Lake Orion High School Coach Eric Bracciano was selected as the 2021 Overall State Girls Tennis Coach of the Year for Michigan.

Prior to this honor, Bracciano had been voted 2021 Regional and Division 1 Coach of the Year.

Lake Orion was the Oakland Activities Association (OAA) White division tennis champs in 2021, and finished the season with a 8-2-1 overall record.

In regional play, Lake Orion came in third place with 15 team points, just behind Clarkston (18 points) and Bloomfield Hills (24 points). Only the top two teams advance.

Both the boys and girls varsity tennis teams have been under Bracciano’s training and leadership for the past 14 years.

— K.P., J.N.