All Area Team: Boys Tennis

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: SAM SUSSMAN

COACH OF THE YEAR: JIM PATTON, SERRANO: Patton led the Diamondbacks to a league title in a very tight Mojave River League. Serrano finished the season 13-2 overall and 7-1 in the MRL.

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR FINALIST
JOAQUIN ENCISO, JR., SILVERADO: The hard-working Enciso finished with a 16-6 record in the Desert Sky League as the Hawks No. 1 singles player and also swept in Silverado’s playoff match against Hemet. This is his second-straight all-area nod.

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR FINALIST
SAGAR PATEL, SR., HESPERIA: Patel (33-6, 19-4 Mojave River League) made the All-MRL team for the third time after another solid season as the Scorpions’ No. 1 singles player. He also teamed with Rudy Fuentes to win the Cops ’N’ Jocks Scorpion Invitational and take third in doubles at the MRL finals.
 
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR FINALIST
DEVIN PHAGUDA, JR., GRANITE HILLS: Finished with a 15-5 league record and was 30-8 overall, playing mostly from the No. 1 singles spot for the Desert Sky League champions. Phaguda was the only Cougar to sweep in the team’s first-round playoff loss.

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR FINALIST
TIAGO SERAPIAO, BARSTOW, SINGLES: Serapaio, a foreign exchange student from Brazil, dominated en route to winning a Desert Sky League singles title. He went 23-1 in league and took second at the Cops ’N’ Jocks Scorpion Invitational.

KEITH CAMERON, SR., SULTANA: Cruised through league action, going 24-0 with doubles partner John Labrada in leading the Sultans to second place in the Mojave River League. Cameron and Labrada were runner-ups at league finals and finished 32-2.

RUDY FUENTES,  SR., HESPERIA: Fuentes (39-7 overall, 20-4 Mojave River League) regularly played at Hesperia’s No. 2 singles spot, but he teamed up with Sagar Patel to win the Scorpion Invitational doubles title and place third at the MRL finals. He earned all-MRL honors for the second time.

JOHN LABRADA, SULTANA: Paired with teammate Keith Cameron to form one of the most dominant doubles teams in the High Desert. They went 24-0 in the Mojave River League, took second at the league championships and finished with a 32-2 record.

AARON LONG, JR., SERRANO: Long, also a standout soccer player, went 29-1 when paired with Seth Tate at No. 1 doubles for the D’backs. He had a 31-2 record with both of the losses coming against Sultana’s No. 1 doubles team.

ANTHONY SERRANO, SO., SERRANO: Serrano (33-13 overall, 18-6 Mojave River League) represented the Diamondbacks at the No. 2 singles position and helped them win an MRL title. After having never played doubles before, he paired with Seth Tate to win an MRL doubles title.

SETH TATE, JR., SERRANO: Had success with whichever doubles partner he played with and swept as a singles player against Sultana to help clinch a league title for the D’backs. Tate (47-3) paired with Anthony Serrano to win a Mojave River League doubles championship.

Honorable Mention (In alphabetical order by school)
Krish Bhutwala, Tim Kim, Bryan Schnebeck (Granite Hills); Obik Chowdhury Gerado Nava (Silverado); Duke Davis, Trevor Gentry, Sean Pemberton (Sultana); Zach McKellar (Victor Valley).