Ryoma Echizen (male;151cm;12 years old)
Ryoma is our main character in "The Prince of Tennis" and the one "Prince" refers to. To put it simply, Ryoma is a tennis genius that is able to use his skills to adapt to his opponents play and defeat them. He is certainly aware of his talent as his attitude constantly reflects him as being above everyone else. Not many people like this attitude (except his teammates of course) but he certainly has the skills to back up his words! However, his skills don't just come from practice, tennis runs in his family. His father, Nanjirou Echizen, played tennis professionally and even attended Seigaku. Nanjirou is actually Ryoma's ultimate goal, he doesn't really have any desire to become a pro but he does have the desire to beat his father at his own game!
Techniques
Twist Serve - A serve where the ball is hit with a spin so that when it hits the ground it rises straight up towards the opponent's face.
Split Step - A way of hoping up and down to increase your responce time half a step faster than normal. This also allows one to reach balls which are normally out of one's reach.
Drive B - A combination of sliding on the ground and then jumping up to hit a falling ball. Gets its name from the shape the ball makes when it bounces on the return.
Kunimitsu Tezuka (male;179cm)
Tezuka is the tennis club captain and definately the most skilled out of all the players at Seigaku. We rarely get to see him actually play but the score always reflects his level of talent. At the beginning of the series Tezuka seems to be nursing a hurt arm which we learn more about later. Even though it may hurt his arm more, he takes on the task of rising Echizen to a new level. Tezuka is one of the only ones who sees that Ryoma's skills are an exact copy of Nanjirou's. Tezuka knows that for Ryoma to become anything more than just a mere copy, his skills must be taken to the next step.
Techniques
Drop Shot - This is when he slices (and spins) the ball so that when it lands, the ball sticks to the ground and rolls in a circle.
Tezuka Zone - Where Tezuka controls the movement of the ball so that no matter where his opponent tries to hit it the ball will always return directly to his position.
Takeshi Momoshiro (male;170cm)
Momoshiro is the easy-going guy in the group of Seigaku regulars. He befriends Echizen and the other freshmen fairly quickly by teasing with them at the beginning of the series. Momoshiro's skill level is fairly high with this only being his second year and he is already a regular. Although he may not be the strongest on the team, he has a tough spirit that will certainly carry him far.
Techniques
Dunk Smash - An overhand hit made from high up in that air that sends the ball to the opponents side of the court so fast that they don't have time to react.
Syuichirou Oishi (male;175cm)
Oishi is the co-captain of Seigaku's tennis club and is one of the members of the infamous "Golden Pair" doubles group. Oishi uses his skills to backup Kikumaru's acrobatic style of play. Together, the two make one of the best doubles teams in the nation. Other than participating in the "Golden Pair," Oishi is usually assisting Tezuka with the club's duties and makes a very proficient co-captain.
Techniques
Moon Volley - A hit that sends the ball soaring up into the air and then lands just in bounds on the far side of the court.
Ryoma is our main character in "The Prince of Tennis" and the one "Prince" refers to. To put it simply, Ryoma is a tennis genius that is able to use his skills to adapt to his opponents play and defeat them. He is certainly aware of his talent as his attitude constantly reflects him as being above everyone else. Not many people like this attitude (except his teammates of course) but he certainly has the skills to back up his words! However, his skills don't just come from practice, tennis runs in his family. His father, Nanjirou Echizen, played tennis professionally and even attended Seigaku. Nanjirou is actually Ryoma's ultimate goal, he doesn't really have any desire to become a pro but he does have the desire to beat his father at his own game!
Techniques
Twist Serve - A serve where the ball is hit with a spin so that when it hits the ground it rises straight up towards the opponent's face.
Split Step - A way of hoping up and down to increase your responce time half a step faster than normal. This also allows one to reach balls which are normally out of one's reach.
Drive B - A combination of sliding on the ground and then jumping up to hit a falling ball. Gets its name from the shape the ball makes when it bounces on the return.
Kunimitsu Tezuka (male;179cm)
Tezuka is the tennis club captain and definately the most skilled out of all the players at Seigaku. We rarely get to see him actually play but the score always reflects his level of talent. At the beginning of the series Tezuka seems to be nursing a hurt arm which we learn more about later. Even though it may hurt his arm more, he takes on the task of rising Echizen to a new level. Tezuka is one of the only ones who sees that Ryoma's skills are an exact copy of Nanjirou's. Tezuka knows that for Ryoma to become anything more than just a mere copy, his skills must be taken to the next step.
Techniques
Drop Shot - This is when he slices (and spins) the ball so that when it lands, the ball sticks to the ground and rolls in a circle.
Tezuka Zone - Where Tezuka controls the movement of the ball so that no matter where his opponent tries to hit it the ball will always return directly to his position.
Takeshi Momoshiro (male;170cm)
Momoshiro is the easy-going guy in the group of Seigaku regulars. He befriends Echizen and the other freshmen fairly quickly by teasing with them at the beginning of the series. Momoshiro's skill level is fairly high with this only being his second year and he is already a regular. Although he may not be the strongest on the team, he has a tough spirit that will certainly carry him far.
Techniques
Dunk Smash - An overhand hit made from high up in that air that sends the ball to the opponents side of the court so fast that they don't have time to react.
Syuichirou Oishi (male;175cm)
Oishi is the co-captain of Seigaku's tennis club and is one of the members of the infamous "Golden Pair" doubles group. Oishi uses his skills to backup Kikumaru's acrobatic style of play. Together, the two make one of the best doubles teams in the nation. Other than participating in the "Golden Pair," Oishi is usually assisting Tezuka with the club's duties and makes a very proficient co-captain.
Techniques
Moon Volley - A hit that sends the ball soaring up into the air and then lands just in bounds on the far side of the court.
