Boys' Tennis 2007-2008
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| Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Home/ Away |
Time |
| mm/dd/yy | High School | H | 4:00 |
| 3/04/08 | Hayfield-Scrim | A | 4:00 |
| 3/12/08 | Chantilly-Scrim | A | 3:00 |
| 3/24/08 | Langley | A | 3:30 |
| 3/26/08 | Stone Bridge | H | 4:00 |
| 3/28/08 | McLean | A | 3:30 |
| 3/31/08 | Madison | H | 4:00 |
| 4/02/08 | South Lakes | H | 4:00 |
| 4/04/08 | Marshall | A | 3:30 |
| 4/08/08 | Woodson | H | 4:00 |
| 4/11/08 | Langley | H | 4:00 |
| 4/15/08 | Stone Bridge | A | 4:30 |
| 4/18/08 | McLean | H | 4:00 |
| 4/21/08 | Madison | A | 3:30 |
| 4/24/08 | South Lakes | A | 3:30 |
| 4/28/08 | Marshall | H | 4:00 |
| 4/30/08 | Woodson | A | 3:30 |
| 5/5-8/8 | District | ||
| Boys Tennis Team Roster | |
|---|---|
| Name | Grade |
| Eric J Bomgardner | 11 |
| Michael O Chen | 12 |
| Sean P Cheng | 10 |
| Spencer K Clark | 10 |
| Stephen M Cronk | 12 |
| Spencer A Frei | 11 |
| Akaash Gupta | 9 |
| Glen C Hookey | 11 |
| Arjun R Khanna | 12 |
| Anthony Lim | 9 |
| Christopher S McPherson | 10 |
| William Qu | 9 |
| Kushal Seetharam | 10 |
| Matthew D Shepard | 12 |
| Rohan A Siddhanti | 12 |
| Akshar Wunnava | 10 |
| Jeffrey L Zhang | 12 |
| Edwin M Zhang | 10 |
Coach — John Myers
Assistant Coach — Rick Whittenberg
Photos
Coach Rick Whittenberg and Head Coach John Myers
TJ Boys Tennis Team
TJ's 2008 Starters
L to R: Matt Shepard, Glen Hookey, Edwin Zhang, Jeff Zhang,
Rohan Siddhanti, Sean Cheng, Spencer Frei, Spencer Clark,
Chris McPherson.
Team Results
Perfection! District Champs! Again!
TJ 2008 Boys Tennis repeats as undefeated Liberty District Champion. In their 14 matches this season, TJ Boys swept seven times (63-0) and were 50-13 over the other seven matches. Fifteen different boys played and won in league matches, including ten different Singles winners, reflecting the extraordinary depth of this year's team.
In Singles, No. 1 Sophomore Edwin Zhang was 13-1. No. 2 Sophomore Spencer Clark and No. 3 Senior Matt Shepard were undefeated, 13-0 and 11-0 respectively. Sophomore Sean Cheng was 11-3, Senior Rohan Siddhanti was 12-1, Junior Spencer Frei was 7-2, and Junior Glen Hookey was 3-2.
In Doubles, Zhang/Clark was 10-1, Shepard/Glen Hookey was 5-1, and Siddhanti/Chris McPherson was 7-1. Overall, with various Doubles partners, Zhang was 11-1, Shepard was 6-1, Hookey was 11-1, McPherson was 12-1, and Spencer Frei was 6-0.
Also posting wins this season were Seniors Jeff Zhang (Singles & Doubles) and Michael Chen (Singles). Other Doubles winners included Junior Eric Bomgardner, Sophomore Kushal Seetharam, and Freshmen Akaash Gupta, Anthony Lim, and Bill Qu.
TJ at Woodson — 4/30/08
A final sweep to clean up the season. Singles: No. 1 (Edwin Zhang) 10-1, No. 2 (Spencer Clark) 10-1, No. 3 (Matt Shepard) 10-0, No. 4 (Sean Cheng) 10-0, No. 5 (Spencer Frei) 10-6, No. 6 (Rohan Siddhanti) 10-6. Doubles: No. 1 (Zhang/Clark) 6-0, No. 2 (Shepard/Glen Hookey) 6-1, No. 3 (Siddhanti/Chris McPherson) 6-0.
TJ vs Marshall — 4/29/08
TJ Senior Honorees Matt Shepard, Jeff Zhang, and Michael Chen are victorious as TJ defeats Marshall 7-2 and is now 13-0 for the season. Previously undefeated Edwin Zhang and Spencer Clark suffer their first losses. No. 1 (Edwin Zhang) 3-10, No. 2 (Spencer Clark) 10-3, No. 3 (Matt Shepard) 10-2, No. 4 (Sean Cheng) 10-3, No. 5 (Jeff Zhang) 10-3, No. 6 (Michael Chen) 10-5.
