Trevor Ogden has attitude. And it's a positive one according to head CVU boys tennis coach Frank Babbott. "Trevor is the perfect team member. He has a very positive attitude. He is always willing to work, hit, do drills, whatever, and this includes gathering up tennis balls or score cards," he said.

Born in Vermont on Sept. 26, 1991 Ogden lived in Burlington for the first five years of his life before his family moved to Shelburne. His family includes parents, Doris and Jeff, younger brother Tyler, a freshman at CVU, and two cats Liza Jane and Doozer.

Ogden picked up a tennis racquet for the first time during the summer after first grade; however, he rarely played again until after his freshman year at CVU. "I tried out for the tennis team as a sophomore," Ogden stated. "but didn't make it. That summer I played a lot of tennis with friends or my dad to get better," he said. And he certainly did get better: without tennis lessons or additional training Ogden made the varsity team as a junior the following year. Was it his old-fashioned hard work and perseverance that allowed him to prevail? Coach Babbott remarks, "His game is much improved because of his attitude and energy. His teammates and opponents enjoyed his competiveness and fair play. We were definitely a better team with him participating."

"While I am often mistaken for Andy Roddick while playing tennis (more or less)," Ogden jokes, "I usually play second doubles with teammate David Keyes." Teammates will also note that he is not too fond of bees. According to coach Babbott Trevor is petrified of the little critters. Ogden agrees wholeheartedly, "We just don't exactly see eye to eye. It's not all creatures that bother me, just bees. I couldn't care less if I were stuck in a room with five tarantulas and a rattlesnake. Being stuck in a room with a yellow jacket on the other hand...well, I can't really think of anything much worse than that."

Before a tennis match, Ogden has two rituals. First he flips the radio to 106.7 WIZN, the original rock station, to hear a little Guns n' Roses, especially the song "Welcome to the Jungle" to psych himself up. He also tries to avoid any foods with MSG in them. "I've noticed that MSG makes me tired," he said.

In addition to tennis, Ogden enjoys downhill skiing. "I usually go to Bolton," he said. "Luckily, I have had the opportunity to ski at Mont-Tremblant in the Laurentian mountains of Quebec, Canada, for the past two winters."

"I was pretty psyched when the Red Sox won the World Series back in 2004," Ogden says while explaining his proudest moment. "Now, some skeptics might try to say that I didn't have anything to do with that, but trust me. I had everything to do with it. I did so many things, I don't know if I can remember them all. For starters, there was a "Break the Curse" cookie. I broke it and ate it and everything else seemed to just fall into place. I also sent the team good vibes by attending their first home game against the Yankees that season and by watching most of the games on TV," adding, "I'll have to try to keep that up so they win this year as well."

After graduation Ogden will be taking on more hours at the Lodge at Shelburne Bay where he has been employed as waitstaff. "I basically bus and serve and prepare the dining room," he said. "I haven't worked in a while because of tennis, but I'll be starting once the summer hits." In addition to work he will be hanging out with friends, and getting ready to attend UVM in the fall. Currently undecided about a specific area of study to pursue in college, Ogden is way ahead of the game: because in life, attitude is everything. And Ogden has attitude.