FIRST ROUND [BOYS A] HERITAGE HALL, 5 TRINITY 2

HERITAGE HALL 5, TRINITY, 2
Friday, March 24th, 2017 | 8:30am

Boys A Division | Baylor

DOUBLES

1. Trey Huelskamp & Miller Zeiders (H) def. Brandon Chou & Sam Rueff 9-7
2. Jack Kaiser & Will Kaiser (H) def. Presley Theineman & Cameron Strouse 8-3
3. Conner Garrison & Justin Lee (T) def. Josh Cohlmia & Tony Lai 8-1

SINGLES

1. Presley Theineman (T) def. Jack Keiser 6-2, 7-5
2. Will Keiser (H) def. Brandon Chou 6-1, 6-3
3. Miller Zeiders () def. Sam Rueff 6-1, 6-2
4. Trey Huelskamp (H) def. Zach Kelly 6-2, 6-1
5. Tony Lai (H) def. Cameron Strause 6-3, 6-3 
6. Micheal Chou (T) def. Josh Cohlmia 6-4, 6-4 

ORDER OF FINISH

Doubles: 2,1,3

Singles: 3,4,5,2,6,1

Match Time: 

FIRST ROUND [BOYS A] SAINT XAVIER, 6 MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY, 1

SAINT XAVIER 6, MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY 1
Friday, March 24th, 2017 | 8:30am

Boys A Division | Baylor

DOUBLES

1. Drew Singerman & Alex Wesbrooks (S) def. Fredrick Danielson & Weston Touliatos 8-6
2. Spencer Blandford & Preston Cameron (S) def. Andrew Douglass & Sloan Schneiter 8-1
3. Adam Hardin & Will Stuckert (S) def. Jack Powell & Seth Richey 8-6

SINGLES

1. Drew Singerman (S) def. Fredrick Danielson 6-3, 6-2
2. Alex Wesbrooks (S) def. Andrew Douglas 6-0, 6-1
3. Preston Cameron (S) def. Weston Touliatos 6-1, 6-4
4. Spencer Blandford (S) def. Sloan Schneiter 6-3, 6-0
5. Will Stuckery (S) def. Jack Powell 6-3, 6-2
6. Micheal Wylie (M) def. Bo Bush 7-5, 6-4

ORDER OF FINISH

Doubles: 2,3,1

Singles: 2,5,4,3,1,6

Match Time: 

FIRST ROUND [BOYS C] - SAINT GEORGE'S 4, MCGILL-TOOLEN 3

SAINT GEORGE'S 4, MCGILL-TOOLEN, 3
Friday, March 24th, 2017 | 8:30am

Boys C Division | McCallie

DOUBLES

1. Brooks Green & Jordan Agagan (M) def. Walker Starns & Shaun Burgess 8-6
2. Hallet Green & Jeffrey Schook (M) def. John Kimball & Mark Clark 8-3
3. Slater Mann & Henry Adkins (S) Cole Murphy & Connor Murphy 8-5

SINGLES

1. Brooks Green (M) def. John Kimball 6-3, 6-2 
2. Walker Stearns (S) def. Hallet Green 6-2, 6-3
3. Shaun Burgess (S) def. Jeffrey Schook 6-2, 6-1 
4. Jordan Agagan (M) def. Thomas Mann  6-7, 6-1, 1-0 
5. Mark Clark (S) def. Thomas Jackson 4-6, 6-3, 1-0
6. Slater Mann (S) def. Cole Murphy 7-5, 6-2

ORDER OF FINISH

Doubles: 2,3,1

Singles: 3,2,1,6,4,5

Match Time: 2:38

FIRST ROUND [BOYS A] -- SPARTANBURG 7, JESUIT 0

SPARTANBURG 7, JESUIT 0
Friday, March 24th, 2017 | 8:30am

Boys A Division | Champions Club

DOUBLES

1. Bryce Keim & Chambers Easterling (S) def. Jack Steib & Trey Hamlin 8-4
2. Omar Williams & Ashe Ray (S) def. Andrew Ryan & Graham Buck 8-2
3. Leo Seoane & Dex Webster (J) def. Arpit Rana & Jackson Pye 8-4

SINGLES

1. Bryce Keim (S) def. Jack Steib 6-1, 6-2
2. Chambers Easterling (S) def. Jojo Sandoz 6-2,6,0
3. Spencer Brown (S) def. Graham Buck 6-1, 6-2
4. Omar Williams (S) def. Andrew Ryan 6-0, 6-1
5. Ashe Ray (S) def. Dex Webster 6-0, 6-0
6. Arpit Rana (S) def. Christian Laeuste 6-2, 6-0

