Langham Creek, Cy Falls tennis teams advance to regionals

October 22, 2009 — The Langham Creek High School and Cypress Falls High School tennis teams placed first and second, respectively, in District 15-5A team tennis competition, which wrapped up on Tuesday. Both teams will advance to the Region II-5A Tournament in Tyler on Oct. 30-31.

Langham Creek maintained a perfect 9-0 record through district play, capped by an 11-8 victory over third-place Cypress Woods on Tuesday.

The Lobos’ team members are: Blake Adrian, Lucas Bombonatti, Heath Bromley, Megan Brown, Todd Burack, Yoon Cho, Austin Harper, Caitlyn Kapalski, Jeff Lo, Steven McMullan, Eileen Moreno, Ryan O’Keefe, Nicole Perry, Anna Silkwood, Sonia Singh, Megan Stewart, Melina Twyman, Matthew Wheeler and Hannah Witherspoon.

“I am very proud of what this team has accomplished so far. We do not have any superstars; we do not have just one or two players who blow the competition away,” said Langham Creek coach Theresa Moran. “This season has been a total team effort with different players winning at different critical times.”

Cypress Falls finished with an 8-1 district record after defeating Cypress Creek, 18-1, on Tuesday.

The Eagles’ team members are: Blake Bunger, Wendy Acosta, Christian Fernandez, Amanda Barrington, Evan Haas, Lily Budinsky, Saverio Macerola, Lindsey Fahrenthold, Abhas Mishra, Khelsea Herrick, Yoshihiro Murakami, Amanda King, Yukihiro Murakami, Taylor Lynch, Shaan Patel, Kerry O’Leary, Zachary Salinas and Connor White.

“This year’s team has most of the same team members as last year,” said Cypress Falls coach Lee Joiner. “Both years, when they have been pushed up against the wall, they have risen to the challenge and performed superbly.”