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Coast Union boys tennis awards announced

By John FitzRandolph
Paul Butterfield (left) and Eric Hollinsead (right) received the No. 1 Doubles Award for the tennis team in 2018. Giovanni Espinoza was acknowledged by coach Shannon Sutherland as the team's MVP.
Paul Butterfield (left) and Eric Hollinsead (right) received the No. 1 Doubles Award for the tennis team in 2018. Giovanni Espinoza was acknowledged by coach Shannon Sutherland as the team's MVP. Shannon Sutherland Courtesy

Coast Union High School boys tennis coach Shannon Sutherland announced that senior Giovanni Espinoza is the team’s MVP for the 2018 season. Sutherland gave the No. 1 Doubles Award to Eric Hollinsead and Paul Butterfield.

While she says skill levels improved dramatically this season, and she is “really excited for next year’s team,” she also has a “heavy heart” because she is losing six seniors to graduation.

Those seniors include: Hollinsead, Butterfield, Espinoza, David Nolan, Alam Rom and Tyler Seng. Returning players for Sutherland in include Dillyn Barbosa, Jonah Tamoria, Trent Ferguson and Cesar Chavez.

Although the team came close but did not win a match win in 2018, Sutherland said, “Each player had many personal triumphs.”

This story was originally published May 26, 2018 at 5:24 PM with the headline "Coast Union boys tennis awards announced."

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