Spring USTA Tournaments

I mentioned to the boys back in November that we will rarely have any Friday practice this spring. My rationale behind this is that I would like the boys to participate in USTA tournaments in the spring. Below, I will provide a list of tournaments available within a 2 hour drive from school. I would be thrilled if the girls had a high participation in these events.

Guidelines for picking tournament:
Level 5 tournaments are intended for players new to tournaments (all players not ranked top 100)
Level 4's are intended for players with some tournament experience (top 10 players in our programs ranked lower than 50)
Level 3's are intended for competitive tournament players (all-region players)

Here's a list that can be found at http://tennislink.usta.com/tournaments/Schedule/Search.aspx

3/12 -3/14 Lexington (ID #704132510) Level 3
Spartanburg (ID #704109110) Level 3

3/19 - 3/21 Taylors (ID #704128510) Level 4 (Girls only - boys have our tournament at NHS)

3/20 Florence (ID # 704115910) Level 5 (Girls & Non-varsity boys)
Greenwood (ID # 704131110) Level 5 (Girls & Non-varsity boys)

3/26-3/28 Columbia (ID # 704111310) Level 4

4/2 - 4/4 Aiken (ID # 704104010) Level 4

4/2 Blythewood (ID # 704129510) Level 5

4/16 - 4/18 Rock Hill (ID # 704117310) Level 3

4/24 Columbia (ID # 704112010) Level 5

4/30 - 5/2 Blythewood (ID # 704111410) Level 4

5/1 Rock Hill (ID # 704124510) Level 5

5/7 - 5/9 Greenville (ID # 704107810) Level 4

5/14 - 5/16 Clover / River Hills (ID # 704101610) Level 3

5/22 - 5/24 Spartanburg (ID # 704133010) Level 3

5/23 Lexington (ID # 704122210) Level 5

5/28 - 5/30 Spartanburg (ID # 704125110) Level 3
Aiken (ID # 704126910) Level 4

6/12 - Rock Hill (ID # 704124410) Level 5

Trojans first spring scrimmage a success at Lancaster

We ventured over to Lancaster to try our hand against some fresh competition after three weeks of preseason practice. Our boys were head and shoulders above the Lancaster team as we were able to take home wins at every match against the Bruins.

We'll get back to practice Monday to prepare for Boiling Springs, last year's #10 team in the state and a 3rd round playoff squad. I'm not sure how much of their team graduated, but I am assuming they will be a very competitive team and should show us how we stack up against some of the best competition in the state.

Go Trojans!

Northwestern 7, Lancaster 0
1s: Seth Russell def Ryan Dutton 6-0, 6-0
2s: Hunter Love def Tyler Watts 6-1, 6-0
3s: Drayton Wade def Peyton Brumfield 6-2, 6-0
4s: Johnathan Clark def Jason Plexico 6-2, 6-0
5s: Jordan Beaver def Bobby Dukes 6-2, 6-2

1d: Brian Fitzpatrick / Chris Cassidy def Dutton / Dukes 8-1
2d: Michael Baldwin / Collins Mauldin def John Rey / Evan Simpson 6-3, 6-3
ex: Tyler Leonard / Key Barkley def Lanc #8 & #9 8-1
Johnathan Clark prepares to serve in the second set of his victory at #4 singles against Lancaster