Condon, Julian win No. 2 doubles championship.
By Mike Miazga
Correspondent
The York summer tennis team wrapped up its 2017 summer season as champions.
The Dukes won the 17U division West Suburban Summer Tennis League title at the recent conference tournament.
York had one doubles conference champion in the No. 2 team of Jack Condon and Charlie Julian and had second-place medalists in Aleksina Jovic (No. 1 singles) and the No. 3 doubles team of Natalie Krauter and Coco Conrardy.
The Dukes added three third-place finishes with Isabella Nicoli at No. 2 singles, Zoe Burkhardt at No. 3 singles and the No. 1 doubles team of Jack Fennell and Jalen Mactangay.
The West Suburban summer league separates the 17U and 14U divisions. The York 14U squad finished third out of six teams and took third in five of the six flights.
York won the 17U title with eight points, edging second-place River Forest by a single point. Oak Park was third with 6.5 points, while Western Springs took fourth with 5.5 points. Oak Park Country Club was fifth with four points and Beverly Hills Country Club was sixth with 3.5 points.
“It was great to get the players out competing over the summer,” said York coach Tres Heimann. “All the kids really worked hard through match play, camp and lessons. It is great to have an event like this heading into the fall season.”
York finished the summer season with a 7-3 record. It went 4-1 in Trident League play and 3-2 in West Suburban play.
In the West Suburban 17U division, Jovic took second at No. 1 singles. She received a first-round bye and then won her semifinal contest by an 8-6 count over Oak Park and then lost in the title match to River Forest.
Nicoli was third at No. 2 singles in 17U. She received a first-round bye, lost in the semifinals to Western Springs and came back to score an 8-3 win over Beverly Hills in the third-place match.
Burkhardt took third at No. 3 singles. She had a first-round bye, lost in the semifinals to Western Springs and then defeated Beverly Hills 8-5 in the third-place contest.
Fennell and Macatangay were third at No. 1 doubles in 17U. After a first-round bye, they lost to Western Springs and then came back to down Beverly Hills 8-5 in the third-place match.
Condon and Julian won the No. 2 doubles title at 17U. After a first-round bye, Condon and Julian won 8-6 in the semifinals against Oak Park and then downed River Forest 8-2 to win the title.
Krauter and Conrardy were second at No. 3 doubles in 17U. They received a first-round bye and then scored an 8-6 win over Western Springs in the semifinals before losing to Oak Park in the final.
In 14U action, T.J. Paul was third at No. 1 singles. After a first-round bye, Paul lost to River Forest in the semifinals and then came back to down Oak Park 8-6 in the third-place contest.
Simon Krukowski was third at No. 2 singles. He received a first-round bye and then lost to River Forest in the semifinals before coming back to down Western Springs 8-5 in the third-place match.
Morgan Burnham was third at No. 3 singles in 14U. Burnham defeated Beverly Hills 8-2 in the first round. She lost to Oak Park 8-4 in the semifinals and defeated Western Springs 8-6 in the third-place bout.
In doubles, Isabel Brown and Paul Nicoli were third at the No. 1 position in 14U. They received a first-round bye, lost to River Forest in the semifinals and defeated Western Springs 8-6 in the third-place contest.
Sarah Neidigh and Claire Converse were fifth at No. 2 doubles. They lost their opener to Western Springs and came back to down Beverly Hills 8-5 in the fifth-place match.
Cara Well and Maria Chornij were third at No. 3 doubles. They received a first-round bye, lost to River Forest in the semifinals and downed Oak Park 8-5 in the third-place match.
On the win-loss front, Krukowski led York summer players with an 11-1 record. Paul Nicoli went 8-2, while Isabella Nicoli was 8-5. Lauren Fonorow was 7-0. Jovic finished 7-3, while Cara McGovern was 6-2. Vincenzo Bono went 6-3, as did Well. Krauter finished with six wins as well.
Clare Hewitt and Converse both were 5-1. Fennell was 5-2, while Reese Krauter was 5-3.
Samantha Kent, Gianna Nikoleit, Jonathan Nikoleit, Evan Sedlacek, Noelle Pedote, Kevin Schultz, Conrardy, Morgan Burnham, Macatangay, Burkhardt, Brown and Rachel Kayman each won four matches with Kent, Gianna Nikoleit, Jonathan Nikoleit and Sedlacek each going 4-0.
