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Boys’ Varsity Tennis
Mustangs Slam Their Way to Victory,
Routing Wilson Memorial 6-0

By Daniel Lim, Xavier Alarcon, and Matt Dorr (June 2, 2006)

Six matches, six wins. That’s all it took for the tennis team to advance to the regional finals, crushing Wilson Memorial 6-0 Tuesday afternoon.

Led by their top six players, the Mustangs overcame the oppressive heat to take the win without losing a single set, and gave away only seven games out of 79. Alex Goetting, Xavier Alarcon, James An, Thomas Yancey, Daniel Lim, and Daniel Butler showed their talent in strong wins.

The Mustangs proved why they are the reigning Virginia single A State Champions. The team hopes that its next victim will be Randolph Henry High School this Saturday at home. Coach Dan Wilkie seems confident in his team’s abilities to advance to the State Championship. “Our team is better than last year and I have no doubt that we will go all the way this year,” said Wilkie, who has led the team to two consecutive State Championships since he started coaching in the spring of 2004. “We believe in Coach and his experience as a tennis Guru” said junior Daniel Lim, the southpaw phenom.

Members of the victorious boys’ tennis team are hopeful that they will repeat as state champions. (Photo by Daniel Lim)

The Mustangs are driven by a die-hard determination to win the State Championship for the third time in a row and clinch a spot in the Virginia State record books, tying the record for the most tennis state championships a Virginia school has ever accomplished.

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