BOYS' TENNIS DAILY NEWS ALL-AREA TEAM AND SEASON HIGHLIGHTS.Player of the Year SAM WAGNER Sr., Harvard-Westlake Wagner, captain of the 2004 and 2005 Southern Section Div. I champions, is known fora fiery, competitive nature, often pumping his fists after each winning point. Wagner also showed versatility by succeeding at singles and doubles. The Boston College-bound senior played No. 1 singles forHarvard-Westlake, but also had success as a doubles player. He andteammate Ryan Thacher reached the quarterfinals of the CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). doubles competition at the prestigious Ojai tournament with teammate Ryan Thacher. Wagner and Josh Lederman won the Mission League title and made it to the semifinals of the Southern Section championships. Coach of the Year 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. Harvard-Westlake Simpson's teams have won three Southern Section titles in his five years at the school, including the past two in Div. I. He undoubtedly benefits from having lots of talent, but Simpson does more than just make sure the players make it to their matches on time and his coaching covers more than ground strokes and volleys. The Wolverines' have a strict practice regimen that covers everything from developing hand-eye coordination hand-eye coordination Eye-hand coordination Surgery Oculomanual synchronization, required by surgeons, especially for laparoscopic surgery. See Laparoscopic surgery, Paradoxical movement. to proper nutrition proper nutrition, n in Tibetan medicine, a therapeutic concept that begins with a digestive formulation because it is believed that a medical condition is primarily the result of a nutritional dysfunction or disturbance in the process of delivering nutrients. . Newcomer of the Year JENSON TURNER Fr., Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
Turner led Campbell Hall of North Hollywood, the Olympic League'sthird-place team, to the Div. IV semifinals. He also won the leaguetitle and made it to the Easter Bowl quarterfinals. Turner is ranked No. 13 in United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Tennis Association'sboys' 14 singles and No. 103 in 16s. Singles TROY AIKEN Sr., 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:
Aiken's career did not end the way he would have liked, falling short of the Conquistadores' sixth straight City title. Aiken, who will try to walk on at Pepperdine, lost only once in ECR's matches and advanced to the City quarterfinals before falling to eventual champion Ranier Matia of Narbonne of Harbor City. SAM QUERREY Sam Querrey (born October 7, 1987 in San Francisco, California, United States) is a pro American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California. Many tennis experts have touted Querrey as America's next great talent, including Davis Cup Captain Patrick McEnroe. Jr., Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Querrey is the top-ranked 18-year-old in the country according to one poll and No. 18 in the world. Unlike most top junior players who spurn high-school competition, Querreyplayed for the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. when his schedule allowed. He played in eightof Thousand Oaks' 20 matches, including a 10-8 loss to second-seeded Santa Barbara in the Div. I second round. LEIF LEIF Leif Erikson International Foundation LEIF Lightweight Extensible Information Framework SUNDERLAND Sr., Malibu Sunderland, who won the 14s at Ojai as a freshman, didn't play tennis for six months leading up to the 2005 season because of injury. Still, he went 43-2, and reached the round of 16 at the Southern Section tournament. He went undefeated in the Div. IV team playoffs as Malibu advanced to the quarterfinals. DOUBLES BRET THACHER, Sr. RYAN THACHER, Fr. Harvard-Westlake The brothers became a doubles team for the Southern Section tournament to get one more chance to play together before Bret heads to Williams College in Massachusetts. The Mission League runners-up advanced to the Southern Section semifinals.Ryan Thacher also advanced to the CIF quarterfinals at Ojai withteammate Sam Wagner. Bret Thacher spent most of the year playing No.2 singles. JEREMY CHOO, So. JARED NOVAK, Sr. Granada Hills Choo and Novak won the City Section doubles tournament after losing in the semifinals last year, defeating teams from City champion Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). of Pacific Palisades in the final three rounds.They also helped Granada Hills advance to the City semifinals withtheir hard-hitting style of play. NIGEL BECKMEIER, Sr. and BRANDON MISCHEL, Fr. Viewpoint The Liberty League champions were key toViewpoint's run to a second consecutive Southern Section Div. V title. They defeated the top-seeded doubles team in Viewpoint's 11-7 upset of Cate of Carpinteria in the team semifinals. They also swept three sets in a 13-5 victory over Whitney of Cerritos in the Div. V final. CAPTION(S): 12 photos, 6 boxes Photo: (1) SAM WAGNER Tina Burch/Staff Photographer (2) CHRIS SIMPSON (3) JENSON TURNER (4) TROY AIKEN (5) SAM QUERREY (6) LEIF SUNDERLAND (7) BRET THACHER (8) RYAN THACHER (9) JEREMY CHOO (10) JARED NOVAK (11) NIGEL BECKMEIER (12) BRANDON MISCHEL Box: (1) Honorable Mention (2) Five to watch in 2006 (3) Honorable Mention (4) League champions (5) Biggest Surprises (6) Top 10 |
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