Jimmy Myers, surrounded by his awesome sisters, Julia Myers (left) and Taylor Herreman.
Every time Jimmy Myers picks up his tennis racket, he picks up a part of history.
“I always had this joke that my racket was a legacy racket because my sisters Taylor Herreman and Julia Myers used the same racket before me,” said the Coupeville High School freshman with a laugh.
It worked well, too, as he teamed with doubles partner Nick Dion to show huge growth during the just-concluded season, topping it off with a huge win over a duo from Archbishop Thomas Murphy.
“The highlights of my season were the two matches we won, more so the second one against Archbishop, where I hit the set winning shot,” Myers said. “I alone didn’t do it though, it was Nick and I who got the win together.”
Whether it’s the magic of the racket — both of his sisters are strong players — or his own natural talent coming to the surface, Myers proved quite adept in his first go-round in the sport. An all-star caliber baseball player, he picked up the intricacies of tennis fairly quickly.
“What I enjoy in tennis was working with my partner,” Myers said. “We got better together and he kept me calm when I got a little angry. My favorite thing to do, though, was to spike to ball on the opposing team.
“My strength in tennis was my hustle,” he added. “When I was hurt I would get up and keep playing no matter what.”
As he moves forward in the sport, the one area he wants to concentrate on improving is staying calm on the court.
“Something I needed to work on was my patience,” Myers said. “I was always quick to anger, which sometimes caused us to lose.”
That might have been his natural competitiveness bubbling to the surface, a trait that has helped him become a top baseball player as he has quickly worked his way up through the sport. This spring, he’ll take his first steps into the high school game, joining the Wolves.
Not just a jock, Myers also is involved in his school’s drama productions, is deeply interested in history (“Probably my favorite subject, even though I don’t take it yet”) and enjoys the great outdoors (“I like to go outside, explore and find new places.”)
As part of a large blended family that brings together six current or past CHS students, Myers has plenty of people to lean on, starting with his sisters.
He reserves a special spot in his heart for his father, Rob Myers, however.
“After my mother passed away, I had my dad there to help shape me into the person I am today,” Myers said. “He has been there with me through almost everything, guiding me to become a better person.”
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