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BOYS TENNIS ALL-AREA TEAMS
SINGLES
Aaron Amburgey
St. Charles North, Sr.
Amburgey, the Kane County Chronicle Boys Tennis Player of the Year, finished the season 32-7, finishing in second place at the St. Charles East Sectional, as well as earning a spot in the second day of the state tournament.
Ty Krill
Wheaton Academy, Fr.
As a freshman, Krill lost just two singles matches all season, the last of which was in the fifth round of the consolation bracket at the state tournament. A Geneva resident, Krill was the No. 1 singles champion at the St. Charles East Sectional.
John King
Marmion, Jr.
King was a force to be reckoned with for most of a dominant season, finishing with a 25-5 record. The junior also made the state tournament, making it to the second round of the consolation bracket.
DOUBLES
Matt Ernst (Jr.)-Luke Dunteman (Jr.)
St. Charles North
The junior duo finished the season with a 22-10 record, as well as booked a trip to the state tournament. The doubles duo won a match in the consolation bracket at state.
Adam Maris (Sr.)-Andrew Nelson (Jr.)
Batavia
Maris could very well be considered for one of the three spots for singles, as it was where he played most of the season. However, come state tournament time, Batavia decided to play this duo together in doubles, where they managed to win their first match.
Connor Anderson (Sr.)-Alex Winters (Jr.)
St. Charles East
Winters played this season with a new partner in Anderson, and the two didn’t miss a beat, winning the No. 1 doubles title at the St. Charles East Sectional. The Saints duo also won two of the four matches it played at state.
Chris Chacko (Sr.)-Nick Kovach (So.)
St. Francis
The St. Francis No. 1 doubles duo won four straight matches in the consolation bracket of the state tournament before falling in the bracket’s sixth round to end their season.
HONORABLE MENTION
SINGLES
Josh Boyle, Batavia, Sr.
Canan Ciesielski, Geneva, Jr.
Charlie Downing, St. Charles East, So.
Matt Kramer, St. Charles North, Jr.
DOUBLES
Brad Burgess (Sr.)-Nick Simone (Sr.), Geneva
Nick Hauptmann (Sr.)-Kevin Schreiner (Fr.), St. Charles East
Luke Hoss (Jr.)-Dave Demoll (Sr.), Marmion
COACH OF THE YEAR
Sean Masoncup
St. Charles North
Masoncup led the North Stars to an Upstate Eight Conference championship, as well as helping send three entries to state: Amburgey and Kramer in singles and the doubles team of Ernst/Dunteman.
“He just always knows the right things to say,” Amburgey said of Masoncup. “He’s the one I want to talk to during matches to fix things and he does such a great job communicating and helping us get better as individuals, but also as a team. Even during the offseasons he is making sure to text us and make sure we are working on our game so the team will be successful.”