FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Brandon Feusner
Tel:
502-819-7784
HINSDALE
CENTRAL CLAIMS FIRST DECOTURF
HIGH
SCHOOL TENNIS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
March
23, 2013 – Louisville, KY – Twenty-four of the nation's top boys
high school tennis teams will traveled to Louisville, Kentucky this
weekend to compete in the prestigious Boys DecoTurf High School
Tennis Team Championships. The seventh annual national invitational
tournament took place on March 22nd and 23rd and featured nine defending state champions and three state
finalists. The tournament hosted teams from California, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Virginia.
On
Saturday afternoon with the beautiful weather for the finals the
excitement was short lived as Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale, IL) put on
a dominating performance opening the championship match with a 3-0
lead after outscoring opponent Barron Collier (Naples, FL) 24-5 in
the doubles matches. The Red Devils then outscored the Cougars 70-35
in singles dropping just one set in the championship match. Hinsdale
Central senior Alex Hagermoser's pair of wins in the championship
match moved his overall record in tournament play to 7-0 earning him
Most Valuable Player honors. Hagermoser was joined by teammates Peter
Henghan, Martin Joyce and Michael Lorenzini on the doubles
All-Tournament Team and Lorenzini was named a singles All-Tournament
Team selection. Barron Collier, who finished as runner-up for the
second straight year, was led by singles All-Tournament Team
selection Jorge Vargas.
Memphis
University School (Memphis, TN) finished tournament play with a 3-1
record claiming third place over in-state rival Montgomery Bell
Academy (Nashville, TN) in a rematch of the 2012 Tennessee
Division II Class AA State Championship. The Owls who defeated their
rival 5-4, played without Penn commit Marshall Sharp on Saturday but
were led by Walker Sims who was named to the singles All-Tournament
team. Montgomery Bell Academy was led by singles and doubles
All-Tournament Team member and Middle Tennessee State signee Aaron
Jumonville.
The
fifth place matchup Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest, FL) swept the top four
singles positions in their fifth place match over host school Saint
Xavier (Louisville,
KY). The Raiders clinched the 5-4 victory with an 8-6 win at No.1
doubles by All-Tournament Team members Chase
Perez-Blanco & Baker Newman. Saint Xavier was led by Alabama
signee Sean Donohue a singles All-Tournament Team selection.
Winter
Park (Winter Park, FL) claimed 9th place and finished the
tournament 3-1 winning the consolation finals with a 7-2 victory over
Baylor (Chattanooga, TN). The Wildcats who dropped four three-set
matches in a tough first round loss against Mount Saint Joseph
outscored their next three opponents 20-7.
In
the Boys B Division, Latin School of Chicago (Chicago, IL) pulled out
three straight wins to claim their first tournament championship. The
Romans who were making their third tournament appearance claimed a
5-3 win over DuPont Manual (Louisville, KY) in the championship
match. Most Valuable Player honors went to Latin School's Brian
Dhingra who finished the tournament 3-0 at No. 2 singles. DuPont
Manual was led by senior David Hess who earned singles All-Tournament
Team honors.
For
complete tournament results including match-by-match results,
all-tournament team selections and final standings visit the
tournament website at www.hstennischampionships.com.
The
DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships is an national high
school invitational held annually in Louisville, KY. The tournament
in its 7th year has hosted more than 250 high school teams and more than 2,500
student-athletes. The tournament has hosted 38 team State Champions,
34 individual State Champions,14 National High School All Americans
and 68 NCAA Division I signees. For more information on the
tournament visit www.hstennischampionships.com.
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If
you would like more information or to schedule an interview with
Tournament Director Brandon Feusner, please contact him at
hstennischampionships@gmail.com
or 502- 819-7784.
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