Brookfield/Elm Grove Monthly

By Tony Mooren Freeman Correspondent BROOKFIELD — The vic- tories keep coming for David Horneffer. But the elusive big one still remains for the Brook- field East senior: The WIAA state individual title. "The one thing I'd obvi- ously like to do is individual state having gone to the finals the two years," he said. "I lost to two really good players, but I'm think- ing this is a new opportunity for me. And obviously win- ning team state is a goal as well having lost last year to Marquette in the semifi- nals." Horneffer remained unbeaten with four victories in the inaugural Wisconsin State Tennis Coaches Asso- ciation Classic "Best of the Best" tournament. His only loss last season was in the state final. He even increased his record to 18-0 when he won the WIAA Division 1 Wauwatosa West Sectional on May 25. Marquette, the top-ranked team in the state, won the tournament with a 6-1 victo- ry over Brookfield Central, which ousted an injury- depleted No. 2-ranked East 4- 3 in the semifinals. The Spartans came back to claim third place with a 5-2 victory over University School at the new tournament hosted by the Wisconsin State High School Tennis Coaches Assocation. That victory was secured with the help of a USM play- er, Saurov Desai, filling in at No. 3 doubles since East had five players out, including junior No. 2 singles player and probable high state seed Robert Krill and Alex Fisch- er, who suffered a bee sting in his match against Central — which he's allergic to — but completed his match. Krill sat out as a precau- tion after a shoulder twinge, but was fine as he also increased his record to 18-0 en route to a sectional title at No. 2 singles.. This could be the season Horneffer goes out on top. He's only lost five times in his career, four of them at state and two of them to teammates: Felix Corwin in three sets in the 2014 cham- pionship and to Tim Corwin his freshman year. Having that kind of com- petition and now Krill every day on his team has helped "a ton," he said. "We've always been pretty strong up top here and it's definitely helped me get bet- ter," he said. "We're able to push each other a lot in practice." Horneffer has been play- ing since he was 3 years old and decided tennis was his main sport when he entered high school. "Both of my parents played a lot of tennis and I loved it when I started," he said. "I was really into base- ball and basketball, too, but tennis was always a priority. Truthfully, I was better at it than the other sports and it's easier to enjoy yourself if you're having success. When I entered high school I had to make a decision and focus on just tennis if I was going to go further in the sport." Horneffer eschewed schol- arship offers from numer- ous schools and selected Dartmouth. He's also ranked No. 2 academically in his class. "He hits a very flat, power- ful ball," East coach Linda Lied said. "He has a huge first serve and a big second serve. Getting to the net isn't where he wants to be but he's solid on volleys, too. He's kind of quiet but 100 percent committed. He never comes out half-heart- ed, leaves early or comes late." Krill, who would be the No. 1 on possibly every other team in the state and has verbally committed to the University of Wisconsin, has also benefitted. "I've had a lot of chances to play No. 1," he said. "And I'd rather be on a team with David, my brother Patrick and Doug (Francken) because they've helped me so much in practice. I love having them as teammates and they're really good friends." Central coach Dave Stein- bach said about taking sec- ond at the new tournament, "I'm really pleased how our kids competed. We never had an easy match, playing the Nos. 1-2-4 teams in the state and Brookfield Acade- my (No. 3 in Division 2). "I think we can tweak the tournament and we'll improve it. The teams really like the concept." The concept is simple: The best teams in the state play in it. Eight of the top 10 and five of six honorable men- tions in Division 1 and the top 3 in Division 2 were entered. The WIAA state team tournament has only eight D1 schools and many times unranked teams advance due to weak geographic sub- sectionals and attrition in other loaded subsectionals. 250394001 Free estimates • Bonded/Insured • Open Weekends! www.GlassProInc.net 262-679-4990 [West] • 414-525-1599 [South] • 414-453-1060 [North] Specializing in: Thermo-pane and Plate Glass Replacement, Mirrors and Tabletops, Auto Glass and Windshield Repair, Glass Block, Custom Shower Doors, Vinyl Replacement Windows 249861002 Foggy Windows a Problem? 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