BOYS TENNIS | Varsity

2018 SEASON OUTLOOK

The Mustang boys varsity tennis team looks to avenge last year’s 2^nd place conference finish with a return to the top of the WSC Gold.  To get there, the Mustangs will have to battle and prevail against their conference rivals, Hinsdale South who squeaked out a conference title last year by the narrow margin of 2 points at the conference tournament after the Mustangs defeated the Hornets 4-3 in the regular season dual meet.  The Mustangs only graduated 2 of 11 varsity starters, but they both will be hard to replace.  JJ Urgello held down the 2^nd singles position and Lawrence Hiquiana was a 3-time All State Doubles and Singles player and 2 year captain of the Mustangs.  Looking to fill his shoes as captain this year is junior Matt Garcia, a 3 sport DGS athlete who has been dedicated and hungry to compete with the top competition in the state this year as he's dedicated his offseason specifically to tennis.  Outside of Garcia, the Mustangs look for leadership from their 4 seniors, Jon Maghirang, Nolan Orth, Eric Herstowski and Nick Raso – all of which return their positions as top 8 varsity athletes.  Returning to varsity as well is Mitch Ludewig who looks to play high in the singles lineup filling in for the graduated seniors.  Other returning juniors to varsity are Marc Smith, Ryan Scehovic, and Sushant Lala and sophomore returning to varsity include Tanuj Singh and Mike Wronkiewicz.  Newcomers to the varsity team this year include juniors Ryan Krakowiak, Robert Gasmen, Jake Mersch and Ilya Kristesashvili and sophomore Rishi Raja capping off the 16 man varsity roster.  While young, all 16 Mustangs are hungry to get the most of this season having played throughout the winter as various indoor clubs.  DGS is excited and driven to compete with the top teams in the state and will NOT be outworked this year.  It looks to be a GREAT season ahead for the Mustangs!