In addition to going undefeated during their South Coast Conference season, the Cerritos College men's tennis team also swept the conference tournament. The Falcons (18-5), who will be traveling to College of the Desert for the Southern California Regional Team Semifinals on Tuesday, had three of the four semifinalists in both singles and doubles, with sophomore Nathan Eshmade (Kings Baptist, Australia HS) completing a two-year sweep of both the singles and doubles championships.
Eshmade defeated Whitney Reed of El Camino, 6-0, 6-0 to capture the singles title for the second year in a row. He was primed to take on freshman teammate, and doubles partner, Amadi Kagoma (Malezi School, Kenya HS) in the finals, but he was upset by Reed, 3-6, 6-7 for his first loss of the season. Eshmade defeated freshman teammate Sheldon Hseih (Long Beach Poly HS), 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the championship match.
In doubles action, Eshmade and Kagoma (pictured left) posted an 8-3 win over Hseih and freshman Nicholas Simonelli (Long Beach Wilson HS) for the championship. The duo recorded an 8-2 win over teammates Mark Herrera (Bosco Tech HS) and Milos Zoric (Ginnazjia Indijija, Serbia HS) in the semifinals. As for Hseih and Simonelli, they got past El Camino's Anthony Ya and Britton Henriksen, 8-6 for a chance to play for the title.
May 15, 2014
M. Tennis: State names Eshmade Athlete of the Month
May 1, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons sweep conference awards
April 27, 2014
M. Tennis: Nathan Eshmade wins singles and doubles title
April 26, 2014
M. Tennis: Eshmade looking to finish as a champion
April 25, 2014
M. Tennis: Top singles and doubles remain
April 23, 2014
M. Tennis: Singles and doubles seeded #1 in the South
April 23, 2014
M. Tennis: Nathan Eshmade named ITA Player of the Year
April 17, 2014
M. Tennis: Nathan Eshmade signs with UC Santa Barbara
April 15, 2014
M. Tennis: Cerritos loses in SoCal Regional Semifinals
April 12, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons sweep conference tournament titles
April 11, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons dominating conference tournament
April 10, 2014
M. Tennis: Team advances three singles
April 8, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons dispose of SD Mesa in playoffs
April 7, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons seeded #3 for team playoffs
April 1, 2014
M. Tennis: Cerritos posts first win over Ventura
March 29, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons split four matches at NorCal Tournament
March 27, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons clinch conference championship
March 25, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons win with top singles players on the bench
March 21, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons drop 6-3 decision to Division III school
March 18, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons continue winning ways
March 14, 2014
M. Tennis: Team posts big win over San Diego Mesa
March 13, 2014
M. Tennis: Ninth win in a row keeps Falcons in first place
March 4, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons beat Glendale, 6-3
February 27, 2014
M. Tennis: Cerritos makes quick work of El Camino
February 25, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons win easily over Mt. SAC
February 18, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons pull out win against Saddelback
February 13, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons keep on winning with 6-3 score against LA Pierce
February 11, 2014
M. Tennis: Team wins third match in a row
February 7, 2014
M. Tennis: Team dominates singles to capture victory
February 4, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons handle Palomar in 8-1 victory
January 31, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons lose close match with Riverside
January 30, 2014
M. Tennis: Top players rest, but team still beats Cypress
January 28, 2014
M. Tennis: Falcons drop season opener to Irvine Valley