2016 AURORA BOYS TENNIS KEY DATES, INFORMATION
Key dates: Aug. 15 — Practice begins; Aug. 18 — Regular season begins; Sept. 29 — Class 5A boys league play completed; Sept. 30 — 5A boys regionals determined; Oct. 8 — 5A regionals completed; Oct. 13-15 — State championships (5A, Gates Tennis Center, Denver; 4A, Pueblo City Park)
Class 5A Regionals (determined by final league standings): Region 1 (Centennial League host) — Centennial No. 1, Denver No. 2, EMAC No. 2, Jeffco No. 4, Continental No. 6, Colorado Springs Metro No. 5, Front Range No. 12; Region 2 (Front Range League host) — Front Range No. 1, Jeffco No. 2, Colorado Springs Metro No. 3, Continental No. 5, Centennial No. 4, Front Range No. 8, Continental No. 11; Region 3 (Continental League host) — Continental No. 1, Centennial No. 2, Jeffco No. 3, Colorado Springs Metro No. 4, Front Range No. 7, Jeffco No. 7, Continental No. 10, Front Range No. 13; Region 4 (Denver League host) — Denver No. 1, Colorado Springs Metro No. 2, Front Range No. 4, Jeffco No. 5, Denver No. 4, Centennial No. 7, Continental No, 9; Region 5 (Soutwestern League host) — Southwester No. 1, Southwestern No. 2, Southwestern No. 3, Continental No. 3, Front Range No. 6, Centennial No. 6, Jeffco No. 8; Region 6 (Jeffco League host) — Jeffco No. 1, Front Range No. 3, Centennial No. 3, EMAC No. 3, Continental No. 7, Colorado Springs Metro No. 6, Front Range 11; Region 7 (Continental League host) — Continental No. 2, Colorado Springs Metro No. 1, Front Range No. 5, Denver No. 3, Centennial No. 5, EMAC No. 4, Front Range No. 9; Region 8 (Front Range host) — Front Range No. 2, Continental No. 4, EMAC No. 1, Jeffco No. 6, Continental No. 8, Colorado Springs Metro No. 7, Front Range No. 10
Aurora coaches: Cherokee Trail — Liz Creamer; Eaglecrest — Alex Moore; Grandview — Jeff Ryan; Overland — Arlandus Lowe; Rangeview — Zeb Carabello; Regis Jesuit — Laura Jones; Smoky Hill — Jeff Davis
Returning Class 5A state placers: Luca Abbott, Regis Jesuit, sr. (state champion, No. 2 doubles); Will Dennen, Regis Jesuit, jr. (third place, No. 4 doubles); Kosta Garger, Regis Jesuit, soph. (second place, No. 3 doubles); Matt McCarthy, Regis Jesuit, jr. (third place, No. 4 doubles); Erich Nuss, Regis Jesuit, sr. (state champion, No. 1 doubles); Evan Nuss, Regis Jesuit, soph. (second place, No. 3 doubles); Patrick Seby, Regis Jesuit, jr. (state champion, No. 2 doubles)
Returning 5A state qualifiers: Draden Hoover, Overland, sr. (No. 1 singles); David Kijak, Overland, jr. (No. 2 singles); Tom Parsons, Cherokee Trail, sr. (No. 2 doubles); Matthew Yan, Grandview, jr. (No. 2 doubles)
Other Aurora players to watch: Illijah Bailey, Grandview, jr.; Adhithya Basker, Grandview, sr.; Tim Chang, Rangeview, sr.; Andy Hansman, Eaglecrest, sr.; Jacob Stockinger, Rangeview, sr.; Rohan Suri, Grandview, sr.; Cooper Tedstrom, Eaglecrest, sr.; Michael Troutman, Grandview, sr.; Dylan Zumar, Cherokee Trail, sr.
Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor of the Aurora Sentinel. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or [email protected] Twitter: @aurorasports. FB: Aurora Prep Sentinel
