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Aztecs win tennis title; seniors avenge pair of CIF losses
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Wade Byars, The Desert Sun
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CLAREMONT — Nick Cummins, Chris Bastardi and
Pate Myers
Michael Durkin were in elementary school when
Palm Desert High School won its second CIF tennis
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84-73. In 2010, their Aztecs lost in the final again. Again it was 9-9,
this time losing to Brentwood 80-75.
On Wednesday, as seniors, the Aztec trio
got a third chance at a title, and this time it
didn't slip through their hands.
The top -seeded Aztecs beat third -seeded Santa Monica 10-8 to
finally get that monkey off their back.
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Durkin, upon
returning home, said
it's been a long
worthwhile wait.
"I've been playing
tennis since I was 5,"
he said, noting that
Ing
he would see
Cummins and
Bastardi even back
Palm Desert High School tenors players display the 2011
then. "We played
CIF Championship plaque and the scorecard after their
juniors together and
victory over Santa Monica on Wednesday at Claremont
all of us have hit with
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some of the other
(former CIF champs)
winners. We didn't
know then, but now we know it was worth it.
It was the best bus ride
home. Our last."
Coach Randy Blalock said it was the seniors who led the way.
"These guys, especially those seniors really wanted this," said
Blalock, who won his first boys' Division II title in his nine seasons.
"Last year, they were that close and they were eager to go from the
beginning of the year this year. This is extra special for them."
Cummins and junior Jack Felich won all three doubles matches in
decisive fashion, 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 and Palm Desert rolled up a 9-6 lead
with three sets remaining. This year, not wanting to fall victim to the
tie -breaker, the Aztecs had amassed a 20-game lead at that point,
meaning that even losing three 6-0 sets, they'd still be the
champions.
"Since we went to the two finals we wanted to give them as little
games as possible and we did a good job with that," Cummins said.
"We knew their singles were tough.
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