Warren star keeps Stevenson from sweeping meet

May 12, 2008

NEWS-SUN STAFF REPORT

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.

NSC BOYS TENNIS SCOREBOARD

FINAL RESULTS

• 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.

In the team scoring, Stevenson won with 38 of a possible 40 points, followed by Warren (28) and Lake Forest (25).

Those were the only three schools in the 14-team field to advance anyone to the finals.

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. NSC TOURNAMENT