Back row from left, Coach Travis Gibson, Cullen McLean, Zachary Gibson, Aditya Viswanathan, Mike Wirkowski, Julia Robel, Alea Kretz, Vivian Haigh, Olivia Hamilton, Lucia Rudin, Coach Timur Khazratkulov and Coach Hari Viswanathan. Front row from left, Luke Gibson, Logan Swickley, Levi Gibson, Coach Lindsay Gibson, Caris Hatler and Lorrin Fordham. Courtesy photo
Individual medalists from left, first place Luke Gibson, second place Holden Harvey-Romero, third place Levi Gibson. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos Tennis had a strong presence at the district individual tournament this week in Taos with 6 players on the podium from the boys side, and 3 girls making it to the semifinals round.
In the boys singles tournament, 8th grader Luke Gibson took the overall win in the finals over Holden Harvey-Romero from Santa Fe Prep. Freshmen Los Alamos teammates Levi Gibson and Cullen McLean faced each other in an all Los Alamos singles third place match with Levi coming out on top to take the third-place medal.
In the boys doubles tournament, Senior Mike Witkowski and Junior Aditya Viswnathan came up just short in the finals against a strong team from Santa Fe Prep to take second place. Sophomore teammates Zach Gibson and Logan Swickley won their third-place match against St. Michael’s to claim the third-place medal.
In the girls singles event, Los Alamos junior Caris Hatler made it to the third-place match before falling in a tight three set match to her opponent from Espanola Valley High School. The girls doubles team of sophomore Lucia Rudin and freshman Julia Robel also made it to the third-place match and fell in a three-set battle with Santa Fe Prep.
Next up the team heads to the state tournament in Albuquerque May 6-9.
Doubles Podium Teams, from left, third place Logan Swickley/Zach Gibson, second place Aditya Viswanathan/Mike Witkowski, first place Holden Hirsch/Noah Friedland. Courtesy photo
Luke Gibson rips a forehand during his finals round match. Courtesy photo
Logan Swickley hits a volley as teammate Zach Gibson waits at the baseline. Courtesy photo
Senior Mike Witkowski hits a serve during the doubles final. Courtesy photo