The 2013 tennis team is presented the regional championship plaque
by officials of Allstate Sugarbowl which sponsors the tournament.

Jesuit’s varsity tennis team won top honors in the LHSAA Regional Tennis Tournament at UNO on Tuesday, April 23. All eight Blue Jays who played in regionals will head north to Monroe to play in the state tournament May 1-2.

In the second and final day of competition at the regional event, Blue Jays plowed through Brother Martin in the semi-final round to reach the final round, where it was all blue and white.

In the semi-finals round Jesuit faced Brother Martin on three courts and finished with wins: freshman Jonathan Niehaus (6-4, 7-5) and Hobie Hotard (6-0, 6-0) in singles and seniors Trevor Lew and James Sampognaro (6-3, 6-4) in doubles. In the fourth court it was Jesuit versus Jesuit, as junior Kevin Mickan and sophomore Gregory Suhor topped teammates juniors Jordan Lacoste and Andrew Tufts (6-1, 6-2).

The final round was an all-Blue Jay event featuring Hobie Hotard besting Jonathan Niehaus (6-2, 6-1) and Trevor Lew and James Sampognaro topping Kevin Mickan and Gregory Suhor.

Three of Jesuit’s varsity seniors are defending state champions — Hobie Hotard in singles, and Trevor Lew and James Sampognaro in doubles.

All eyes will remain fixed on Hotard to see if he can pull off what no young man has done in the history of prep tennis in Louisiana — win an unprecedented four consecutive individual championships. Over the two-day regional tournament, Hotard coasted against his four opponents, winning every match. It was a great start for Hotard as the countdown begins to the state tournament.

Results from Day 2 of the Regional Tournament