The path to Fremd junior Andrew Spurck's state singles championship in boys tennis began nearly 10 years ago on a court at Eagle Park in Palatine.
There, on the other side of the net, stood his mother, Jennifer, and a bucket of tennis balls. Mom knows a thing or 200 about tennis.
"Repetition helped," the Viking continued."Good thing my mother gave me tips and kept feeding me tennis ball after tennis ball from her side of the court." by signing up you agree to our terms of service "Andrew wears you out," said Fremd coach Johnny Kent, who guided the Vikings to a program-best third-place showing ."He's not only quick and fast. He's also good at staying balanced, even when he has to chase down a shot wide.
"Andrew loves to compete and win, and I told him, 'Enjoy this weekend,' but I know he's excited it wasn't just about him," Kent said."He's truly happy about what the team accomplished."
Barrington senior Gabe Mills and sophomore Shiv Sastry, a 5-8 seed in doubles and the reigning Mid-Suburban League No. 1 doubles champs, placed fourth on Saturday, bowing 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 to Hinsdale Central's Nathan Hernandez/Bodie Teuscher in the match for bronze."Gabe," Sastry said,"is a phenomenal doubles player. He's the best net player in the IHSA in my opinion."Stevenson nipped Hersey 21-20 for fifth place.
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