2013 Boys B Division All-Tournament Team

The following players were selected to the 2013 DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships Boys B Division All-Tournament Team for their outstanding performance during tournament play.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

BRIAN DHINGRA

SENIOR • LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO

SINGLES

MARK CASSIS

SENIOR • CHARLESTON CATHOLIC

DAVID HESS

SENIOR • DUPONT MANUAL

AUSTIN HUSSEY
SOPHOMORE • COVINGTON CATHOLIC

DOUBLES

MARK CASSIS & SCOTT STANDISH
SENIORS • CHARLESTON CATHOLIC

STEVEN MAYBORG & JORDAN PITTS
SENIOR & FRESHMAN • SOUTH OLDHAM

PRESENTED BY

3RD PLACE [BOYS B DIVISION] -- COVINGTON CATHOLIC 5, CHARLESTON CATHOLIC 4

Covington Catholic 5, Charleston Catholic 4

BOYS B DIVISION

Saturday, March 23, 2013 | 4:00pm

Saint Xavier High School

Singles

1. Austin Hussey (COV) def. Mark Cassis 6-4, 6-1
2. Scott Standish (CHA) def. Laine Harrett 6-1, 6-0
3. Ryan Cunningham (COV) def. Tanner Whipkey 6-1, 6-3
4. Scott Drees (COV) def. Zach Castro 6-3, 7-5, 1-0
5. Ben Canfield (CHA) def. Joe Kendall 6-2, 6-4
6. Noah Cable (CHA) def. Ben Reis 6-1, 6-4

Doubles

1. Austin Hussey & Scott Drees (COV) def. Mark Cassis & Scott Standish 9-8
2. Laine Harrett & Ryan Cunningham (COV) def. Tanner Whipkey & Zach Castro 8-3
3. Ben Canfield & Noah Cable (CHA) def. Joe Kendall & CJ Moellering 9-7
   
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SECOND ROUND [BOYS B DIVISION] -- DUPONT MANUAL 5, COVINGTON CATHOLIC 4

DuPont Manual 5, Covington Catholic 4

BOYS B DIVISION

Saturday, March 23, 2013 | 10:00am

Saint Xavier High School

Singles

1. David Hess (M) def. Laine Harrett 6-3, 6-1
2. Jackson Hull (M) def. Scott Drees 6-0, 6-1
3. Ryan Cunningham (CC) def. Dan Cobourn 6-3, 6-3
4. Joe Kendall (CC) def. Jimmy Kiakaus 6-4, 4-6, 1-0
5. RJ Ariel (M) def. Nathan Wichman 6-3, 7-5
6. Ben Reis (CC) def. Trey Setser 7-5, 6-1

Doubles

1. David Hess & Jackson Hull (M) def. Ryan Cunningham & Scott Drees 8-4
2. Laine Harrett & Joe Kendall (CC) def. Jimmy Kiakaus & Dan Cobourn 8-5
3. Trey Setser & RJ Ariel (M) def. CJ Moellering & Nathan Wichman 8-5

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FIRST ROUND [BOYS B DIVISION] -- COVINGTON CATHOLIC 6, SOUTH OLDHAM 3

Covington Catholic 6, South Oldham 3
BOYS B DIVISION

Friday, March 22, 2013 | 4:00pm

Top Gun Academy

Singles

1. Austin Hussey (CC) def. Jordan Pitts 6-2, 6-0
2. Laine Harrett (CC) def. Steven Mayborg 7-6, 6-4
3. Scott Drees (CC) def. Cameron Mount 6-4, 1-6, 1-0
4. Ryan Cunningham (CC) def. Aaron Amburgey 1-6, 6-3, 1-0
5. Dawson Bezehertny (SO) def. Joe Kendall1-6, 6-4, 1-0
6. Tony Liu (SO) def. Ben Reis 4-6, 6-4, 1-0

Doubles

1. Jordan Pitts & Steven Mayborg (SO) def. Austin Hussy & Laine Harrett 8-4
2. Scott Drees Ryan Cunningham (CC) def. Cameron Mount & Aaron Amburgey 8-2
3. Joe Kendall & Nathan Wichman (CC) def. Dawson Bezehertny & Tony Liu 8-3

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Press Release -- Louisville To Host Prestigious Boys Decoturf High School Tenins Team Championships

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Brandon Feusner
Tel: 502-819-7784
Email: hstennischampionships@gmail.com

LOUISVILLE TO HOST PRESTIGIOUS BOYS DECOTURF 

HIGH SCHOOL TENINS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Twenty-Four of the Nation's Top Boys High School Tennis Teams to Compete in 7th Annual Event

March 20, 2013 – Louisville, KY – Twenty-four of the nation's top boys high school tennis teams will travel to Louisville, Kentucky this weekend to compete in the prestigious Boys DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships. The seventh annual national invitational tournament will take place on March 22nd and 23rd and feature nine defending state champions and three state finalists. The tournament will host teams from California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Virginia.

The championships will be hosted in Louisville, KY. The event will feature 24 teams and nearly 250 players competing in nearly 400 matches in the two divisions over the weekend. The Boys A Division tournament will begin with first and quarterfinal rounds of play on Friday at E.P. Sawyer State Park, Top Gun Academy, Saint Xavier High School and Central Park. The tournament will resume of Saturday with semi-final and championship round matches at E.P. Sawyer State Park and Top Gun Academy. The Boys A Division features 16 teams that will compete in the non-elimination tournament with each team guaranteed four matches.

