Stefan Doehler
Foothill High School
The Knights’ sensational sophomore continued his remarkable run through the Orange County boys tennis circuit with victories over Orange Lutheran’s Blaine Mengert (6-1, 6-1) and University’s Ste... Full story
Robbe Simon
Sage Hill
The Stanford-bound senior went 9-0 – including seven 6-0 sets -- in three CIF-SS Division 3 matches as the Lightning morphed from wild-card hopefuls to quarterfinalists.
With sweeps over J.W. North, Los Osos and Kennedy... Full story
Jonathan Hammel
Valencia
On Friday, the UC Irvine-bound senior put the finishing touch on a 35-1 regular season by claiming his fourth-straight Empire League singles title.
A big reason why the Tigers enter the postseason as the top-ranked team in... Full story
Gage Brymer
University
Not very often does a three-match singles sweep of No. 2 Corona del Mar serve as a footnote to a player’s week, but when that particular week ends with an Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament singles championship the headline ... Full story
Tate Nelson
Tesoro
The only constant in coach Tim DiLeo’s daily lineup, Nelson led the ninth-ranked Titans to the Sea View League title with a three-match doubles sweep in Tesoro’s 10-8 victory over El Toro on Wednesday.
Last week, th... Full story
Player of the Week (4-16-12)
Jack Ventura-Cruess, El Dorado
During a depleted Spring Break week of tennis, Ventura-Cruess paced ninth-ranked El Dorado’s 14-4 victory over Canyon on Thursday with three 6-0 sets. As of Monday, the senior owns a... Full story
Carson Williams
Corona del Mar High School
As part of Corona del Mar’s three-man revolving door at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, Williams took over the No. 2 duties last week and went 6-0 in two matches with impressive victories over a pair of her... Full story
Drew Dawson
University
On a team loaded with talented tennis players, Dawson – an All-County and CIF champion doubles player last year – has quite possibly been the Trojans’ most consistent and reliable singles player over the las... Full story
Julian Ruffin
Northwood
The Timberwolves’ top singles player went 7-0 last week, including an impressive three-match sweep (6-2, 6-2, 6-3) of No. 2 Corona del Mar on Tuesday, to up his record to a flawless 18-0 on the season.
After falling t... Full story
Robbe Simon
Sage Hill
During a Corona del Mar All-American Tournament full of noteworthy and impressive performances, Simon’s eight-match body of work stands alone for a few reasons.
Of the 12 matches Sage Hill -- the smallest school in the ... Full story
O.C. Player of the Week
Jamie Zillman, Woodbridge
Zillman won eight of nine matches last week -- falling only to Mater Dei's Justin Agbayani in a tiebreaker on Thursday -- as the Warriors went 3-0 against Aliso Niguel (16-2), Villa Park (15-3) an... Full story
Patrick Lipscomb
Woodbridge
In his final year in high school, Lipscomb has helped Woodbridge excel in the ultra-competitive Pacific Coast League, and in the first two rounds of the CIF-SS Division 1 Tennis Tournament, Lipscomb helped the Warrio... Full story
Drew Dawson
University
Dawson’s first year in prep tennis went very well, with a strong showing recently at the Ojai Tennis Tournament, but it closed with a bang. Teaming with Kona Luu, Dawson, just a freshman, earned a spot in the CIF-SS... Full story
Gage Brymer
University
Brymer capped an incredible month by winning the CIF division at the highly competitive Ojai Valley Junior Tournament over the weekend. The sophomore is the hottest player in the state, adding the Ojai title on the heels ... Full story
Trevor Dell
Dana Hills
Dell finished off his final week in the South Coast League by sweeping sets from San Clemente and Tesoro, capping a senior season where he went undefeated in league play. Thanks largely in part to Dell’s consistenc... Full story
Kona Luu
University
With a five-year winning streak on the line last Tuesday against No. 3 Woodbridge, University had to claw for a win without their top four players, who were participating in a top junior tournament in Palm Desert. Luu, usually... Full story
Parker Glore
Marina
Glore, a senior for the Vikings, lead Marina to three wins in three days last week by not dropping a single set for his team. Glore won three points in matches against Huntington Beach, Newport Harbor and Edison to run his re... Full story
JONATHAN HUANG
FOOTHILL HIGH
TENNIS
GPA: 4.87
The No. 1 singles player and a three-year team captain for the Knights, Huang has also been exemplary in his academic accomplishments. He is currently enrolled in AP Physics, AP Statistics, AP Spanish... Full story
Gage Brymer
University
The sophomore was perfect this past weekend, leading University to a first-place finish at the National All-American Tennis Tournament in Newport Beach. Facing some of the top junior talent in the country, Brymer won all f... Full story
Shane Korber
Corona del Mar
The Sea Kings’ No. 1 singles player swept his matches last week against some strong competition: Marina, Palm Desert and Peninsula. He’ll lead the Sea Kings this week into the All-American Tournament.... Full story
Mikey Zablan
Woodbridge
Woodbridge reached the Division 1 quarterfinals with a pair of victories last week over Chaminade and Newport Harbor. Zablan, playing at No. 1 singles for the Warriors, won all six of his sets in two matches. He dropped ... Full story
Jimmy Fernandez and Eric Wilson of Villa Park are this week's picks.
By CHRIS TOBOLSKI
Jimmy Fernandez and Eric Wilson
Villa Park
The Spartans No. 1 doubles team began the week with a sweep against Canyon to help wrap up Villa Park’s third consecutive undefeated Century League championship. The pair finished 54-1 on the seaso... Full story
Gavin Krogius of Santa Margarita is this week's pick.
By CHRIS TOBOLSKI
Gavin Krogius
Santa Margarita
Playing No. 1 singles for the Eagles, Krogius went 6-0 for the week to help Santa Margarita finish undefeated as Trinity League champions. The senior swept three sets against Orange Lutheran without losin... Full story
Denis Nguyen
Canyon
Nguyen, a junior, reached the championship match in the boys CIF singles at The Ojai last week, making him the first player from Canyon to reach the finals in singles. Nguyen is the first county singles player to make the fina... Full story