ORDER OF FINISH

Doubles: 2,3,1

Singles: 5,6,4,3,2,1

Match Time: 1:38 

PRESS RELEASE: Nation’s Top High School Tennis Teams Compete for National Championship

March 21, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

For more information contact:

Tournament Director

Brandon Feusner (502) 819-7784

Nation’s Top High School Tennis Teams Compete for National Championship

The 2017 DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships return to Chattanooga, TN for their 10th Anniversary. The national high school invitational tournament will feature its largest field in tournament history hosting 64 teams from 13 states. The event will host more than 1,000 matches at various facilities throughout Chattanooga on March 24-25th. The 2017 tournament field includes some of the nation’s top high school tennis programs with 16 defending team state champions and 12 defending state finalists participating in the event. The field also features three former high school tennis All-Americans and more than 30 seniors that have already committed to play collegiate tennis.

The Girls A Division features six defending state champions and a pair of former tournament champions. The field is led by top seed Walton, the 2015 Girls A Division Champions, which is coming off a Georgia Class 6A State Championship. The Raiders are led by 5-star recruit and James Madison University signee Liz Norman and sisters Emily and Grace Gaskins.. Defending Girls A Division Champion Baylor, the second seed in the event, is seeking their fifth tournament championship. The Red Raiders, defending Tennessee Division II Class AA State Champions, return five of their top six players from last season’s team including 2016 Tournament MVP Drew Hawkins, a Belmont signee. The third seed in the event is defending Tennessee Division II Class A State Champion Webb School of Knoxville. The Spartans are led by a trio of 3-star recruits in Lauren Yoon, Carina Dagotto and Audrey Yoon. The fourth seed is Jackson Academy, defending Mississippi Independent School Class 4A State Champions, led by TCU signee Meredith Roberts and 4-star junior Faatimah Bashir. Top players will include 5-star rated freshman Elizabet Verizova (North Gwinnett), 4-star recruit and Indiana signee Michelle McKamey (McCracken County) and Alabama signee and 2016 Hannah Belsinger Spirit of Tennis Award recipient Mallory Gilmer (Etowah).

The Girls B Division features the top three finishers from last year’s Girls B Division. The top seed will be defending Girls B Division Champion, Milton. The Eagles are led by 3-star freshman Juliana Mascagni. The second seed is Tennessee High which is led by 5-star junior Chloe Hamlin. The third seed is Starr’s Mill, 2016 Girls B Division Consolation Winner, led by junior Elena Wernecke. The fourth seed is Riverwood which is led by 4-star junior transfer Elizabeth Goines.

The Boys A Division features a loaded field with eight defending state champions and three former tournament champions. The top overall seed is Spartanburg, defending Boys A Division Champion and South Carolina Class 4A State Champions. The Vikings feature a loaded roster that includes Clemson commit and 2016 Tournament MVP Chambers Easterling and 4-star recruits Spencer Brown and Bryce Keim. The second overall seed is defending Georgia Class 6A State Champion Northview. Senior Jeremy Yuan, a Chicago signee, and high-rated sophomore Gavin Segraves lead the way for the Titans. The third seed is 2016 Boys A Division runner-up Saint Xavier. The defending Kentucky State Champions are led by the duo of Furman signee Drew Singerman and junior Alex Wesbrooks. The fourth seed is Southlake Carroll. The Dragons, led by junior 5-star recruit Arman Dave, finished the fall season ranked 4th in Class 6A in the Lone Star State. Top players will include 5-star junior Nicholas Watson (Catholic), Vanderbilt signee George Harwell (Montgomery Bell), 4-star junior Antonio Mora (Ransom Everglades), 5-star freshman Presley Thieneman (Trinity) and 2016 Hannah Belsinger Spirit of Tennis Award recipient Zachary Elliott (Hinsdale Central).

The Boys B Division is led by Georgia powerhouse Etowah. The Eagles are led by freshman blue-chip recruit Josh Raab and Appalachian State signee Cole Heller. The second seed is Milton led by the duo of juniors Justin Neibert and Benjamin Falk. The third seed is Georgia Class 4A state finalist Carrollton. The Trojans are led by 3-star senior Carver Arant. The fourth seed is Brookwood. The Broncos are led by senior Brooks Berry and sophomore Reuben Dayal. Top Players include 4-star junior Jefferson Hobbs (Niceville), 4-star senior Ryan Olps (North Gwinnett) and 4-star sophomore Cole Brainard (Dunwoody). 

