Ocean Springs Boys & Girls Win Mississippi Class 6A State Championship

Congratulations to Ocean Springs who won their fourth straight Mississippi Class 6A State Championship! The Greyhounds won the co-ed state title with a 5-2 victory over Madison Central in the state's largest division. Ocean Springs got wins by Belhaven signee Skylar Flowers at the Boys Singles position and doubles duos Mason Vice and Andrew Risley and Jack Wilson and Ali Sidiqui at the Boys Doubles positions. On the girls side senior Sadey St. Amant got the win at the Girls Singles position while her sister Sophie St. Amant partnered with Amber Welch to win the No. 2 Girls Doubles position and clinch the 5-2 victory. Greyhound Skylar Flowers also claimed the Boys Singles State Championship while teammates Jack Wilson and Mason Vice won the Boys Doubles State Championship and Andrew Risley and Amanda Kilduff won the Mixed Doubles State Championship.

Sacred Heart Girls Win Kentucky State Championship

Congratulations to Sacred Heart Academy who won the Kentucky Girls State Championship! The Valkyries were nearly perfect in the dual match state tournament outscoring their opponents 12-1 to claim their first state title since 2008. Sacred Heart got wins from doubles duos Katherine English and Sydney Thompson and Mary Elaine Kuo and Erin MacMillan to take a 2-0 lead in the championship over Lone Oak. Lone Oak's Michelle McKamey got a victory at the No. 1 singles position to move the Purple Flash within 2-1, but the Valkyries clinched the match with Abbey MacMillan's 6-0, 1-6, 10-3 victory. The team titles marks the eighth team title for the Valkyires, three shy of the state record held by Lone Oak. Sacred Heart senior Katherine English made history in the doubles state tournament as she partnered with Sydney Thompson to capture her third straight Kentucky Girls Doubles State Championship. With the championship English becomes the first player since 1978, and just the fifth all-time, to win three straight titles.

Saint Xavier Boys Win Kentucky State Championship

Congratulations to Saint Xavier who won their fifth straight Kentucky Boys State Championship! The Tigers outscored their four opponents 12-0 to finish the dual match tournament undefeated and claim their 22nd overall state title. Saint Xavier senior and Alabama signee Sean Donohue led the Tigers to the state championship before turning over the reins to fellow senior Parker Thieneman and sophomores Brandon Lancaster, Nick Quinones and Liam Friel who capped off the team championship with a 3-0 win over Lone Oak. The Tigers also dominated the individual tournament placing seniors Zachary Kuo and Parker Theineman and underclassmen Coleman Cox and Nick Waldeck in the Doubles State Championship. Kuo/Thieneman prevailed 6-3, 6-2 in the all-Tigers finale to give St. X their seventh doubles title since 2000. Defending State Champion Sean Donohue advanced to the singles semi-finals and sophomore Brandon Lancaster finished the year with a runner-up finish in the Singles State Championship.

Jesuit Boys Win Louisiana Division I State Championship

Congratulations to Jesuit who won their sixth consecutive Louisiana Division I Boys State Championship! The Blue Jays who finished in 12th place in the 2013 DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships put on a dominant performance in the state tournament to claim the title. Jesuit was led by senior LSU signee Hobie Hotard who became the first Louisiana high school boy to win four consecutive singles titles in the LHSAA Division I state tennis tournament. The Blue Jays' top doubles duo of Trevor Lew and James Sampognaro fell short of defending their state title, losing in the championship, but earned valuable team points. Jesuit freshman Jonathan Niehaus advanced to the singles state semi-finals and the doubles team of Kevin Mickan and Gregory Suhor advanced to the doubles state semi-finals. The title marks Jesuit's twentieth state title overall.

Gulliver Prep Boys & Girls Win Florida Class 2A State Championship

Congratulations to Gulliver Prep who won both the Florida Class 2A Boys and Girls State Championships! 

Gulliver Prep dominated the boys tournament winning all seven divisions in the team event to earn the maximum 21 points and clinching both the overall singles and doubles state championships. The Raiders were led by Singles State Champion Chase Perez-Blanco and the Doubles State Champion duo of Perez-Blanco and Baker Newman. Gulliver Prep's Chase Perez-Blanco, Baker Newman, Brian Granoff, Robert Roque and Patrick Bared each claimed titles in the team competition. Gulliver's performance marks the first time since 2009 that a team has swept the team competition and both individual championships. 

