Known as the "Veteran of Chiba", Rokkaku has qualified for the Kantō Tournament for 35 consecutive years, the last two of which they made it to the Final 4. The team's regular line-up consists of players who learned the sport when they were kids and have been using wooden rackets tailored by their advisor ever since. Rokkaku has a competitive, yet friendly relationship with Seishun Gakuen. Members of the two teams have frequently confronted each other on the tennis courts, both officially and unofficially (including the Newcomer Tournament). This year, after the Kantō Tournament, the two schools held a joint training camp at Rokkaku's dormitory. Unfortunately, the training seemed to have done Rokkaku little good, being routed in the first round of the Nationals by dark horse Higa. Because