Doubles: No. 1 (Zhang/Clark) 6-8, No. 2 (Shepard/Glen Hookey) 8-1, No. 3 (Chris McPherson/Kushal Seetharam) 8-4.
The match was postponed one day due to rain.
TJ at South Lakes — 4/24/08
TJ prevails 8-1, using only four regular starters and showing off its lineup depth.
Singles: No. 1 (Edwin Zhang) 10-6, No. 2 (Spencer Clark) 10-5,
No. 3 (Sean Cheng) 10-0, No. 4 (Rohan Siddhanti) 10-2, No. 5
(Chris McPherson) 10-4, No. 6 (Michael Chen) 10-8.
Doubles: No. 1 (Zhang/Clark) 8-1, No. 2 (Kushal Seetharam /Anthony Lim)
8-9 (5-7), No. 3 (Bill Qu/Akaash Gupta) 8-2.
TJ at Madison — 4/22/08
TJ over Madison 8-1.
Singles: No. 1 (Edwin Zhang) 10-0, No. 2 (Spencer Clark) 10-3,
No. 3 (Matt Shepard) 10-3, No. 4 (Sean Cheng) 10-4, No. 5
(Spencer Frei) 10-11(5-7), No. 6 (Rohan Siddhanti) 10-8.
Doubles: No. 1 (Zhang/Clark) 10-1, No. 2 (Shepard/Glen Hookey)
10-5, No. 3 (Siddhanti/Chris McPherson) 10-5.
The match was postponed one day due to rain.
TJ vs McLean — 4/18/08
TJ moved to 10-0 with its sixth sweep, this time against the Highlanders. Singles: No. 1 (Edwin Zhang) 10-1, No. 2 (Spencer Clark) 10-4, No. 3 (Matt Shepard) 10-3, No. 4 (Sean Cheng) 10-2, No. 5 (Rohan Siddhanti) 10-2, No. 6 (Jeff Zhang) 10-2.
Doubles: No. 1 (Zhang/Clark) 10-3, No. 2 (Glen Hookey/Chris McPherson) 10-1, No. 3 (Jeff Zhang/Eric Bomgardner) 10-3. Bomgardner is now 2-0, further demonstrating the depth of TJ's squad.
TJ at Stone Bridge — 4/15/08
TJ continued its sweeping ways with a 9-0 decision in Loudoun County. Singles: No. 1 (Edwin Zhang) 10-1, No. 2 (Spencer Clark) 10-3, No. 3 (Matt Shepard) 10-3, No. 4 (Sean Cheng) 10-3, No. 5 (Rohan Siddhanti) 10-1, No. 6 (Spencer Frei) 10-0.
Doubles: No. 1 (Frei/Glen Hookey) 6-1, No. 2 (Cheng/Chris McPherson) 6-4, No. 3 (Jeff Zhang/Anthony Lim) 6-1. Jeff Zhang posted his fourth appearance and win this season. Freshman Lim made his Varsity debut with a win.
TJ vs Langley — 4/11/08
TJ began the second half of the 2008 season with an 8-1 decision over Langley. No. 1 (Edwin Zhang) defeated Clayton Branche 10-6. Other Singles: No. 2 (Spencer Clark) 10-5, No. 3 (Matt Shepard) 10-2, No. 4 (Sean Cheng) 4-10, No. 5 (Rohan Siddhanti) 10-6, No. 6 (Spencer Frei) 10-5.
Doubles: No. 1 (Zhang/Clark) 8-5, No. 2 (Shepard/Glen Hookey) 8-0, No. 3 (Siddhanti/Chris McPherson) 8-3.
TJ vs Woodson — 4/8/08
TJ No. 1 (Edwin Zhang) defeated fellow sophomore Michael Phaup 10-1 and led the Colonials to their fourth 9-0 sweep, this time against Woodson. At the season midpoint TJ Boys are undefeated (7-0), having dropped only eight of 63 contests.
Singles: No. 2 (Spencer Clark) 10-1, No. 3 (Spencer Frei) 10-0, No. 4 (Sean Cheng) 10-6, No. 5 (Rohan Siddhanti) 10-5, No. 6 (Glen Hookey) 10-3.
Doubles: No. 1 (Zhang/Clark) 8-5, No. 2 (Frei/Hookey) 8-3, No. 3 (Cheng/Chris McPherson) 8-4.