For the first time since 2010 a new champion will be crowned as back-to-back champion New Trier (Winnetka, IL) is not competing in the event this year. The top half of the bracket will feature host school Saint Xaiver (Louisville, KY), the 2010 tournament champion, who returns a strong-lineup from their 2012 State Championship team including defending singles State Champion and Alabama signee Sean Donohue. The Tigers also return 2012 doubles state semi-finalists Brandon Lancasterr, Zachary Kuo and Parker Thieneman. Saint Xavier could face a second round matchup with defending Tennessee Division II Class AA State Runner-Up, Memphis University School, who returns a pair of past Singles State Champions in Penn commit Marshall Sharp and Tennessee's top ranked junior Walker Sims. Also in the top half of the bracket is 2012 tournament finalist Barron Collier who returns three players that helped the Cougars reach the finals last year including Paul Johnson, Alan Sweet and 2012 DecoTurf All-Tournament Team member Jorge Vargas.

The bottom half of the bracket is led by Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale, IL) who defeated 2012 tournament champion New Trier to last year's Illinois State Championship. The Red Devils, who are making their second appearance in the event, are led by a trio of players ranked in the top 60 in the country in the sophomore class including blue-chip recruit Martin Joyce, and 5-star recruits Michael Lorenzini and Eddie Grabill. Hinsdale Central's top competition in the bottom bracket will include defending Florida Class AA State Runner-Up, Gulliver Prep, who return the two of the top 3 ranked recruits in the southeast in Chase Perez-Blanco, defending state runner-up at #1 singles and state champion at #1 doubles and Baker Newman, who won a state championship at #2 singles and paired with Perez-Blanco for the #1 doubles state championship.

Other top players competing in the Boys A Division include LSU signee Hobie Hotard (Jesuit), Georgetown commit Jordan Portner (Mount St Joseph) and Middle Tennessee State signee Aaron Jumonville (Montgomery Bell Academy).

BOYS A DIVISION

FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS

Barron Collier (Naples, FL) vs. Baylor (Chattanooga, TN)

Deerfield (Deerfield, IL) vs. Davis (Davis, CA)

Saint Xavier (Louisville, KY) vs. Henry Clay (Lexington, KY)

Trinity (Louisville, KY) vs. Memphis University School (Memphis, TN)

Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest, FL) vs. Jesuit (New Orleans, LA)

Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, TN) vs. Ocean Springs (Ocean Springs, MS)

Mount St Joseph (Baltimore, MD) vs. Winter Park (Winter Park, FL)

McCallie (Chattanooga, TN) vs. Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale, IL)

The Boys B Divsion tournament will begin with first round and consolation semi-final play on Friday at Saint Xavier High School, Top Gun Academy and Central Park. The tournament continue on Saturday with semi-final and championship round matches at Saint Xavier High School. The Boys B Division features 8 teams that will compete in the non-elimnation tournament with each team guarenteed three matches. The field will include defending West Virgnia Class A-AA State Champion Charleston Catholic (Charleston, WV), 2012 Oklahoma Class 6A State Runner-Up Jenks (Jenks, OK), and 2012 Georgia Class AAA State Champion Woodward Academy. Some of Kentucky's top ranked teams including 5th ranked DuPont Manual (Louisville, KY) and 6th ranked Covington Catholic (Covington, KY) and South Oldham (Crestwood, KY) will compete for the B Division title.

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.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW...Jimmy Roebker

Jimmy Roebker
Class of 2010 - Covington Catholic High School 

 Two-time Kentucky High School Singles State Champion and 2010 DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships All-Tournament Team selection, Jimmy Roebker is now making a name for himself at the collegiate level.  Roebker, a junior at Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH), has found a home just across the river from his alma mater Covington Catholic. The 2009 and 2010 Kentucky Singles State Champion led his Covington Catholic team to a 2010 State Runner-Up finish, garnered All-State honors and was named the Forcht Group of Kentucky Sportsmanship Award Winner. Roebker finished his senior year at Covington Catholic as a 5-star recruit according the the Tennis Recruiting Network and was ranked 38th in the nation. He was also named a prestigious National High School Tennis All American.

Jimmy quickly made an impact at the collegiate level posting a 19-16 overall singles record and 22-13 overall doubles record his freshman year earning Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year honors and being named a First Team All-Conference selection. The Fort Mitchell, Kentucky native posted a 29-11 overall singles record his sophomore year including an 18-5 dual match record at #1 singles. Roebker also posted a 24-9 overall doubles record his sophomore season leading the Musketeers to their second straight Atlantic 10 Championship match. Roebker finished the 2012 A-10 Championships undefeated in dual match play but the second seeded Musketeers fell to George Washington for the second straight season. His sophomore campaign earned Roebker First Team All-Conference honors for the second straight season.

Roebker got off to a great start in his junior year winning the singles competition at the ITA Summer Circuit at Purdue University in July. The Musketeers kick off their fall season on September 14th at the Western Michigan Hidden Dual Event in Kalamazoo, Michigan.