Breakers Season Ends in Semifinals
The Newport Beach Breakers turned their recent fortunes around in the ‘09 Advanta World TeamTennis Pro League season. Having won eight games over their ‘07 and ‘08 seasons, the Breakers finished 9-5 this year and clinched the Western Conference’s final playoff spot with two regular season matches to spare after completing a four-match season sweep of rival Sacramento.
The Breakers’ WTT playoff-clinching celebration on July 19 ensued in dramatic fashion as reigning WTT Male MVP Ramon Delgado rallied his team with a final-set victory in regulation over Sam Warburg and one-game overtime and Supertiebreaker wins that capped a 21-20 victory over the Sacramento Capitals at Breakers Stadium.
Delgado, the 2008 WTT Male MVP made a strong argument to retain his MVP status throughout the season as he compiled a four-match, week-long string in the middle of the playoff chase in which he defeated 1989 French Open champion Michael Chang, top 30 player Sam Querrey, former No. 1 Andre Agassi and Sam Warburg to put the Breakers in the playoffs.
“I’ve been around World TeamTennis for 20 years and I’ve never seen anything like it. He’s the greatest World TeamTennis player that’s ever played,” said Breakers coach Trevor Kronemann, who was honored by WTT Commissioner Ilana Kloss before the July 17 home match vs. Philadelphia for his 20 years of WTT service. Two sellout crowds at Breakers Stadium at online casinos Newport Beach CC pushed overall season home attendance of over 11,000. Washington eventually won the WTT title.
Irvine’s Jaehwan Min Wins Balboa Bay Club Jr.
Jae Hwan “Jay” Min won the Boys 12s title at the 20th Annual Balboa Bay Club Jr.
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Santa Ana’s Hardebeck Wins USTA 18s Clay Courts
Krista Hardebeck of Santa Ana captured the USTA Girls’ 18s National Clay Court Championship singles title at the Racquet Club of Memphis, Tenn. With her win, Hardebeck will gain a wild card into the qualifying draw at the 2010 Cellular South Cup in Memphis next year. Hardebeck, 14, was competing in her first 18-and-under National Championship and entered the tournament unseeded. She recorded upsets over the No. 2 and 3 seeds en route to the final, where she defeated No. 17 Gabriella De Simone of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., 6-2, 6-3. Boys’ 18s singles national champion Jack Sock also won the doubles title, partnering with Frederick Saba to defeat Zachary Leslie of San Diego and Anderson Reed.
Highlights from other USTA National Junior Clay Court Championships include: Ashley Dai of Temple City, reached the 16s final; Drew Dawson of Irvine reached the 14s final, Gabrielle Andrews of Pomona reached the 14s girls final; and Eduardo Nava of Woodland Hillsre ached the Boys’ 12s final.
