Josh Smith played varsity tennis at ORR for four years (1996-2000) for Coach Jim Merchant. He was undefeated as a sophomore at 2nd singles as well as for his Jr and Sr years at first singles. He ended his tennis career at ORR undefeated in singles play ,50 and 0.
His amazing singles play record is posted out on the ORR tennis courts .
While in high school, Josh worked as an assistant tennis pro at The Sippican Tennis Club under Chick Renfrew. He also worked at the Marion Indoor Tennis Club for Alex Pavao.
Currently Josh is a college advisor and tennis coach at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut. He and his wife, Sarah, and four-year-old son, Langdon, live nearby in West Cornwall, Connecticut.
THE COMPLETE STORY
ARCHIVAL MEDIA
Historical photographs, action images, team photographs and later-life images will be assembled here as verified source material becomes available.
INDUCTION CEREMONY
Timestamp from the Vimeo description for the October 8, 2022 ORRAHOF Induction Banquet.
SOURCES & HISTORICAL NOTES
October 16, 2026: plaque biography reconciled directly against the existing photograph of the physical 2022 plaque. Transcription differences were corrected to match the printed inscription. Printed errors and induction-era claims remain part of the plaque record; this is not independent verification of every historical claim. No photographs were added or changed.
Restored printed space before the period after courts.
Verified against the original 2022 Hall of Fame manufacturer plaque artwork supplied by ORRAHOF. Graduation year recorded as 2000 exactly as shown on the plaque artwork.
October 2, 2026: physical plaque photograph IMG_1927.HEIC from the inductee's Drive folder visually matched by name and 2022 induction label and attached as the plaque reference. Original retained in Drive. HEIC-to-JPEG format conversion only; no crop, retouch or generated detail. Approved primary portrait and earlier biography wording retained. Word-for-word physical-plaque reconciliation remains pending.
The Hall of Fame archive also preserves the complete 2022 display (IMG_1928.HEIC), pairing the historical photograph and induction plaque. That original display is included in the profile gallery.
October 14, 2026: text-only editorial review against the existing Hall biography and source notes. Dates school employment to the induction record. This review does not certify an exact physical-plaque match or current record status.
