Prep Boys Tennis
Warren star denies Stevenson a clean sweep of NSC tourney
May 11, 2008
VERNON HILLS – Warren High junior Denis Bogatov edged Stevenson High’s top-seeded Blake Bazarnik 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) in a thrilling championship match at No. 1 singles in the marque match of the weekend’s North Suburban Conference boys tennis tournament.
Bogatov’s gut-check win denied Stevenson of a clean sweep of the tourney, as the Patriots won at No. 1 singles, and swept all three divisions of doubles play.
In the team scoring, Stevenson won with 38 of a possible 40 points, followed by Warren (28) and Lake Forest (25).
Lake Forest High School's Peter Wolniak shows emotion after scoring a point in his single match during the North Suburban Conference Tennis championships at Vernon Hills High School.
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Igur Fedorov of Warren High School attempts a serve.
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NSC BOYS TENNIS SCOREBOARD
FINAL RESULTS
n Team scores – 1) Stevenson 38; 2) Warren 28; 3) Lake Forest 25; 4) Lakes 17; 5) Lake Zurich 14; 6) Vernon Hills 13; 7) Libertyville 12; 8) Mundelein 7; 9) Antioch 6; 10) Grant & Wauconda 5.5; 12) North Chicago 4; 13) Round Lake & Zion-Benton 0.5.
No. 1 Singles
* Finals – Denis Bogatov (Warren) def. Blake Bazarnik (Stevenson 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4).
* 3rd – Peter Wolniak (Lake Forest) def. Tyler Patner (Mundelein) 6-2, 6-1.
* 5th – Erik Scanlon (Libertyville) def. Andrew Yopp (Lakes) 6-2, 7-5.
No. 2 Singles
* Finals – Chris Speer (Stevenson) def. Grant Gordon (Lake Forest) 6-2, 6-1.
* 3rd – John Donnowitz (Warren) def. Randall Haylock (Lakes) 6-2, 6-2.
* 5th – Clay Geunther (Grant) def. def. Josh Brickman (Vernon Hills) 6-3, 6-3.
No. 1 Doubles
* Finals – David Packowitz-Ross Putterman (Stevenson) def. Charlie Scuphan-Justin Shea (Lakes) 6-0, 6-2.
* 3rd – Igor Fedorov-Konrad Siczek (Warren) def. Erik Wolf-Tyler Miller (Lake Zurich) 6-1, 6-2.
* 5th – E.J. Silver-Conner Kester (Lake Forest) def. Jengym Lee-Riaz Hoveydai 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
No. 2 Doubles
* Finals – Allen Pukshansky-Nick Stephan (Stevenson) def. Andy Walker-Wheatley (Lake Forest) 6-4, 6-4.
* 3rd – Eric Seiler-Nikola Trukov (Warren) def. Pat Flanagan-Mark DeCanio (Lake Zurich) 6-1, 6-4.
* 5th – Timmy Davis-Joey David (Lakes) def. Steve Marks-Preston Thom (Libertyville) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
No. 3 Doubles
* Finals – Robert Saltiel-Ryan Buxbaum (Stevenson) def. Jon Foss-Scott Anderson (Lake Forest) 6-4, 7-5.
* 3rd – Matt Schlais-Jordan Lenz (Warren) def. Luke Mueller-Pierce Romei (Lake Zurich) 7-5, 6-4.
* 5th - Steve Sheets-Dave White (Grant) def. Mark Palace-Kaethel Chandran (Vernon Hills) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
FINAL RESULTS
n Team scores – 1) Stevenson 38; 2) Warren 28; 3) Lake Forest 25; 4) Lakes 17; 5) Lake Zurich 14; 6) Vernon Hills 13; 7) Libertyville 12; 8) Mundelein 7; 9) Antioch 6; 10) Grant & Wauconda 5.5; 12) North Chicago 4; 13) Round Lake & Zion-Benton 0.5.
No. 1 Singles
* Finals – Denis Bogatov (Warren) def. Blake Bazarnik (Stevenson 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4).
* 3rd – Peter Wolniak (Lake Forest) def. Tyler Patner (Mundelein) 6-2, 6-1.
* 5th – Erik Scanlon (Libertyville) def. Andrew Yopp (Lakes) 6-2, 7-5.
No. 2 Singles
* Finals – Chris Speer (Stevenson) def. Grant Gordon (Lake Forest) 6-2, 6-1.
* 3rd – John Donnowitz (Warren) def. Randall Haylock (Lakes) 6-2, 6-2.
* 5th – Clay Geunther (Grant) def. def. Josh Brickman (Vernon Hills) 6-3, 6-3.
No. 1 Doubles
* Finals – David Packowitz-Ross Putterman (Stevenson) def. Charlie Scuphan-Justin Shea (Lakes) 6-0, 6-2.
* 3rd – Igor Fedorov-Konrad Siczek (Warren) def. Erik Wolf-Tyler Miller (Lake Zurich) 6-1, 6-2.
* 5th – E.J. Silver-Conner Kester (Lake Forest) def. Jengym Lee-Riaz Hoveydai 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
No. 2 Doubles
* Finals – Allen Pukshansky-Nick Stephan (Stevenson) def. Andy Walker-Wheatley (Lake Forest) 6-4, 6-4.
* 3rd – Eric Seiler-Nikola Trukov (Warren) def. Pat Flanagan-Mark DeCanio (Lake Zurich) 6-1, 6-4.
* 5th – Timmy Davis-Joey David (Lakes) def. Steve Marks-Preston Thom (Libertyville) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
No. 3 Doubles
* Finals – Robert Saltiel-Ryan Buxbaum (Stevenson) def. Jon Foss-Scott Anderson (Lake Forest) 6-4, 7-5.
* 3rd – Matt Schlais-Jordan Lenz (Warren) def. Luke Mueller-Pierce Romei (Lake Zurich) 7-5, 6-4.
* 5th - Steve Sheets-Dave White (Grant) def. Mark Palace-Kaethel Chandran (Vernon Hills) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
At Nos. 1 and 2 singles and No. 1 doubles, the top two seeds advanced to the finals, with the top seed prevailing at Nos. 2 singles (Stevenson’s Chris Speer) and No. 1 doubles (Stevenson’s David Packowitz-Ross Putterman).
Next up for all 14 teams is IHSA sectional competition next Friday and Saturday.
Libertyville, North Chicago, Mundelein and Wauconda have been assigned to the Deerfield Sectional; while Antioch, Grant, Warren, Lake Forest, Lakes, Round Lake and Zion-Benton will all play at Warren; and Lake Zurich, Stevenson and Vernon Hills will play at Stevenson.