Tennis

Program

With four state championship teams and multiple singles and doubles titles to its credit, boys tennis is one of the most decorated programs at SSES. The Falcons have captured 17 district, seven regional, and four state crowns – the first in 1986 and the most recent in 2015. The program has produced a long list of highly successful players, counting among its alumni former world No. 1 Jim Courier. During his lengthy pro career, Courier won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open. Courier's SSES 1986 state champion teammate David Wheaton won the U.S. Open junior title in 1987 and was ranked the No. 1 junior player in the USA. In 1988, he enrolled at Stanford and helped the Cardinal win the NCAA Division I title. A third distinguished member of that 1986 team was Martin Blackman, who joined Wheaton at Stanford and won a pair of NCAA Championships. Recent teams have continued the tradition. The 2019, 2021 and 2022 Falcons won district and regional titles, and advanced to the Class 1A state championship match before finishing as runner-up each time.

• State champion1986, 1988, 1992, 2004, 2015
• Region champion2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022
• District champion1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

• Jim Courier & Jim Spencer · 1986
• Mitch Rubenstein & Albert Ayo · 1988
• Rishi Patel · 1992
• Scott Bruckmann & Brennen Phippen · 2003, 2004
• Scott Bruckmann · 2004
• Eric Hansen · 2004
• Brennen Phippen · 2004
• Zachary Bessette & Brian Berdusco · 2013
• Brian Berdusco · 2013, 2015
• Ignasi Forcano · 2015
• Russell Berdusco & Ignasi Forcano · 2015
• Chenhe Li & Max Damm · 2017