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VN Tennis Players of the Year

BY ZACH LONG
Boys' Player of the perfect record up to that point. Thomas

Year: Connor Thomas, did, however, win the Conference 12
doubles tourney, and he advanced to
Matoaca regionals in both singles and doubles.
Off the court, Thomas is a terrific
As a high school tennis coach, it’s student in the classroom. He graduated last Richmond Spine
always nice to have a player at the top of week ranked 30th in his class with 4.2 GPA.
your lineup who can be relied upon for
a win match after match. For Matoaca Girls' Player of the Year: Interventions
coach Matt Ramirez, Connor Thomas
was just that. Irina Croston, Peyman Nazmi, M.D.
Thomas came into his senior season
Matoaca Marc Caligtan, M.D.

Croston capped off her career at
Matoaca by leading her team to their • Epidural
second consecutive Conference 12
championship. In storybook fashion, steroid Injections
she won the deciding match to win the
title. IRINA CROSTON • Neck and back
With a regular season record
of 12-3, Croston was awarded All- a great leader for the Matoaca girls
Conference 12 honors. Her dedication tennis team. She has helped create a RichmondSpinePain.com
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inspired her teammates to be better as
well.
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Coach Ramirez loves what Thomas the position head-on and proved to be
brings to the table as a tennis player, and Bring your Kids Bowling.
he is thankful to have had such a player
for four years.
“He plays through every point like WB
it’s his last,” said Ramirez. “It’s great
to have a player like him at the top of ORTHODONTICS
the lineup that you don’t have to worry
about; it lets you focus on the rest of the
team.” Accept most insurances
After his stellar undefeated season, including Medicaid
Thomas was not done. He finished Active-Duty Military
second in the Conference 12 singles Discounts & Sibling
tournament, falling just short of a Discounts
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