Arlington's stand-out student-athlete Matisse Matsumoto has made a mark on and off the tennis courts. Matsumoto a senior at Lamar High School, was honored as the City of Arlington’s Student-Athlete of the Month for April 2025. His determination and leadership not only earned him this recognition but also the Viking Fight Never Dies award from his school.
Leading the Vikings as a captain, Matsumoto's performance is known to escalate when the stakes are high. "Whenever it’s go time, you get the best of Matisse,” Lamar High School Head Tennis Coach Matthew Matus spoke, per the City of Arlington, highlighting the characteristic Matsumoto embodies as part of his standard of living when sharing about what makes a leader.
Looking ahead, Matsumoto's ambitions extend beyond the baseline. After his graduation, the plan is for him to step onto a different type of court, the digital one, as Matsumoto aims to merge his passion for algorithms and avatars at the University of Central Florida. There, the future game designer will major in Computer Science.