The Boys C Division is led by top seed and defending Boys C Division Champions George Washington. The Patriots are led by sophomore Anthony McIntosh. The second seed is DuPont Manual led by senior Erich Endres. Top players include 4-star junior Brooks Green (McGill-Toolen) and 4-star 8th grader Walker Stearns (Saint George’s).

For more information visit the DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships website at www.hstennischampionships.com.

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The DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships is a national invitation high school tennis tournament hosted annually in Chattanooga, TN. The event which originated in 2008 in Louisville, KY has hosted thousands of student-athletes from more than 170 different high schools over the last nine years. We have hosted 100 Team State Champions, 96 Individual State Champions, 59 High School All-Americans and over 150 players that have signed to play NCAA Division I tennis.

2017 TOP 10 PLAYERS ANNOUNCED

We are excited that our 10th Annual DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships presented by IcyHot is just around the corner. We kick off our coverage of the event by highlighting the Top 10 Players boys and girls that will be participating in this year's event, as rated by the UTR system. The boy’s top 10 is made up of five juniors, four seniors and one sophomore. The girls’s top 10 is comprised of five seniors, three juniors, one sophomore and one freshman. We did a profile on three boys and three girls and listed their accomplishments to show you why each belongs in the UTR Top 10.

BOYS

#1 Drew Singerman (Saint Xavier High School, Senior – Louisville, Kentucky)

Singerman, a Furman signee, has pretty much done it all during his time in at Saint Xavier. The senior is a five-star recruit by www.tennisrecruiting.net and the top-ranked player in Kentucky. He has been honored as a National High School Tennis All-American (2016) and a three-time All-State Tennis selection. He is a two-time Kentucky Tennis Junior Player of the Year and was selected as the Louisville Metro High School Player of the Year as a junior. Singerman who advanced to the state semi-finals in singles as a freshman has been dominant the last two years making back-to-back appearances in the singles State Championship. As a junior Singerman led his Saint Xavier squad to their eighth straight Kentucky Team State Championship and claimed the Kentucky Singles State Championship. Singerman is a three-time DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships All-Tournament Team selection and led his Saint Xavier team to a runner-up finish at the 2016 DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships. This summer he was named the top seed at the prestigious 2016 New Balance High School Tennis Championships.

#3 Nicholas Watson (Catholic High School, Junior – Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

Watson has dominated the Louisiana high school tennis scene since his arrival two years ago. The junior is a five-star recruit by www.tennisrecruiting.net, the top-ranked player in Louisiana, and the 52nd ranked junior in the country. Last season as a sophomore Watson win his second straight Louisiana Division I Singles State Championship. He has led the Catholic High team to back-to-back Louisiana Division I Team State Runner-Up finishes. Watson finished his first two seasons of high school tennis with an unbeaten 30-0 record. He was named The Advocate All-Metro Tennis Outstanding Player of the Year in 2016. His other outstanding accomplishments include winning the boys’ doubles title at the Grade 4 ITF Junkanoo Bowl junior event in the Bahamas.

#8 Chambers Easterling (Spartanburg High School, Senior – Spartanburg, South Carolina)

Easterling, a Clemson signee, has set the bar pretty high for the rest of the South Carolina high school tennis players the last three years. The senior five-star recruit is currently ranked 69th in the nation in the senior class by www.tennisrecruiting.net. Easterling was a 2016 National High School Tennis All-American selection, a three-time All-State Tennis selection, and a two-time Herald-Journal/GoUpstate Preps Boys Tennis Player of the Year. He has won back-to-back South Carolina Class 4A/3A Singles State Championships and has led the Spartanburg team to three straight South Carolina Class 4A Team State Championships. Easterling finished his junior season with a 15-0 record and comes into his senior season with an 81-2 all-time record in high school matches. He is a two-time All-Tournament Team selection at the DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships including earning Most Valuable Player honors last season while leading his team to the tournament championship. 

GIRLS

#3 Elizabeth Norman (Walton High School, Senior – Marietta, Georgia)

Norman, a James Madison University signee, provided a major spark to the Walton line-up when she joined the program last season. The senior is a five-star recruit according to www.tennisrecruiting.net and is heralded as the top ranked senior in the state of Georgia and the 72nd ranked senior in the country. Norman finished her junior year with a Norman was 15-1 record leading Walton to their fourth consecutive Georgia Class 6A Team State Championship. Her performance earned her Atlanta Journal-Constitution Girl's Tennis Athlete of the Year and Marietta Daily Journal/Cobb County Girls Tennis Player of the Year accolades. Norman earned All-Tournament Team honors at the 2016 DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships leading the Walton team to a fifth place finish.

