Defending State Champs LC Boys Open With Win

By: Dan Sousa

Leesburg (Mar. 20, 2007) – The defending AA state champion Loudoun County High School boys tennis team opened its 2007 campaign with a strong 7-2 victory over Park View, the other Dulles District team to make the Region II playoffs last season.

Some familiar names from the 2006 championship team powered the Raiders to victory. Returning No. 1 seed, senior David Replogle, senior Paul Marshall, who has moved up into the No. 2 slot, sophomore Peter Satagaj, as No, 4 seed, and junior Bryant Bland, as No. 5 seed, all won their singles matches Monday. Freshman Chris Czupak broke into the starting ranks with his first high school victory in the No. 6 slot.

Having clinched the victory in the singles’ play, the Raiders added two doubles’ wins with the first team of Replogle andMarshall and the second team of junior Jeremy Wetzel and Peter Satagaj dispatching their opponents by 8-2 scores.

Singles

David Replogle (LC) d Jacob Albert (PV) 8-3

Paul Marshall (LC) d Nick Williams (PV) 8-2

Josh Albert (PV) d Jeremy Wetzel (LC) 8-4

Peter Satagaj (LC) d Amar Rathore (PV) 8-0

Bryant Bland (LC) d Sean Griffin (PV) 9-7

Chris Czupak (LC) d Tim Pope (PV) 8-5

Doubles

Replogle/Marshall (LC) d Albert/Albert (PV) 8-2

Jeremy Wetzel/Satagaj (LC) d Williams/J. Joseph (PV) 8-2

Rathore/Brad Tyra (PV) d Bland/Czupak (LC) 9-7