It is the Raiders boys eighth overall state title, tying American Heritage for fourth most in state history. Barron Collier has won six championships the past seven years.

The Raider girls were dominate in their own right winning five of the seven divisions in the team competition and claiming the overall doubles title. Gulliver's Olivia Thaler, Julieta Dalmau and Madeline Benn won their singles divisions and Thaler & Dalmau and Benn & Estefania Navarro won their doubles divisions. The doubles duo of Thaler and Dalmau went on to claim the overall doubles state championship as well. This is the fifth state championship for the Gulliver Prep girls. 

Barron Collier Boys Win Florida Class 3A State Championship

Congratulations to Barron Collier who won their fourth straight Florida Class 3A Boys State Championship! The Cougars who are back-to-back DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships Finalists clinched their state title winning three of the five singles draws and both doubles draws finishing with 18 points, well ahead of Gainesville with 12. Barron Collier's Alan Sweet, Michael Raymond and Alejandro Vargas won individual titles at No. 2, No. 4 and No. 5 singles respectively. Jorge Vargas and Sweet won the No. 1 doubles draw and Paul Johnson and Doug Small won at No. 2 doubles.

It is the Cougar boys ninth state title overall, tying Bradenton Prep for third most in state history. Barron Collier has won seven championships the past nine years.

Dates for 2014 Tournament Announced

The DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships will return to Louisville, KY for the 2014 tournament. The dates of the eighth annual event have officially been released. The girls will open tournament play on March 21-22nd. The Boys will wrap up tournament play on March 28-29th. 

The 2014 tournament will feature an 16-team A Division and 8-team B Division for both the boys and girls to host a total of 48 teams. Teams participating in the A Division will be guaranteed four matches and teams participating in the B Division will be guaranteed 3 matches. 

This year we will be offering an early-bird special for teams that commit to the event prior to January 1st. The entry fee for A Division teams will be $400 before January 1st and will increase to $425 after January 1st. The entry fee for B Division participants will be $300 before January 1st and will increase to $325 after January 1st.

To reserve your spot in the 2014 event please fill out the 2014 Participant Interest Form. 

Photos Now Available -- Boys DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships

Photos from the 2013 Boys DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships are now available via Megan Stearman Photography. 

The photos include quarterfinal play from Saint Xavier on Friday and Championship round matches played at E.P. Sawyer State Park on Saturday, March 23rd and prints are available for purchase online with prices starting at just $4.99.

Click here to view the entire gallery

High-Tech Tennis Videos Still Available

Match play videos from this weekend's Boys DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships are still available to purchase from High-Tech Tennis. High-Tech Tennis, the premier video technology services company for tennis in the nation, were busy recording matches all weekend at the DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships. Nearly 100 matches were recorded and will be available for purchase until Thursday, March 28th. Match play videos may be still be purchased for matches that were recorded for just $59 (singles) or $49 (doubles). Player may also use match play video as material for a professional college recruit video for just $259. You may also a purchase an entire dual match (6 singles & 3 doubles) for just $299, a savings of more than $200. All singles and doubles matches from the following dual matches were recorded:

Baylor vs. Barron Collier

Barron Collier vs. Baylor
Barron Collier vs. Deerfield
Barron Collier vs. Memphis University School
Barron Collier vs. Hinsdale Central

Davis vs. Deerfield

Deerfield vs. Davis
Deerfield vs. Barron Collier

Gulliver Prep vs. Montgomery Bell Academy

Hinsdale Central vs. McCallie
Hinsdale Central vs. Mount Saint Joseph
Hinsdale Central vs. Montgomery Bell Academy
Hinsdale Central vs. Barron Collier

Memphis University School vs. Barron Collier

McCallie vs. Hinsdale Central

Montgomery Bell Academy vs. Gulliver Prep
Montgomery Bell Academy vs. Hinsdale Central

Mount Saint Joseph vs. Hinsdale Central

The following individual matches are also available for purchase:

Quentin Boustany & Mike Macari vs. Harry Kaletsky & Lee Ratner

For more information or to reserve your videos please contact:

Danny & Julie Thiets

email: video@high-techtennis.com

text: 678.640.2723

Hinsdale Central Claims First Decoturf High School Tennis Team Championship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Brandon Feusner

Tel: 502-819-7784

Email: hstennischampionships@gmail.com

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 9^th 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.

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

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