{"id":51338,"date":"2026-08-15T02:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/51338\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T02:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:16:24","slug":"new-coach-set-to-lead-lebanon-tennis-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/51338\/","title":{"rendered":"New coach set to lead Lebanon tennis | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new, but familiar face is set to lead the Lebanon boys tennis program this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Hensley, who coached the girls team last year and has been involved with the middle school program, has taken over for Sam Godby, who stepped down in the off-season.<\/p>\n<p>kAm(9:=6 E96 %:86CD 2C6 72:C=J J@F?8 @G6C2==[ E96J 5@ 3C:?8 324&lt; 2 =@E @7 &lt;6J A:646D[ 2?5 2C6 C625J E@ 9:E E96 4@FCE ?6IE H66&lt;]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm\u201cx E9:?&lt; E96 E@A 92=7 @7 @FC G2CD:EJ \ud83d\ude00 AC6EEJ D@=:5 C:89E ?@H[\u201d w6?D=6J D2:5 E9:D H66&lt;] \u201c(6 92G6 2 =:EE=6 3:E @7 2 5C@A\\@77 \ud83d\ude15 6IA6C:6?46 27E6C E92E[ D@ E96C6 \ud83d\ude00 2 =:EE=6 3:E @7 2 =62C?:?8 4FCG6] qFE @FC E@A E9C66 8FJD 92G6 366? 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