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sissippi State (9-0)
artin 45-16. Next: at
ama, Saturday.
rida State (9-0) beat
-20. Next: at Miami,
burn (7-2) lost to Texas
. Next: at No. 17 Georay.
bama (8-1) beat No.
13, OT. Next: vs. No. 1
State, Saturday.
egon (9-1) beat No. 20
. Next: vs. Colorado,
Nov. 22.
U (8-1) beat No. 9
te 41-20. Next: at
urday.
ichigan State (7-2)
. 13 Ohio State 49at Maryland, Sat-
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ELITE
BOYS TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
JUNIOR
tre Dame (7-2) lost to
ona State 55-31. Next:
estern, Saturday.
nsas State (7-2) lost to
41-20. Next: at No. 24
nia, Thursday, Nov. 20.
ylor (8-1) beat No. 16
48-14. Next: vs. Oklae, Saturday, Nov. 22.
izona State (8-1) beat
e Dame 55-31. Next: at
ate, Saturday.
ississippi (8-2) beat
n 48-0. Next: at Arurday, Nov. 22.
hio State (8-1) beat No.
State 49-37. Next: at
, Saturday.
U (7-3) losto to No. 4
0-13, OT. Next: at
Saturday.
ebraska (8-1) did not
at No. 25 Wisconsin,
klahoma (6-3) lost to
or 48-14. Next: at
Saturday.
eorgia (7-2) beat
3-31. Next: vs. No. 3
turday.
CLA (8-2) beat Wash30. Next: vs. Southern
ay, Nov. 22.
emson (7-2) beat
st 34-20, Thursday.
orgia Tech, Saturday.
tah (6-3) lost to No. 5
27. Next: at Stanford,
izona (7-2) beat Colo. Next: vs. Washingday.
uke (8-1) beat Syracuse
: vs. Virginia Tech,
arshall (9-0) beat
Miss 63-17. Next: vs.
day.
est Virginia (6-4) lost
-16. Next: vs. No. 9
te, Thursday, Nov. 20.
isconsin (7-2) beat
16. Next: vs. No. 15
Saturday.
JEFFREY M. SMITH/TIMES HERALD
Port Huron Northern junior Franklin Brozovich is the Times Herald Tennis Player of the Year.
BROZOVICH INCHES CLOSER TO THE TOP
By Paul Costanzo
ALL-BLUE WATER AREA BOYS TENNIS TEAM
Times Herald
FIRST TEAM
Franklin Brozovich wants to play
collegiate tennis at the Division I level.
He wants to be among the elite high
school tennis players in the state of
Michigan.
In his junior season at Port Huron
Northern, Brozovich may have accomplished the latter, and while doing that,
inched closer to accomplishing the former.
“The top two kids this year were really tough,” Brozovich said. “One of them
graduates. I could compete with them,
but it’s kind of hard for me to pull out a
match against them. The third seed, I
had lost to in three sets before. I had
beaten the four seed, I had beaten the
fifth seed, and the sixth seed I’m always
close with.
“I feel like I’m right in there, and I
feel like I have a pretty good shot of
being a top four seed next year if I have
a good season and play my best.”
Brozovich was a state quarterfinalist
this season, losing 6-1, 6-2 there to eventual state champion Tim Wang of Novi.
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SINGLES
Franklin Brozovich, Jr., Port Huron Northern
Chris Adams, Soph., Port Huron Northern
John Betrus, Fr., Port Huron Northern
Seth Pinnoo, Soph., St. Clair
Colton Hogan, Sr., Cros-Lex
Christian Failla, Sr., Richmond
Alex Dusza, Sr., Armada
Josh DeKam, Jr., Sandusky
He entered the tournament unseeded,
although he would have been seeded
seventh if the state didn’t stop at six
seeds.
He finished this season with a record
of 11-5 and was a regional champion. For
his efforts, Brozovich is the Times Herald Boys Tennis Player of the Year for
the third consecutive year. His teammate, Chris Adams, also was considered
for the award.
“I think he’s got a good shot if he
continues to grow — I can’t imagine he
wouldn’t be a top six seed (next year),”
Northern tennis coach Nate Labelle said.
Lions edge Dolphins
ON CAMPUS
Doubles
Varun Nandamudi and Abhishek Tekumulla
Port Huron Northern
Jon Schlump and Devon LaHaie, Armada
Ryan Maben and Shaun McCormick, St. Clair
Vince Ottenbacher and Dylan Yore, Richmond
INSIDE: Our all-area tennis team and coach
of the year are on Page 2B
“He’s capable of winning a lot. He lost to
the No. 1 seed in states in a pretty good
match.
“This is going to be his year coming
up in the fall where he’s going to get,
very likely, a seed, and really find his
game. I think he’s going to set himself up
really well for a future college career.”
Brozovich said he’s in the early stages
of the recruiting process, but now is the
time that it’s certain to pick up steam.
The process is nothing new to his family,
as his sisters Rae (Tiffin) and Lizzie
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