Staples Wreckers Boys Tennis

Staples wins first team LL State Title since 1988 (Last won L Title in 2008):
Staples 24
Greenwich 23

Danny Hirschberg (Sr.) wins State Singles LL Title 6-3, 6-2.
Hirschberg also won LL title in 2010.

Jake Hirschberg (So.)/Graham Hyman (Jr.) were runner-up in State Doubles.

2011 Team Record 19-1 overall
FCIAC Tournament – 2nd Place
LL CIAC State Tournament – 1st Place

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State Finals at Yale Wed, June 8th 4pm
Yale outdoor courts are next to the Yale Bowl – GPS address:279 Derby Ave West Haven

Singles
#1 (Seed) Danny Hirschberg (Staples) defeated #4 Reid Risinger ( Glastonbury) 6-2, 6-1
faces #2 Tyler Kratky (Greenwich) in Finals

Doubles
#2 Jake Hirschberg/Graham Hyman (Staples) defeated #3 Daniel Grove/Tyler Hajjar (Cheshire) 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)
faces #1 John Petrini/Brendan Pomerance (Westhill) in Finals

Updated Team totals:
Greenwich 23 points
Staples 23 points
Glastonbury 15 points

(Additional point awarded by CIAC to Staples and other teams as a result of Westhill default)

If Staples wins singles, Staples win title.
If Staples wins only doubles, Staples and Greenwich will tie.
Staples last won LL States in 1988, last won L States in 2008.

Staples last won LL States in 1988, last won L States in 2008.

Finals at Yale Wed, June 8th at 4pm.

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For more information on results:
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Glastonbury (15)

Update from CIAC Officials: The semi-finals will be held at Yale today, Tuesday, 3:30pm. Here is the unoffical team standings through today, pending a CIAC ruling (no points from the default have been added nor subtracted).
1. Greenwich (22)
2. Staples (20)
3. Glastonbury (15)
4. Amity, Fairfield Prep, Hall, Ridgefield, Westhill (11)
5. Cheshire (10)

Semi Final Matches at 3:30 at Yale:
Singles
#1 (Seed) Danny Hirschberg (Staples) vs #4 Reid Risinger ( Glastonbury)
#6 Tommy Inouye (Danbury) vs #2 Tyler Kratky (Greenwich)

Doubles
#1 John Petrini/Brendan Pomerance (Westhill) vs #4 CJ Purse/Michael Grund (Greenwich)
#2 Jake Hirschberg/Graham Hyman (Staples) vs #3 Daniel Grove/Tyler Hajjar (Cheshire)

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Monday June 6th at Hall High, West Hartford

4th round singles:
Danny Hirschberg 6-0,6-0
Luke Foreman advanced by default

Quarterfinal doubles:
Stein/davis 1-6, 1-6
Hirschberg/Hyman 6-4,6-1

5th round singles:
Hirschberg 6-0,6-0
Foreman 0-6, 0-6

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Round 3 Singles
Luke Foreman (SHS) def. Teal Howard (Hamden – #7) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) (1pt)
Joshua Rubenstein (Trumbull – #13) def. #18 Jesse Huessner (SHS – #18) 6-4, 6-3

Unofficial Standings through Saturday:
1. Greenwich (18) (max points remaining 12)
2. Staples (17) (max points remaining 12)
3. Glastonbury (13)
4. Ridgefield, Westhill and Fairfield Prep (11)
5. Hall, Amity (10)
6. Cheshire (9)

Next matches are Monday, June 6 at Hall High School West Hartford

Singles – Rounds 4 and Round 5 of 7
Danny Hirschberg
Luke Foreman

Doubles – Round 4 of 6
Graham Hyman/Jake Hirschberg
Baxter Stein/Evan Davis

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Thursday, June 2nd at Hall High School, West Hartford
Staples 16 Team Points
Three singles and two doubles teams remaining.

Complete results:
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Third Round:
Hirschberg, D. 6-1,6-1 (1 pt)
Kaseff/Thomson 2-6,6-3,4-6
Stein/Davis 6-4,5-7,6-2 (1 pt)
Hirschberg/Hyman 6-1,6-1 (1 pt)
Huessner (Sat.)
Foreman (Sat.)

Second Round:
Kleiner 1-6, 4-6
Huessner 6-1,6-0 (2 pt)
Hirschberg, D. 6-0, 6-0 (2 pt)
Stein/Davis 6-1,6-0 (2 pt)
Foreman 6-3, 6-3 (2 pt)
Kaseff/Thomson 6-3, 6-2 (1 pt)
Hirschberg, J. /Hyman 6-0, 6-2 (2 pt)

First round:
Kleiner 6-2,6-1 (1 pt)
Kaseff/Thomson 6-1,6-2 (1 pt)

State LL Championship begins June 2 at 9am:
Hall High School
975 North Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06117

Draws posted here:

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Staples has four players in Singles Draw and three in Doubles Draw.
Team receives one point for each match win.  First round winners who received a bye are awarded two points if they win in First Round.  Team champion has highest total of combined doubles and singles match points.

2010-11 Tournament Dates:

• Thursday, June 2, 2011 – 8:30 a.m. Preliminary Round and First Round
• Friday, June 3, 2011 – 8:30 a.m. Preliminary and First Round Rain Date
• Saturday, June 4, 2011 – TBA
• Sunday, June 5, 2011 – 1:00 p.m. (Rain Date Only)
• Monday, June 6, 2011 – TBA
• Tuesday, June 7, 2011 – TBA
• Wednesday, June 8, 2011 – 4:00 p.m. Finals – Yale University
• Thursday, June 9, 2011 – 4:00 p.m. (Rain Date – Finals)

Historical State results:

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Greenwich 4 Staples 0
(other matches not completed)
May 27 at Wilton

Staples finish FCIACs 18-1 (19-1 overall).
Class LL State Tournament begins Thursday, June 2nd at Hall, West Hartford

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Staples 4 New Canaan 2
5/26/11 at Westport

Singles
1. Danny Hirschberg vs. Chase Urban (SHS) 6-0, 6-1
2. Jake Hirschberg vs. Nick Laub (NCHS) 7-5, 3-6, 3-6
3. Graham Hyman vs. Will Burger 7-6(11-9), 5-7, 1-4 (Did Not Finish)
4. Jesse Heussner vs. Steve Evans (SHS) 6-1, 6-2
5. Luke Foreman vs. Tom Worcester (SHS) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
1. Evan Davis/Baxter Stein vs. Patrick Newton/Jacob Reiss (NCHS) 3-6, 7-6 (4), 3-6
2. Josh Kaseff/Steve Thomson vs. Connor Hedley/Luke McDermott (SHS) 6-1, 7-6 (4)

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Here are the results of the first round of the playoffs:
#1 Staples 4 #8 Ludlowe 0
   #2 Greenwich 6 Westhill 1
   #3 Ridgefield 5 #6 Wilton 1
   #4 New Canaan 4 #5 Warde 0

Tomorrow’s schedule:
  New Canaan at Staples
   Ridgefield at Greenwich

Finals Thursday  4:00 at Wilton HS