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Hopkins Doubles Duo Captures Crown at Fairchester Tournament
From Coach Bill Ewen:
On the weekend of April 30--May 1, the Hopkins boys' varsity tennis team took part in the Fairchester Tennis League Tournament. Hopkins #1 player, Alex Zackheim, soundly defeated two opponents to gain the semi-fina l s and all league singles honors before being barely edged by the #2 seed from Greens Farms Academy in a 3rd set tiebreaker. Lenny Kolstad turned the tables on Hamden Hall's #1 player, Richard Joseph, 6--3 in the third set before losing in the quart er finals to Zach Hascoe of Brunswick, the eventual winner of the tourneament.
In doubles play, Nate Lifton and Dan Wong surprised everybody but themselves in toppling the #2 doubles seeds from Greens Farms Academy in 3 fiercely contest ed sets. They then went on to defeat Hamden Hall's #1 doubles team in 3 sets before dropping a 2 set decision in the semi-finals to a strong Brunswick team. Another doubles team, David Zackheim and Dan Spinelli, advanced to the quarter-finals before d ropping a close 6--3, 7--5 d ecision to the top seeded Brunswick doubles team.
But the crown jewel performance of the weekend was turned in by the Hopkins doubles tandem of Adam Sauerteig and Phil Bernasek. In the semi-finals, they em erged triumphant over the top se eded doubles tea m from Brunswick, 3--6, 6--2, 6--3. Then in the finals they faced another determined doubles duo from Brunswick, and in a truly roller--coaster match, they persevered to win the championship by a narr ow 7--6 (8--6), 4--6, 6--4 victor y. The last shot (a booming Bernasek service winner) was played on the Hamden Hall courts at about 7:40 PM on Saturday.
This next Wednesday, on the Hopkins courts at 4 PM, the Hopkins team will be gearing u p for a crucial match against G reens Farms Academy, th e defending New England Prep School "B" division champions. If the tournament matches this weekend are any indication, the upcoming match should prove to be a barnburner!r¡ü??
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On the weekend of April 30--May 1, the Hopkins boys' varsity tennis team took part in the Fairchester Tennis League Tournament. Hopkins #1 player, Alex Zackheim, soundly defeated two opponents to gain the semi-fina l s and all league singles honors before being barely edged by the #2 seed from Greens Farms Academy in a 3rd set tiebreaker. Lenny Kolstad turned the tables on Hamden Hall's #1 player, Richard Joseph, 6--3 in the third set before losing in the quart er finals to Zach Hascoe of Brunswick, the eventual winner of the tourneament.
In doubles play, Nate Lifton and Dan Wong surprised everybody but themselves in toppling the #2 doubles seeds from Greens Farms Academy in 3 fiercely contest ed sets. They then went on to defeat Hamden Hall's #1 doubles team in 3 sets before dropping a 2 set decision in the semi-finals to a strong Brunswick team. Another doubles team, David Zackheim and Dan Spinelli, advanced to the quarter-finals before d ropping a close 6--3, 7--5 d ecision to the top seeded Brunswick doubles team.
But the crown jewel performance of the weekend was turned in by the Hopkins doubles tandem of Adam Sauerteig and Phil Bernasek. In the semi-finals, they em erged triumphant over the top se eded doubles tea m from Brunswick, 3--6, 6--2, 6--3. Then in the finals they faced another determined doubles duo from Brunswick, and in a truly roller--coaster match, they persevered to win the championship by a narr ow 7--6 (8--6), 4--6, 6--4 victor y. The last shot (a booming Bernasek service winner) was played on the Hamden Hall courts at about 7:40 PM on Saturday.
This next Wednesday, on the Hopkins courts at 4 PM, the Hopkins team will be gearing u p for a crucial match against G reens Farms Academy, th e defending New England Prep School "B" division champions. If the tournament matches this weekend are any indication, the upcoming match should prove to be a barnburner!r¡ü??
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