BOYS' TENNIS: ECR MAKES FOURTH SECTION TITLE LOOK SO EASY ECR 26, PALISADES 3.Byline: Lauren Gustus Staff Writer At least one team around here accomplished a four-peat. The El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
No. 1 doubles player Nick Kogan was there for all four. ``This one was more special because it was my senior year,'' Kogan said. ``You know, being a veteran I wanted to go out with a win.'' El Camino Real coach Marvin Jones Marvin Jones may refer to:
``The first one is the best,'' Jones said. ``But to win four in a row, you've got to be dedicated, disciplined and lucky.'' The Conquistadores (16-0) benefited from Palisades' misfortune early in the match. Chris Ko, Palisades' No. 1 singles player and winner of the 16- under Ojai Tournament singles championship in April, rolled his ankle and defaulted three of four sets. He defeated El Camino Real's Phil Gegenheimer 6-4 before he was sidelined. ``We wanted to see if we could get ECR ECR Efficient Consumer Response ECR European Congress of Radiology ECR Electron Cyclotron Resonance ECR El Camino Real (Kings Highway; California) ECR Electronic Cash Register ECR East Coast Radio (South Africa) behind early. All of our first doubles sets were close,'' said Palisades coach Bud Kling, whose team finished at 20-2. ``Then Chris went out. But we'll be back next year. We're not losing anyone from this team.'' El Camino Real, meanwhile, will lose No. 1 singles player Bruce Aiken. For four years, Aiken was almost automatic. He lost only two sets in West Valley League play, one each in his sophomore and junior years. But Bruce's younger brother Wiki is aware of the following uses of "'Younger Brother":
``We're going to have to step it up,'' Troy Aiken said. ``Practice over the summer and work hard. ... But I'm going to miss (Bruce). He'll be at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , so he's still going to be around.'' Bruce Aiken plans to walk-on to the men's tennis team at USC in the fall. |
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