2005 TENNIS PREVIEW: HAPPY RETURNS FOR H.-W.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer Six players from the boys' tennis team at Harvard-Westlake High of Studio City last year were among Southern California's top 100 players, as determined by the United States Tennis Association “USTA” redirects here. For other uses, see USTA (disambiguation). The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States. , in the 18-under or 16-under divisions. Eight were among the top 200. The Wolverines went 22-0 and won the school's first Southern Section Div. I title in any sport and the program's second section title in three years. ``It is rare that you have such a talented pool, but when you have it, you've got to think big,'' Harvard-Westlake coach Chris Simpson Christopher Patrick Simpson (born 9 January, 1982) in Brisbane, Queensland, is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Queensland Bulls in Australian domestic cricket. He is a right arm offbreak bowler and right handed batsman. Simpson attened villanova college. said. ``It may sound greedy to say we want to win all the honors possible, but you know what? There's not a coach out there that wouldn't want to do it, and any other team that had this level of talent would be trying to do the same thing.'' Harvard-Westlake, 65-2 the past three seasons, is led by Josh Lederman, the returning No. 1 player. Lederman, a left-hander, has added significant power to his game in the offseason. He's ranked No. 29 in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, in the 18-under division despite losing more than a year to a rare and potentially life-threatening viral infection viral infection, n an infection by a pathogenic virus. A virus acts on the cell nucleus, taking over the genetic material within the nucleus and replicating itself. that caused temporary lower-body paralysis. Sam Wagner, Harvard-Westlake's No. 2 player, is ranked 69th in Southern California. Powerful and quick, Wagner boasts a serve that's been clocked above 120 mph. Seniors Bret Thacher is ranked 93rd and Hiro Kobayashi 187th in Southern California. Newcomer Jordan Abergel, a sophomore who did not play last season for Harvard-Westlake, is ranked 16th in the 16-under division. Freshman Ryan Thacher is 25th, junior Michael Vann is 31st and junior Winston Park Winston Park is a small residential area that lies between Gillitts and Hillcrest in the Upper Highway Area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Properties in the area are relatively expensive and houses range in size from small condominium developments to several mansions. is 119th. ``Top to bottom, this is probably the most talent I've seen here in four years,'' Wagner said. ``There's no other high school team where you have six or seven other college-bound players to practice with.'' Key events on the Wolverines' calendar include the prestigious Corona del Mar Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Simpson. There is an April 13 home match against perennial Southern Section power Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , and the high-powered April 21-23 Ojai tournament. If Harvard-Westlake can avoid complacency, something Simpson acknowledged is a concern, look for the area's top 2004 team to be even better this year. And if the qualities that made the Wolverines winners last season carry into this year, they figure to be especially dangerous. Gideon Rubin (818)713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo, 4 boxes Photo: Harvard-Westlake captains Bret Thacher, front left, and Sam Wagner, front right, and teammates, clockwise from upper left, Elias de Wit, Ryan Thacher, Michael Vann, Hiro Kobayashi, Andrew Segal, Jordan Abergel and Winston Park. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer Box: (1) TOP 10 (2) FIVE TO WATCH (3) NEW FACES (4) BIG MATCHES |
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