Redmond High boys’ tennis coach Marceil Whitney has quite the quandary — but it’s a good one.

She has four athletes — senior Blake Larsen, juniors Scott Singleton and Matt Lee and sophomore Jeff Jou — all with the potential to play at the No. 1 singles spot, which is reserved for team’s top player.

“Yeah, it can be difficult, at times, to work this out, but it’s a good problem,” Whitney said of seeding her four top players. “All of them want to be the number one singles player and all of them are working hard.”

In the Mustangs’ first four matches, Whitney has seeded three different singles lineups with Jou playing No. 1 in three of the matches. Whitney admitted that Jou has the slight edge at No. 1, but Larsen did play the top spot against Issaquah last Thursday.

Sure, the singles lineup may change from match to match — depending on who’s hot and who’s not — but that just shows the kind of depth the team has this season, Whitney said. Depth was something the Mustangs were short on last season.

“We do have a stronger team this year,” Whitney said. “We are deeper this year than we have been in the past. I really believe they will be better competitors this year.”

The Mustangs’ most consistent player is Jou, Whitney said.

“He has great confidence in himself and his stroke,” she said. “He just goes out and plays, and plays well.”

Jou said he hopes to be known as the team’s No. 1 singles player, but realizes there are other great players on the team, too.

“We all push each other to be better,” he said.

Larsen is the team’s most experienced player, according to Whitney. Larsen played No. 1 singles the last two seasons and competed at the district tournament last year.

“With his patience and experience, he will be a real key for us,” Whitney said.

Singleton has improved his game immensely in the offseason, playing in several United States Tennis Association (USTA) tournaments during the summer. He said he was the top-ranked player in his age group (16 years old) for the Pacific Northwest region, which includes Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Montana and Idaho.

“I made some good noise last year,” said Singleton, who placed sixth at the district tournament in singles last fall, “and I hope to make even more noise this year.”

As for Lee, he is finally healthy and is hoping that will translate into wins. He missed last season with a hamstring injury and then sat out his ninth grade season in junior high with shoulder and hip injuries.

“I’m working on keeping injury-free this year,” said Lee, who is 6-foot-1 and has a powerful serve. “I’m just trying to stay strong this year.”

All four players are looking good, Whitney said. Now she has the challenge of keeping everyone happy.

“Each one of them have different qualities that make them stand out, which is exciting,” Whitney said.

Time will tell who comes out on top by the end of the season.