April 30, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PLAINFIELD, NJ – The Johnson Crusaders boys’ tennis team posted
their best Union County Tournament finish in five years as the annual county competition wrapped up at the Donald Van Blake
Tennis Courts in Plainfield on Monday afternoon.
Johnson finished with 11 team points, good enough for eighth out of the 16
team field, just one point behind Plainfield. The Cardinals earned all 12 of their points from the third
place finish of their first singles player Addeton Osho.
The Crusaders eighth place finish is their best showing since placing sixth
as a team in 2003, and marks only the fifth time in the last 15 years that Johnson has finished in the top half of the county.
Highlights of Day 2 included a 2 hour and 45 minute match between third singles
Luke Ginocchio and Dayton junior Robert Krebner, the longest
match of the tournament. Ginocchio would go on and finish in seventh place, the best finish for a third singles player since
Mike Monagle placed fifth in 2002.
Also, second singles junior Mike Keenan placed eighth, and for the second straight
season, both doubles teams placed. The first doubles squad of James Villari and John Monagle and the second doubles team of
Eric Ginocchio and Brian Lutz both finished in seventh place. Ginocchio and Lutz outlasted Oratory in a three set match 6-3,
2-6, and 7-5 to earn the seven spot.
The Crusaders also set a new tournament record for most three set matches by
a single team. Eight of Johnson’s 17 tournament matches went the distance, with the Blue and White holding a 4-4 record
in the three setters. Out of the seven wins Johnson earned during the course of the tournament, four of the seven were in
three set matches.
Out of the ten matches that went three sets in the entire tournament, eight
involved Johnson players. The two other three setters were between Chu and Angiuoni for the
second singles championship and Vidal and Zerfoss in the third singles semi finals.
“I’m so proud of our guys, we set a goal to finish in the top half
of the county and we were able to accomplish that,” said Johnson head coach Craig D’Amico. “We played a
lot of tennis over the two days of this tournament. Our kids played their hearts out and fought hard in close matches across
the board. They certainly earned and deserve this.”
Johnson returns to regular season action when they host the Roselle Park Panthers
at the Johnson Tennis Courts on Tuesday afternoon with the start time scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
RESULTS:
2007 Union County Tournament
Apr 26, 2007 at Plainfield, NJ
Singles
competition
1
Dan Karlin (Jonathan Dayton) def. Chris Tylutki (Arthur L Johnson) 6-3, 6-1
1
Mike Keenan (Arthur L Johnson) def. Craig Palmisano (Cranford) 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
2
James Chu (Westfield) def. Mike Keenan (Arthur L Johnson)
6-1, 6-0
1
Luke Ginocchio (Arthur L Johnson) def. Andrew Topazio (Oratory) 1-6, 7-5, 6-2
2
Alex Zerfoss (Summit) def. Luke Ginocchio (Arthur L
Johnson) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles
competition
1
James Villari/John Monagle (Arthur L Johnson) def.
Ricardo Rivera/Daniel Hernandez (Elizabeth) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
2
Mike DeVizio/Ted Rosenblatt (Scotch Plains) def.
James Villari/John Monagle (Arthur
L Johnson) 6-0, 5-7, 6-1
1
Eric Ginocchio/Brian Lutz (Arthur L Johnson) def.
Zach Davis/Matt O'Donnell (Union Catholic) 6-1, 6-2
2
Justin Snyder/Graeme Stahl (Westfield) def.
Eric Ginocchio/Brian Lutz (Arthur L Johnson)
6-0, 6-0
RESULTS:
2007 Union County Tournament
Apr 30, 2007 at Plainfield, NJ
Singles
competition
3
Will Robles (Roselle Park)
def. Mike Keenan (Arthur L Johnson) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
4
Mike Yang (Governor Livingston) def. Mike Keenan (Arthur L Johnson) 6-2, 6-1
3
Robert Krebner (Jonathan Dayton) def. Luke Ginocchio (Arthur L Johnson) 2-6, 7-5, 7-5
4
Luke Ginocchio (Arthur L Johnson) def. Trevor McPherson (Union Catholic) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles
competition
3
Aakash Ahamed/Ryan Kanaley (Governor Livingston) def.
James Villari/John Monagle (Arthur L Johnson) 6-4, 6-1
4
James Villari/John Monagle (Arthur L Johnson) def.
Dereck Borge/Matt Flynn (Union Catholic) 6-4, 6-1
3
Chris Thompson/Michael Cejovic (Scotch Plains) def.
Eric Ginocchio/Brian Lutz
(Arthur L Johnson) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
4
Eric Ginocchio/Brian Lutz (Arthur L Johnson) def.
Mike Szlotnick/Kevin McGovern (Oratory) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
