01/25/10 - Fawcett Wins B14s Midwest Winter Championships
Tom Fawcett took the Boys’ 14s title to lead a strong contingent of HTA competitors at the Midwest Winter Championships held at the Dayton Center Courts & Tennis Academy in Dayton, Ohio January 15-17. The tournament is a National Level 3, Midwest Level 2 event.
Fawcett, seeded third, rocked Brandon Yeoh of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 6-0, 6-1 in the first round. In the second round Fawcett dropped his only set of the tournament, falling behind 6-7(5) to Indiana’s Jeffrey Chen. Fawcett turned it around and took each of the next two sets 6-1, 6-1. Tom handled fifth seeded Michael Dube 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals.
The semifinals brought a tighter match as Fawcett knocked out Harrison O’Keefe 7-5, 6-3 to advance to the finals against Aron Hiltzik. O’Keefe, from Salem, Va. knocked out #1 seed Max Fleigner 6-1, 6-2 in the quarters. Fawcett took out Hiltzik in straight sets 6-3, 6-0 to take the title.
"Tom has been playing at a high level this past month. He is serving big and hitting more offensively off the ground. This is giving him opportunities to move forward in the court.
To win two USTA National events within a five month period is a great accomplishment," noted HTA Director and USTA High Performance Coach, Ernie Katko.
In the Boys’ 18s draw Ben Hoogland won his first two matches 6-1, 6-0 and 6-2, 6-1 to cruise into the quarterfinals, where he faced #3 seed Jackson Withrow. Withrow topped Hoogland 6-3, 6-2.
Also competing in the event were Sam Hoogland (2-2), Vinnie Nagaraj (1-2), Michael Sellitto (0-2), and Brandon Wozniczka (0-2).
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