Tegan Durishin had no idea if he was good at tennis.

In fact, he didn't even really know how to play.But he gave it a shot.Durishin first picked up a tennis racket just before his freshman season. Four years later, he's the 2016 Times News Tennis Player of the Year."The summer before ninth grade, I always just kind of hit around with my dad at the Grove (in Lehighton)," explained Durishin. "Slowly, throughout the season, coach Dave (Sherry) taught me footwork, how to hit, and most aspects of the game. From there, I took it on my own and worked on it by myself."He used to run track, but abruptly gave it up for tennis."I think I'm the only one in my family that has ever played," Durishin said. "My parents really weren't sure about it, because I was pretty decent at track, but I told them I didn't want to do that anymore. They supported my decision, and they knew I would probably be good at anything that I picked up. All sports are fun, but this was more of a fun activity for me."Durishin even surprised himself with how well he fared right from the get-go."I didn't know how good I was, it was kind of a shock," he explained with a laugh. "We had the MVC tournament during my first year. I wasn't expecting to do as well as I did, and I ended up getting first place in No. 3 singles. My coaches were so proud of me."The following year, in 10th grade, I got third at No.1 singles behind (former TN POY) Jon White and guys like that. Those were definitely some of my more memorable moments. Seeing that progression in such a short time was a major influence to keep me going with the sport."Then again, since the Lehighton senior wrestled and played football - sports that require incredible hand-eye coordination and athletic ability - maybe it wasn't so surprising, after all."I love the sports I play because they all tie into each other with footwork and hand-eye coordination," Durishin said. "It helps my game overall just by playing multiple sports - it's like getting my offseason workout. I think I've progressed my game overall in four years."Durishin is obligated to put a ton of time into football and wrestling, meaning there isn't always time to practice his tennis as much as he'd like."I wrap up tennis, then it goes right into football, which carries into the wrestling season. I'm working on football from May throughout November. I have no days off throughout the year. I go from one sport immediately to the next."The lack of practice didn't seem to bother him during his senior campaign.Durishin and his doubles partner, Josh Knappenberger, made a huge splash at the District 11 doubles tournament in May.The Indians' duo topped Jim Thorpe in the first round, and then went on to pull off a huge upset over sixth-seeded Blue Mountain."Last year, Josh and I played a lot, but we didn't really get to practice a lot this year. I think our chemistry is fluent, we just know how each other plays. We know our strengths and weaknesses and we play around that."Although he clearly possesses rare natural athleticism, Durishin gave kudos to his strong support system that has been there every step of the way."My parents support me with everything I do which is great, especially when they come out to my matches and watch me. Also, my friends and coaches have had great confidence in me since my first year."The future is bright for Durishin. He will attend Temple University and plans to try and walk-on to the tennis team."I want to invent things, but I don't know how well that will go," he half-jokingly said. "I've always been interested in math and science, so I figured mechanical engineering would suit me best."Durishin invented his newfound tennis game rather easily, so mechanical engineering should be a simple swing of the racket.Even if he doesn't know how good he is at it.