The star tennis player for Airline High School is ranked 68th nationally in his age group and is listed as the third-best player in Louisiana. Zachary has been ranked as high as 51st in the country.<\/p>\n
Last week 海角直播’s men’s tennis head coach Bobby Cashman announced that he was one of the nation’s premier junior players and said Zachary had signed a grant-in-aid with the Knights. He will join the program next fall.<\/p>\n
Zachary said he has been playing tennis for the past 12 years and practices upwards of two hours a day.<\/p>\n
“Tennis attracted me because it is all individual,” Zachary said. “If you play badly, you have no one to blame but yourself.”<\/p>\n
Zachary, who has made a name for himself in Bossier City, is hoping to make a name for himself in Orlando, Fla. According to tennisrecruiting.net, Zachary is a five-star recruit.<\/p>\n
“Matt is a good singles and doubles player,” Cashman said. “He has posted great singles results on the national level. He has also won some great doubles tournaments in the South.”<\/p>\n
In October, Zachary took the title at the Bullfrog Southern Designated event in Raleigh, N.C. He posted five wins at the tournament, including a victory in the title match over the nation’s 26th-ranked junior.<\/p>\n
As a junior at Airline High School, Zachary won the Louisiana Class 5A state singles title. In 2008, Zachary was the state runner-up.<\/p>\n