#5 Michelle McKamey (McCracken County, Senior – Paducah, Kentucky)

McKamey, an Indiana signee, has been in the spotlight of Kentucky high school tennis since she was in 5th grade. A four-star recruit, McKamey is the top ranked senior in the state of Kentucky and the 99th ranked senior in the country according to www.tennisrecruiting.net. She is a six-time Kentucky All-State Tennis selection and has led the McCracken County squad to the state finals for the last seven years claiming the Kentucky Team State Championship as a 7th grader, sophomore and junior. McKamey claimed the Kentucky Singles State Championship as a freshman and returned to the state finals last season as a junior. Last season McKamey earned All-Tournament Team honors at the DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships while leading McCracken County to a 3rd place finish.

#8 Drew Hawkins (Baylor School, Senior – Chattanooga, Tennessee)

Hawkins, a Belmont signee, looks to continue her recent success both on the individual and team level. A four-star recruit, Hawkins is the 2nd ranked senior in Tennessee and is ranked the 157th senior in the country according to www.tennisrecruiting.net. After breaking into the starting lineup as an eighth grader Hawkins has led Baylor to four consecutive Tennessee Division II state titles. She is the defending two-time Tennessee Division II-AA Singles State Champion and finished her junior season with a 12-4 record. She is a four-time Times Free Press Best of Preps selection and two-time girls' player of the year. Hawkins is a two-time DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships All-Tournament Team selection and was named Most Valuable Player as a junior. She has been a member of two Tournament Championship teams as an 8th grader and junior.

So you’ve seen the DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships UTR Top 10 which is filled with plenty of talented players.

About UTR

The Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) system provides tennis players worldwide a common scale to determine their level of play. The 16-level scale (from beginners to elite world-class professionals), precisely and reliably determines individual players’ ratings based on actual match results without regard for age, gender or where the matches are played. The Universal Tennis website allows visitors to view more than three million tennis results.

College tennis coaches utilize UTR ratings for recruiting, for scouting opponents, and also to track the levels of their current players. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) currently uses UTR ratings to assist with selections and seedings for select regional and national events.

A UTR subscription is required to search and view player ratings on the UTR system, with pricing starting at forever free for UTR Basic. The UTR Premium Plus allows subscribers access to search and view college team profiles.

TOURNAMENT PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

The Official Program for the 2017 DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships presented by Icy Hot is now available online. The program includes team rosters, brackets, tournament history and much more. The official tournament program will be available for FREE at all tournament sites during the 2017 tournament and will be included in the participant packet for all participating players and coaches. 

To view the program use the viewer above or click here.

REBOUNCES OFFERS DISCOUNT PRICING TO TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS

CAPTURED IN ACTION TO SERVE AS OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER

Ashe Ray clinches the 2016 DecoTurf Championship for Spartanburg High School

 2017 DecoTurf Tennis Tournament Photographs 

Your girls and/or boys tennis teams will be participating in the 2017 DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships in Chattanooga, TN. I will be onsite as the “official” photographer for the tournament this year. For a sampling of my photographs I have included several pages of photos in this PDF. You may also view albums on my facebook page, or on Instagram. My photography website is www.capturedinaction.com.

I realize that for most of you, pricing is a key issue. With that in mind there will be both a pre-tourney deal with a discount and a post-tourney price. Boys and girls teams are treated as separate teams even though they are from the same school. To receive the pre-tourney pricing, payment must be made by credit card before the tournament begins or by check the first day of the tournament. (To pay by credit card, please contact me for the instructions). Individual photos may be purchase post tournament on www.capturedinaction.com.

Pre-Tourney Pricing:  

Team Photo DVD -- $175

(Includes all individual photos and a team photo from one boys or girls team)

School Photo DVD -- $325 

(Includes all individual photos and team photos  from one school’s boys & girls teams)

Individual Photo DVD -- $65 

(Includes all individual photos from a player)

Post-Tourney Pricing: 

Team Photo DVD -- $225 

(Includes all individual photos and a team photo from one boys or girls team)

School Photo DVD -- $375 

(Includes all individual photos and team photos from one school’s boys & girls teams)

Individual Photo DVD -- $75 

(Includes all individual photos from a player)

Pre-tournament orders will insure that your players will be a priority for photographs during the tournament. At the conlcusion of the tournament, teams/individuals who have pre-ordered will receive a CD or USB Drive containing the photographs which will include both edited and original images. 

