Westwood’s number 1 player Miguel Alda is ranked #1 in the State of Texas in 16’s and 18’s in USTA rankings. He is currently the top player in Texas in two different age groups and ranked #33 in the Nation. Miguel plays many USTA tournaments outside of school and we continue to watch his ranking rise. As he has already completed his goal of being ranked #1 in Texas, he will start playing national tournaments only to get his ranking as high as possible. This past summer, Miguel and his sister Rosalia (who was the 2007 Girl’s Singles State Champion) played mixed doubles in the US OPEN qualifier to try to make it to Flushing Meadows. Congrats to Miguel on his continued success in Tennis.
Warriors go big at District
At the 2012 District Championships for Varsity Tennis at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock, TX, Westwood came away with
Westwood DOMINATES freshman and JV Districts
At the 2012 Freshman and JV Tennis District Championships, the Warriors were incredibly strong. Out of 10 events, Westwood won 8 golds, 5 silvers and 5 bronzes. Amazing performances by every single Westwood student-athlete. This has been one of the strongest JV and Freshmen teams in the history of Westwood. Both teams went undefeated in the Fall beating multiple Varsity teams from other schools. The kids have played so well all season and have really improved their games. Every tournament Westwood went to, the Warriors came away with a lot of trophies. Please congratulate all of these kids and their hard work this season. The freshman and JV teams really showed off the depth of the program.
Varsity kicks off spring with Hardware
After the 1st two tournaments of the Spring 2012 season, the Westwood Varsity team is looking good. At the Georgetown Winter Varsity Tournament, the Warriors dominated the draws. In A girls singles, Karen Vo won the gold beating teammate Audrey Scott in the finals. In A Boys Singles, Miguel Alda won the tournament without dropping a set. Strong performance by Colin Markes who had big wins, including a quarterfinal win over Vandegrifts #1 player. He eventauly lost 11-9 in a 3rd set superbreaker in the Semis to Jacob Belanger from Bowie. Strong performances in Mixed Doubles with Ben Smith and Izzy Mozdzierz-Monico getting 2nd place and Chad Griesbach and Erica Zeitz making the semi-finals. In girls doubles,after a slow start Nhaari Josyula and Tu An Nguyen won the consolation.
Freshman team SWEEPS, JV plays strong
This past week at the Westwood Spring Tournament, the Westwood Freshman and JV teams played very well bringing home a bunch of hardware. On Tuesday, all of the freshman were entered in the A draws at Westwood High School. In Boys Doubles, Stefan Ledesma and Luke Imperial won the Gold, beating their teammates Alex Guenther and Minsu Kim in the finals. Congrats to all 4 players who played great all day. In the Boys Singles final, it was another WW vs. WW with Lukas Seymour beating Narain Mandyam in a 3 set thriller. Both players knocked out strong opponents and had a great day of tennis. In girls singles, it was Lauren Chen playing strong all day and outlasting GT to win 1st place. She was very consistent and had a smile on her face the whole time. After a slow start, Lynette Ban and Dana Hsieh put on a great finish beating GT in the final to make it a clean sweep of the day. Congrats to the freshman team on their dominant day.
Miguel Alda ranked #1 in Texas
Westwood’s number 1 player Miguel Alda is ranked #1 in the State in 16’s and 18’s in USTA rankings. He is currently the top player in Texas in two different age groups and ranked #33 in the Nation. Miguel plays many USTA tournaments outside of school and we continue to watch his ranking rise. As he has already completed his goal of being ranked #1 in Texas, he will start playing national tournaments only to get his ranking as high as possible. This past summer, Miguel and his sister Rosalia (who was the 2007 Girl’s Singles State Champion) played mixed doubles in the US OPEN qualifier to try to make it to Flushing Meadows. Congrats to Miguel on his continued success in Tennis.
Warriors end season with multiple accolades
The Westwood Warriors have ended their 2011 team season and did it on a very strong note. In the best season the Warriors have had in a decade, they end up with the #19 State ranking. Westwood defeated Georgetown 10-1 in the District Finals beating their rivals to become back to back champs. The Warriors followed up their big District win with a good showing at regionals. Westwood lost to #6 ranked The Woodlands in the second round 10-7. The All District awards are below with Warriors sweeping most of the 1st team in every category. Congrats to each player who was 1st or 2nd team. Also, congrats to freshman Colin Markes for winning newcomer of the year, replacing last year’s winner, Austin Vo. They now look to build on their success wih the spring season coming up. Read more »
Georgetown Tournament
The freshman were rained out after two hours of solid play by the team. Everyone got at least one match in before being cancelled due to rain. The players were not thrilled that they had to return to class for the rest of the afternoon.
Back to Back District Champs
Last night, in front of the biggest crowd in WW tennis history, the Warriors beat Georgetown 10-1 to become the 2011 Team Tennis District Champions. The Warriors got off to a great start in doubles switching over 6-1, losing the mixed in a close three sets. After the doubles, Karen Vo and Miguel Alda notched quick wins both winning 6-0, 6-1. Sophia Ong avenged an earlier loss this season winning 6-1, 6-3 to bring the score to 9-1. The match was closed out with a huge performance by Team Captain Erica Zeitz winning 6-2, 6-1 to close out the match. The Warriors erupted and started celebrating instantly as this was their best performance of the season so far. Great doubles play by the entire squad with Team Captain Chad Griesbach and Colin Markes getting a quick win in the #3 doubles spot. All3 girls doubles teams quickly won their matches and did it in great fashion. Ben Smith and Sujaan Lal won at #2 boys doubles to bring the match to 6-0 and out of reach. Westwood’s team slogan this year has been TCB. Take Care of Business, and that they did. Coach Dalrymple was very pleased with the effort of the team all year and especially last night. This is the 2nd year in a row that the Warriors have won District and they plan on keeping it that way. Westwood will next travel to Tyler for Regionals at the end of the month. With a 14-2 record, undefeated in District play, and a #23 State Ranking, the Warriors hope to continue their great season in Tyler.
Westwood Beats Georgetown
This past Friday, Westwood played its big rival Georgetown at the Westwood Courts at 4:10. The Warriors, knew Georgetown was going to bring its best effort. Coach Dalrymple told the kids that “we are undefeated at home this year and I plan to keep it that way.” Westwood got off to a great start, going 5-2 after the doubles turn. Strong performances by all the girls’ doubles teams and Chad Griesbach & Colin Markes. Both #2 Boys dubs and Mixed doubles lost in a 3rd set Superbreaker. Singles also got off to a quick start with Karen and Izzy winning easily 6-0, 6-0 and 6-1, 6-0. Both girls went out and took care of business. Miguel Alda, Sujaan Lal and Chad Griesbach also cruised on the boys side winning in straight sets. The overall score was 12-7 with Westwood beating their big rival. With the win, Westwood will now get the #1 seed for the District Tournament and looks to finish the season strong. Good job Warriors and keep it up.