BOYS' TENNIS DAILY NEWS ALL-AREA TEAM AND HIGHLIGHTS.Byline: ERIK BOAL SPECIAL TO THE DAILY NEWS Singles Player of the Year RYAN THACHER So., Harvard-Westlake For all of the team titles and doubles honors Harvard-Westlake has accumulated over the years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time area's most dominant boys' tennis program has never had a singles player boast a resume like the one put together this year by Thacher. And he still has two years left to add to it.Thacher became Harvard-Westlake's first male tennis player to reach the championship match of the Southern Section individual tournament - and just the 10th area player in 85 years - losing to Orange's Steve Johnson Steve Johnson is the name of:
``Obviously, I would've liked to be the only (Harvard-Westlake) person to win it,'' Thacher said. ``But to be the first (finalist) is special because the school has a really storied program for tennis.''Thacher and Johnson joined West Torrance's Jason Jung and Arroyo Grande's Andre Dome in advancing to the semifinals of both the Ojai Valley tournament and the Southern Section draw. Thacher, who put together winning streaks Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" of 25 and 26 sets this season en route to a 52-5 record, suffered a three-set setback to Dome in the final four at Ojai. After reaching the semifinals of the Southern Section doubles tournament last year with his older brother, Bret, Thacher dominated one quality opponent after another this season in singles, highlighted by a 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2) victory over Jung - the Ojai champion - in the Southern Section semifinals. Thacher didn't drop a set in team competition, leading the Wolverines to a 22-1 record, a Mission League title and a Div A DIV Associate of Divinity . I semifinal appearance. Coach of the Year ASIF ASIF Association for the Study of Internal Fixation. ASIF system a complete set of instruments for compression bone plating. AZHAR Viewpoint It's hard to believe that Viewpoint's first trip to the Southern Section semifinals was in 2003. Under Azhar, the Patriots have quickly grown used to the spotlight. Azhar, a physics and math teacher at the Calabasas-based school, continued Viewpoint's winning formula this season, leading the Patriots to their third consecutive Div. V championship. As much as Azhar has been blessed with talented singles players during the past four seasons, his ability to develop strong doubles teams has been instrumental in the Patriots' success. Viewpoint, which became only the fourth area boys' tennis team to win three consecutive titles, concluded the season on a 15-match winning streak, capped by a win over Cate in the final. Newcomer of the Year KEN MKRTCHIAN Fr., SOCES SOCES Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Despite his impressive No. 27 national ranking in the USTA USTA United States Tennis Association USTA United States Telecom Association USTA United States Trotting Association USTA United States Telephone Association USTA United States Twirling Association USTA United States Trademark Association boys' 14-under division, Mkrtchian was an unknown commodity to many area competitors until the City Section tournament began. The Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies (also Sherman Oaks CES or SOCES) is a (magnet) public school in the San Fernando Valley, Southern California, United States. standout didn't let that stop him from making history, becoming the first tennis player - male or female - from the Reseda-based school to reach the City final. Mkrtchian ran off five consecutive victories in the tournament, before suffering a 6-4, 6-3 loss to Granada Hills' Eric Lee in the championship match. Singles First Team TROY LIST Jr., Viewpoint The Liberty League MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. went undefeated in league competition and advanced to the round of 16 in the Southern Section tournament. List finished the season with a 65-7 set record, including a sweep of Cate in the Div. V final, leading the Patriots to their third consecutive title. JENSON TURNER So., Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
Less than eight months after having surgery on his left hip, Turner made a remarkable comeback and led the Vikings to their second consecutive Div. IV semifinal appearance, dropping only two games in 12 postseason sets. Turner finished 54-5 and reached the round of 16 at the Ojai Valley tournament. MIKE YOUN Sr., Glendale Following a year away from high school tennis, Youn's return lifted the Nitros to their first Pacific League title since 1997. The Air Force Academy-bound standout, who finished 45-5, was one of only two area players to advance to the quarterfinals in the Southern Section tournament. Doubles Team of the Year NICK PATONAI, Jr., AND MICHAEL VANN, Jr. Harvard-Westlake Harvard-Westlake coaches 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. and Tony Isaacs traditionally spend the first half of the season tinkering tin·ker n. 1. A traveling mender of metal household utensils. 2. Chiefly British A member of any of various traditionally itinerant groups of people living especially in Scotland and Ireland; a traveler. 3. with different doubles combinations, trying to find the ideal lineup in time for the Southern Section Div. I playoffs. Once they matched up Patonai and Vann - who spent most of their time during the regular season in singles - success quickly followed.Although Vann reached the round of 16 in the Ojai Valley tournament with Elias De Wit as his partner, he enjoyed the majority of his success with Patonai. The team won the Mission League tournament without dropping a set and was the area's only doubles team to reach the quarterfinals of the Southern Section tournament, losing to champions Dustin Hladek and Fabian Matthews of Corona Corona, city, United States Corona (kərō`nə), city (1990 pop. 76,095), Riverside co., S Calif.; inc. 1896. The city developed as a primary citrus fruit producer and shipping center. There is also light manufacturing. del Mar Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
It marked the fourth time in five years the Wolverines had a team advance to at least the round of eight. Harvard-Westlake and Troy were the only programs thiss season to have two doubles teams reach the round of 16. Double First Team VIET VIET Vietnam VIET Visveswaraya Institute of Engineering Technology LY, Sr., AND MARK SAUER, Sr. Camarillo Although Ly won the Pacific View League doubles title last year, he was considered primarily a singles player throughout his career. Once he was paired with Sauer, all that changed. The duo, which reached the round of 16 in the Southern Section tournament, were the anchors for the Scorpions during their run to the Div. II quarterfinals. VINNIE AMOR Amor: see Eros. Amor another name for Cupid. [Rom. Myth.: Kravitz, 19] See : Love , Jr., AND JEREMY CHOO, Jr. Granada Hills The animated tandem capped a perfect 10-set run in the City Section tournament with a straight-set victory over Palisades' Sepehr Safii and Stephen Surjue. Choo became only the seventh player in City history to win multiple doubles titles as he and Amor - a first-time winner - finished the season 16-0 together. ANDREW SEGAL, Sr., AND ALEX WITTENBERG, So. Harvard-Westlake Harvard-Westlake's depth in doubles helped the team make its third consecutive Div. I semifinal appearance. Segal and Wittenberg reached the Mission League final, losing to teammates Nick Patonai and Michael Vann, and swept through regional competition on their way to reaching the round of 16 in the Southern Section tournament. CAPTION(S): 13 photos, 5 boxes Photo: (1) RYAN THACHER (2) ASIF AZHAR (3) KEN MKRTCHIAN (4) TROY LIST (5) JENSON TURNER (6) MIKE YOUN (7) NICK PATONAI AND MICHAEL VANN (8) VIET LY (9) MARK SAUER (10) VINNIE AMOR (11) JEREMY CHOO (12) ANDREW SEGAL (13) ALEX WITTENBERG Box: (1) Second Teams (2) Honorable Mention (3) Top 10 (4) Champions (5) Best Match |
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