Men’s Tennis

Men’s Tennis: CCS Singles, Doubles Championships
May 17, 2012

Yesterday’s results of the CCS individual doubles and singles tournament provided an exciting finish to the season. The singles championship pit identical twin brothers against each other. And the top two doubles seeds were eliminated in the semifinals.

Mason and Ben Vierra, the nationally ranked identical twin brothers from Stevenson, have had more highs and lows in their careers than most 17-year-olds. Since they were boys they’ve played in the most competitive tournaments and both drew the attention of college scouts as freshman.

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Men’s Tennis: Piedmont, Miramonte win NCS team titles; Bellarmine falls in CCS
May 14, 2012

The NCS team tennis tournament concluded this weekend with no major upsets as Piedmont defeated Marin Academy 6-1 in the final round. The Highlanders, led by captains Matt Wang and Daniel Cooper, finish the season as Division II champs with a 24-4 record.

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Tennis: NCS Weekend Recap
May 7, 2012

Singles and doubles champions were crowned in this weekend’s NCS tournament. In Division I, Andrew Courtland of Alameda defeated Aditya Kotecha of Dougherty Valley in the quarterfinals 6-2, 6-2. Courtland went on to face freshman Andrew Gu of Albany in the semifinals. Gu prevailed in an abbreviated match and took on the EBAL singles champ Chris Wen of Foothill in the NCS singles championship. Gu dispatched of Wen 6-1, 6-1 to earn the NCS title.

In Division II, Salesian’s Dominic Tu made it to the semifinals as the lone representative of the BSAL but fell 4-6, 3-6 to the eventual champion Marco Barretto of Tamalpais.

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Men’s Tennis: The League Tournaments
April 26, 2012

EBAL

The NCS Playoffs for individuals are scheduled for Friday, May 4 and the NCS Team Tournament starts May 8. But today is the EBAL Tournament. Monte Vista was much the best this season maintaining a perfect league record. California and San Ramon Valley were close behind the Mustangs.

Every EBAL team had major talent at #1 singles this year but Foothill’s Chris Wen stands out. Wen faced talented challengers all season—Brody Lee of SRV, Aditya Mohan of Cal, Alec Bakos of De La Salle, Jaimeson Coretez of Granada. He only lost once to Michael Feldman of Monte Vista. Wen and Feldman are favorites for the EBAL singles finals but the field is deep with upset potential.

 

WCAL

Today marks the WCAL Tournament and some of the best of the Bay will compete for league honors. At singles, Archbishop Mitty’s Ivan Kravtchenko, Junipero Serra’s Sean Talmadge, St. Ignatius’ Anthony Tsodikov, and Sacred Heart Cathedral’s Clark Winninger have been superb all season. But as a team no one has bested Bellarmine who remains undefeated.

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Men’s Tennis: Weekly Roundup
April 15, 2012

It is that time of year in the Bay Area. Spring break is coming to an end and playoffs are right around the corner. In several leagues, the regular season champs have been decided long ago. In others, the title is up for grabs—winners will be crowned in the final days, matches and sets.

 

BSAL

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Men’s Tennis: Weekly Roundup
April 1, 2012

SCVAL

In a non-league match on Monday, Gunn fell 6-1 to Menlo Atherton. The Titans’ only success came in the #2 doubles matchup. Thomas George/Kevin Macario defeated MA’s Brett Rivera/Matt LeMieux 6-1, 6-4. At #1 singles, Nick Fratt (MA) defeated Andy Zhou (G) 7-6(7), 3-6, 10-5 in the closest contest of the afternoon.

On Wednesday, Los Gatos hosted Fremont and won, 6-1. The Wildcats traveled to Wilcox the next day and won 5-2. Los Gatos now holds an impressive 11-3 record overall.

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Men’s Tennis: Weekly Roundup
March 26, 2012

HAAL

Bishop O’Dowd improved to 5-1 in the HAAL with three convincing wins over league rivals San Leandro, Arroyo and Mt. Eden. #1 and #2 singles players Brian Aria and David Brown remain undefeated in league play.

On Wednesday, Castro Valley handed Moreau Catholic their first loss of the season with a final score of 7-0. CV sits atop the HAAL with a 5-0 league record and will face Bishop O’Dowd next week.

 

MVAL

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Men’s Tennis: Weekly Roundup and an interview with Piedmont’s Matt Wang
March 19, 2012

Steady rain throughout the Bay Area cut short or postponed most tennis matches this week. The remainder of the season will get a little more crowded with makeup games on the schedule.

On Monday, Piedmont was able to shut out a talented Northgate team 9-0. Junipero Serra defeated Aragon 7-0.

On Tuesday, Archbishop Mitty beat Valley Christian 7-0. Mitty sits in second place of the WCAL behind undefeated Bellarmine with a league record of 4-1.

On Thursday, in the El Camino Division of the SCVAL, Wilcox beat Fremont 5-2. The Chargers move to 7-5 overall and 3-1 in the division with the win.

Moreau Catholic handled San Lorenzo 5-2 in a HAAL match.

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Men’s Tennis: Weekly Roundup
March 11, 2012

A look at what happened this past week, and a look ahead at the upcoming week in men’s tennis.

BSAL

Piedmont won their first BSAL match of the season against St. Joseph Notre Dame this week on Tuesday, March 6. The victory over the Pilots along with a win over College Prep on Thursday and a win over St. Patrick-St. Vincent on Friday has helped the Highlanders to an impressive 9-1 record on the season.

Last weekend, Piedmont traveled to Clovis, CA for the California High School Tennis Classic and placed third in the Division II. They beat Modesto, Bullard, Oak Ridge, Menlo Atherton and lost to Palo Alto.

The Highlanders success is inspiring since they are without junior phenom Mackie McDonald. McDonald left school and competed in the Australian Open Juniors this past January. Head coach Neil Rothenberg manages without him thanks in large part to his decorated senior co-captains Matt Wang and Daniel Cooper.

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Men’s Tennis: Weekly Roundup
March 5, 2012

WCAL

This past weekend in Fresno, tennis teams from around the state competed in the California High School Tennis Classic. Making the trip from the WCAL were Archbishop Mitty, Bellarmine, Sacred Heart Cathedral and Valley Christian. No results were posted from the tournament.

Archbishop Mitty lost their season opener to non-league opponent Leland on February 27 but bounced back the next day to beat St. Francis 6-1. The Monarchs return from Fresno this week to take on three WCAL rivals.

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