Ranked one of Cincinnati's best tennis players, Thomas is also an accomplished violinist who will perform at Carnegie Hall in New York with the school's orchestra April 22.
Sands is an art school, and everyone was required to play an instrument.
Roland Lutz encouraged me to stick with it, although I wasn't successful the first year. From then on, I realized how much tennis meant to me. Although tennis has been Thomas' main focus the past two years, he decided to stick with playing the violin and join the 45-member Walnut Hills Orchestra. As soon as the match is over, I'll get on the bus with the orchestra members for the trip to New York. Playing with pain is nothing new to Christy Cartaya, a junior pitcher for the Mount Notre Dame fast-pitch softball team.