Should you have questions, please contact me: Bill Kallenberg Cell (404-307-6050) Email: BKSLD@aol.com Facebook and Instagram: Bill Kallenberg

2017 US OPEN TICKET GIVEAWAY

We are proud to partner with title sponsor DecoTurf to offer one of our participating coaches the opportunity to win four tickets to the 2017 US Open. The giveaway will be held at the Tennessee Aquarium during the Tournament Players Party. For every ticket that a team purchases to the Players Party a coach earns one entry into the drawing. To pre-order your tickets to the players party click here.

LIMITED-TIME SPECIAL OFFER FROM HIGH-TECH TENNIS

High-Tech Tennis is honored to be a part of the 2017 DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships and is committed to the development of junior tennis players and helping them with the transition from junior tennis to college tennis. As part of their commitment to helping junior tennis players achieve their goals High-Tech Tennis is excited to offer these limited-time special offers to participants of the DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships.

College Recruit Video -- $250 ($399 Value)

Ready to impress the coach(es) at the college(s) of your dreams? High-Tech Tennis is ready to help!

YOU DON’T HAVE TO SEND A VIDEO FROM HIGH-TECH TENNIS, BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT YOUR PEERS ARE!!

Sure, it seems everybody can record video these days but everybody CANNOT prepare a professional College Recruit Video and busy college coaches will only watch a few minutes…Show them what they WANT to see—don’t waste their time with what they DON’T want to see!

Dual Match Video -- $150 ($199 Value)

Players often have a VERY different perception of how they perform on the tennis court. Parents can tell them, coaches can coach them, but NOTHING gets the message across faster than when they actually

SEE for themselves.

High-Tech Tennis would love to record every inch  every second of your ENTIRE match (all 6 singles and 3 doubles) so you can find out what so many of the top players  and coaches already know: VIDEO WORKS!!!

For only $25 per player you can get your entire match recorded. This is a $350+ savings over ordering the matches individually.

Offer only available to 2017 DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships participants. Must pre-order your College Recruit Video or Dual Match Video before February 28^th.

HIGH-TECH TENNIS TO OFFER VIDEO SERVICES AT 2017 TOURNAMENT

WHETHER YOUR GOAL IS RECRUITING, TRAINING OR KEEPSAKE …VIDEO IS THE ANSWER!!
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Danny & Julie Thiets / email: video@high-techtennis.com / text: 678.640.2723

HIGH-TECH TENNIS is widely known as the premier video technology services company for TENNIS in the nation & we have been very proud to participate in the DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships the last two years!

We’re excited about building on the success of last year to make the 2017 DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships even better & we look forward to helping the GIRLS & BOYS achieve their recruiting & training goals!!!

Please be aware that any & all matches are subject to being videotaped!!

We’ll record as many match play videos AT CHAMPIONS CLUB during the main draw as possible. These matches will be available for purchase. IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR MATCHES RECORDED & YOUR TEAM IS NOT PLAYING AT CHAMPIONS CLUB, contact us ASAP & we’ll do our best to accommodate on a first come/first served basis.

Six of our cameras are reserved for the main draw finals on Saturday at Champions Club. If your team makes it to the finals, that match will be available for you to purchase

TEAM DEALS
ALL TOURNAMENT – SAMPLE VIDEO - $699
This deal goes to the first team that signs up for all dual matches (doubles & singles). We’ll reserve 6 cameras & follow that team throughout the entire tournament for $699. This equates to $175 per dual match (approximately $115 per player)

DUAL MATCH – SAMPLE VIDEO - $199
All other teams can sign up for $199 per dual match (approximately $30 per player) & if they are fortunate enough to get all four dual matches recorded, we’d honor the ALL TOURNAMENT DEAL of $699!!

INDIVIDUAL DEALS

MATCH PLAY – SAMPLE VIDEO
Parents can request individual videos in advance or after the tournament is over.
Tournament discount: $45 singles/$30 doubles (normally $59/$49)

COLLEGE RECRUIT – SAMPLE VIDEO
Recruits can request a college recruit video in advance or after the tournament is over.

Tournament discount: $299 (normally $399)
MONEY BACK GUARANTEE if you’re not completely satisfied!!

We are the official tournament videographers for the DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships & we have the exclusive rights to video from the top of the fences during this tournament. No other video equipment (personal or team) will be allowed on the fences.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION!