Miles Seemann, shown here at the WSC championships, won the Southern California Regional singles title, beating fourth-seeded Parker Kelley of Desert.
Miles Seemann kept his eye on the prize Saturday and came away with the Southern Cal Regional men?s tennis championship at Irvine Valley College.
The SBCC freshman from Santa Ynez High, was seeded sixth in the 40-player draw. He knocked off No. 12 Ales Modry of Saddleback 6-1, 6-0, then beat No. 4 Parker Kelley of College of the Desert 6-1, 6-4 in the final.
?Miles really came to play,? said coach Ryan Heinberg. ?Everybody was dead after a lot of play over three days. It was impressive to see his level of focus throughout the tournament.
?The final was closer than the score indicates. Miles never let up for a moment. He?s the best in Southern Cal — that?s awesome.?
Seemann and Joshua Crisp-Jones were seeded fifth in doubles. They lost to top-seeded Kelley and Josh Banks of Desert 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinals, which were played after the singles at 2 p.m.
Seemann and Crisp-Jones will represent the Vaqueros in singles and doubles in the State Finals on May 10-12 at the Balboa Tennis Club in San Diego.
