a 20-year career in the tennis business. He coached, organized junior programs, and directed clubs in and around New York City before moving back to Connecticut 10 years ago with his wife and two girls. Dustin is currently the Director of Tennis at Sharon Country Club in Sharon, Connecticut, where he has been the last 9 seasons. Dustin is thrilled to join the coaching staff at Taft, to further enhance the student experience for the players, and to continue the excellence of the tennis program.
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