2000 Wilson 13th USRA
National High School Championships

The Concord Club
St. Louis, MO: March 3-5

finals & finishers

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Fisher, Huczek Capture National High School Titles

The action heated up on the final day of competition at the Wilson 13th U.S. National High School Championships at the Concord Athletic Club in St. Louis, Mo., as Adrienne Fisher (Centerville High/Centerville, Ohio) and Jack Huczek (Adams High/Rochester Hills, Mich.) captured the girls' and boys' singles titles, and each earned an additional one-year appointment to the U.S. Junior National Team.

Freshman Fisher upset defending champion Kristen Walsh (Skyline High/Salt Lake City, Utah) in a tiebreaker gold-medal match. Many spectators had discounted Fisher after losing the first game 15-4, but she surprised them all, turning the tables and taking the second game 15-4. The two girls battled back and forth for the lead in the tiebreaker, and tied at 6-6 when Fisher began to pull ahead. With a 9-6 lead, Fisher was hit by Walsh's racquet on the side of her face. After taking an injury timeout, she returned to the court and rattled off two addition points to win the national high school title in her first attempt.

Fisher becomes the first-ever high school freshman to win a singles title at the championships.

Jack Huczek added another year to his tenure on the U.S. Junior National Team by knocking off teammates Zack Miller (Alta Loma High/Alta Loma, Calif.) in the semifinals, 15-3, 15-6, and Mitch Williams (Washington High/Washington, N.C.) in the finals, 15-11, 15-1. Huczek dominated his way through the draw to the finals, allowing a total of only 15 points in his six matches leading up to the gold-medal round. Williams offered him is toughest challenge with his acrobatic dives and gets, but Huczek matched them in the second game, and a tired Williams could not continued to hold on.

Huczek becomes the third player from the state of Michigan to win a singles title. Michigan is the only state to have multiple champions. Williams will go home with a gold medal, as he and his partner Bart Crawford (Henley High, Klamath Falls, Ore.) took the boys' non-championship doubles division title (for teams made up of players from different schools).

final match results

Boys' Singles: Jack Huczek (Adams High/Rochester Hills, Mich.) def. Mitch Williams (Washington High/Washington, N.C.) 15-11; 15-1

Girls' Singles: Adrienne Fisher (Centerville High/Centerville, Ohio) def. Kristen Walsh (Skyline High/Salt Lake City, Utah) 15-4; 4-15; 11-6

Boys' Doubles: Blake Bower/Tyler Hollingsworth (North Salem High, Salem, Ore.) def. Marco Garcia/Rey Garcia (Kaiserslautern American High/Germany) 15-8; 15-9

Girls' Doubles: April Watson/Kristen Walsh (Skyline High/Salt Lake City, Utah) def. Lynne Berg/Mary Martin (Sprague High/Salem, Ore.) 15-8; 15-7

Mixed Doubles: Blake Bower/Amy Hollingsworth (North Salem High/Salem, Ore.) def. Dan Beaudry/Erica Beaudry (Centennial High/Pueblo, Colo.) 15-4; 15-11

Boys' Doubles (Non-Championship, players from different schools): Bart Crawford (Henley High/Klamath Falls, Ore.)/Mitch Williams (Washington High/Washington, N.C) def. Matthew McElhiney (Bayshore High/Bradenton, Fla.)/Zack Miller (Alta Loma High/Alta Loma, Calif.) 15-7; 15-7

Mixed Doubles (Non-Championship, players from different schools): Ryan Maher (Vianney High/St. Louis, Mo.)/Emily Schumert (Nerinx Hall High/St. Louis, Mo.) def. Heather Backes (Nerinx Hall High/St. Louis, Mo.)/Todd Barrett (St. Louis University High/St. Louis, Mo.) 15-12; 15-9

final team results

top finishers

BOYS SINGLES
Jack Huczek (Notre Dame/Mich.)
Mitch Williams (Washington/N.C.)
Zack Miller (Alta Loma/Calif.)
Bart Crawford (Henley/Ore.)
Jason Kerwood (Beaverton/Ore.)
Matthew McElhiney (Bayshore/Fla.)
Hal Rutherford (Parkway Ctr/Mo.)
Joey Delfino (Hudson/Mass.)

Ben Croft (Lake Forest/Ill.)
Todd Barrett (St. Louis Univ./Mo.)
Dan Beaudry (Centennial/Colo.)
Philip Hammond (Dixie/Ohio)
Blake Bower (Salem/Ore.)
Rey Garcia (Kaiserslautern/GER)
Joel Worthington (Olathe/Kan.)
Grant Barker (SLU/Mo.)

BLUE: Tim Wilson (Bristol Central/Conn.)
RED: Kirk Pauley (Aberdeen Central/S.D.)
WHITE: Ross Amundson (Dimond/Alaska)

GIRLS SINGLES
Adrienne Fisher (Centerville/Ohio)
Kristen Walsh (Skyline/Utah)
Jane Rombach (Nerinx/Mo.)
Jenny Cary (Aloha/Ore.)
Erica Beaudry (Centennial/Colo.)
Mary Martin (Sprague/Mo.)
Amy Hollingsworth (N.Salem/Ore.)
Kris Alatorre-Martin (Wakefield/Va.)

Lynne Berg (Sprague/Mo.)
Cathryn Posey (Dimond/Alaska)
Molly Keegan (St. Joseph/Mo.)
Lucy Askew (Kirkwood/Mo.)
Erin Bogard (Notre Dame/Mo.)
Laurie Fisk (Kirkwood/Mo.)
Heather Backes (Nerinx/Mo.)
Katie Huelsing (Nerinx/Mo.)

BLUE: Betsy Rombach (Nerinx/Mo.)
RED: Marlo Warner (Nerinx/Mo.)
WHITE: Linda Knudsen (Skyline/Utah)

BOYS DOUBLES
Tyler Hollingsworth/Blake Bower (Kirkwood)
Marco Garcia/Rey Garcia (Kaiserslautern)
Andy Klibowitz/Joe Klibowitz (Hamilton)
Jeremy Huss/Kirk Pauley (Aberdeen)
Gary Berry/Paul Kahle (Vianney)
Dan Costello/Andrew Gordon (Kirkwood)
Jason Kerwood/Robby Lee (Beaverton)
Todd Barrett/Dan Moore (SLU)

GIRLS DOUBLES
Kristen Walsh/April Watson (Skyline)
Lynne Berg/Mary Martin (Sprague)
Betsy Bombach/Katie Huelsing (Nerinx)
Heather Backes/Jane Rombach (Nerinx)

Molly Keegan/Katie Repking (St. Joseph)
Amy Hollingsworth/Kaylee Pfennig (N.Salem)
Mary Covington/Shelley Swank (Beaverton)
Amanda Hoover/Angie Pontarolo (Sprague)

MIXED DOUBLES
Amy Hollingsworth/Blake Bower (N.Salem)
Erica Beaudry/Dan Beaudry (Pueblo)
Kristen Walsh/Pete Jass (Skyline)
Alyssa Pallari/Jason Kerwood (Beaverton)

Cathryn Posey/Ryan Kofoid (Dimond)
Laurie Fisk/Dan Costello (Kirkwood)
Jennifer Robinson/Chris Meyer (McMinnville)
Mary Martin/B.J. Garrison (Sprague)