Match No. 6: TJ at Marshall — 4/4/08
TJ No. 1 (Edwin Zhang) defeated Daniel Nguyen 11-9, leading the Colonials to an 8-1 victory against Marshall. Zhang won three consecutive games to win the match after overcoming an earlier 4-7 deficit. No. 2 (Spencer Clark) won 10-4, No. 4 (Sean Cheng) won 10-0, No. 5 (Rohan Siddhanti) won 10-1, and No. 6 (Glen Hookey) won 10-2. Filling in at No. 3, Spencer Frei lost a hard-fought battle 8-10.
By mutual agreement Doubles was shortened to 8 games. Winners were: Zhang/Clark (8-5), Frei/Hookey (8-6), and Siddhanti/Chris McPherson (8-2).
Match No. 5: TJ vs South Lakes — 4/2/08
TJ recorded its third sweep of the season with a 9-0 win over South Lakes. Winning in Singles were: Edwin Zhang (10-1), Spencer Clark (10-0), Matt Shepard (10-6), Sean Cheng (10-1), Rohan Siddhanti (10-1), and Spencer Frei (10-4).
Having won the match after the Singles, it was agreed to shorten the Double to 8 games. TJ also adjusted its Doubles lineup. Winners were: Frei/Glen Hookey (8-2), Cheng/Chris McPherson (8-0), and Jeff Zhang/Eric Bomgardner (8-4).
Match No. 4 host Madison
In a match delayed 24 hours due to rain, TJ prevailed 5-4 against a strong Madison playing without its No. 1. So TJ's No. 1 (Edwin Zhang) had the "easy" day posting a 10-0 in Singles and a 10-1 in Doubles (w/Spencer Clark).
TJ picked up additional Singles 10-5 wins at No. 2 (Spencer Clark) and No. 3 (Matt Shepard), and 10-8 at No. 5 (Rohan Siddhanti) . No. 4 (Sean Cheng) and No. 6 (Glen Hookey) fought hard but came up short at 8-10 and 7-10 respectively.
TJ won the match with the Zhang/Clark Doubles. No. 2 (Shepard/Hookey) and No. 3 (Siddhanti/Chris McPherson) fell 5-10 and 8-10 respectively.
TJ at McLean — 3/28/08
TJ traveled to McLean and "swept" 9-0 in a well-played (and very windy) match. Noteworthy was the win at No. 2 (Spencer Frei) who came from down 1-4 to win 10-7 as he stood in at that position. Other Singles results: No. 1 (Edwin Zhang) 10-4; No. 3 (Matt Shepard) 10-6; No. 4 (Sean Cheng) 10-6; No. 5 (Rohan Siddhanti) 10-3; No. 6 (Glen Hookey) 10-2.
Doubles: No. 1 (Zhang/Frei) 10-4; No. 2 (Shepard/Hookey) 10-4; No. 3 (Siddhanti/Chris McPherson) 10-4.
TJ vs Stone Bridge — 3/26/08
TJ opened its "home" season at Mason District Park with a 9-0 win against Stone Bridge. No. 1 (Edwin Zhang) and No. 6 (Spencer Frei) each blanked their opponents 10-0, while Nos. 2-5 (Spencer Clark, Matt Shepard, Sean Cheng, Rohan Siddhanti) each dropped only 1 game, with 10-1 victories.
Since the match was "decided," the Doubles contests were shortened by mutual agreement. No. 1 (Zhang/Clark) and No. 3 (Siddhanti/Chris McPherson) finished at 6-0 each, and No. 2 (Shepard/Glen Hookey) finished at 6-1. With temperatures near 70 degrees, the match was quite a contrast to the Langley contest less than 48 hours earlier.
TJ @ Langley — 3/24/08
Jefferson Boys Tennis opened its 2008 season with a 6-3 win over district rival Langley — including a 10-8 victory at No. 1 (Edwin Zhang). TJ jumped out in front with matching 10-2 wins at No. 2 (Spencer Clark) & No. 3 (Matt Shepard), then dropped No. 4 (Sean Cheng) & No. 5 (Rohan Siddhanti) 7-10 & 6-10 respectively. Then came Edwin's hard-fought win, and a tiebreaker loss at No. 6 (Glen Hookey) 10-11(2-7).
So, tied at three in singles, TJ needed to win two of the three doubles contests to achieve a match win. No. 1 (Zhang/Clark) prevailed 10-3, and victory was secured by No. 2 (Shepard/Spencer Frei) 10-2. As darkness fell and the temperature dropped into the 40s, No. 3 (Siddhanti/Chris McPherson) persevered and came from behind (at one point down 2-7) to win 11-9.