Joshua Cavazos, Nicholas Aguilar, Nina Perez and Riley Spratlin competed in the Beginner Doubles tournament which was the finale for the first session of H.M. King High School’s summer tennis camp. H.M. King High School recently concluded its first of two summer tennis camp sessions with a tournament held at the campus courts a few weeks ago.

Winning the Intermediate Boys Doubles bracket was Alec Gonzales. Also placing in the top four were Joey Coufal (second), Ryan Perez

third) and Travis Weatherford (fourth). Finishing first in the consolation bracket was Russell Wagner while Rohit Goswami came in second.

The victor in the Advanced Boys Singles competition was Mat Perez. J.G. Gonzales finished second, Joseph Galindo came in third and Rick Gonzalez placed fourth. Dylan Ramos won first consolation and Tyler Weatherford came in second.

Sarah Sedory won the Advanced Girls Singles competition. Also placing near the top were Candice Mireles

H.M. King High School recently held a tournament on the final day of the first session of their summer tennis camp. Pictured (left to right) are Karen Dakta and Tiffany Galindo, who finished third in Beginner Doubles, and Krystal Cobos and Carla Reyes, who came in fourth. Not pictured are Bernie Zarate and Raney Ankele, who took first, and Alex Kelly who came in second along with teammate Conner Kelly. second), Olivia De la Rosa third) and Hannah Martinez

fourth).

Haley Wagner was the winner in the consolation bracket and Samantha Gonzalez came in second.

Coming out on top in the Beginner Doubles competition were Bernie Zarate and Raney Ankele. Alex Kelly and Conner Kelly finished second.

Karen Dakta and Tiffany Galindo placed third. Krystal Cobos and Carla Reyes came in fourth. Also competing in Beginner Doubles were Joshua Cavazos, Nicholas Aguilar, Nina Perez and Riley Spratlin.

Placing in the Intermediate Boys Singles bracket of H.M. King High School’s recent summer tennis camp (pictured left to right) were Alec Gonzales (first), Ryan Perez (third), Travis Weatherford (fourth) and Russell Wagner (first consolation). Not pictured are Joey Coufal (second) and Rohit Goswami (second consolation). Head Coach Ed Gonzales, who has been at H.M. King for 25 years, complimented all 47 of the camp’s participants who worked diligently during the first three-week session.

One of the camp’s biggest areas of focus, Gonzales mentioned, came in stroke production. Numerous drills were introduced with the intention of improving each individual’s game skills.

Advanced and intermediate players also competed in singles and doubles match play, during practices, while beginners were introduced to the basics such as forehands, backhands, net volleys and serves.

H.M. King High School Tennis Coach Ed Gonzales recently concluded the first of two sessions of his annual summer tennis camp with a tournament. Pictured (left to right) are Mat Perez who won the Advance Boys Singles event, J.G. Gonzalez who came in second, Joseph Galindo who took third and Rick Gonzalez who finished fourth. The final tournament served as an introduction to competitive play for beginners.

Advanced and intermediate players used the finale as a method of keeping their competitive edge before facing other schools in dual meets in September.

Gonzales stressed the importance of summer workouts especially for high school and middle school tennis players who compete pretty much during the entire academic year.

“The summer is an ideal time for players to improve on their tennis game,” Gonzales said.

Tyler Weatherford (left) won the consolation division of the Advance Boys Singles tournament held on the final first session day of H.M. King High School’s summer tennis camp. Dylan Ramos (right) finished second in the consolation division. “The different drills and added adjustments on their strokes can bring big payoffs down the road when they start the new season.”

H.M. King started their second summer tennis session this past Monday and the workouts will encompass another three weeks. For more information call 592-6401 (Ext. Athletics).
H.M. King High School recently wrapped up its first summer tennis camp session with a tournament. Pictured (left to right) are Sarah Sedory who won the Advanced Girls Singles event, Candice Mireles who came in second, Olivia de la Rosa who placed third, Haley Wagner who took the consolation division and Samantha Gonzalez who came in second. Not pictured is Hannah Martinez who came in fourth.