White Oaks' Nemcsek repeats as OFSAA tennis championBy Herb Garbuttworking on. He won the next five games toOAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFtake a 6-4 lead. At deuce in the next game(high school tennis does not use advantage,HISTORY White Oaks tennis coach Ryan McLaughlinmaking it game point), Erdmans shotMAKER:is the first to admit that the skill level of thecaught the net and dropped in front of White Oaks student Wildcats Norbert Nemcsek is beyond hisNemcsek, giving his opponent hope.Norbert Nemcsekscope of expertise in the sport.Even after Erdman tied thebecame the first When McLaughlin asked thegame 6-6, Nemcsek was notWhen you're repeat singles tennis 19-year-old what he works on inshaken and went on to win 8-6.impressing somechampion in Ontario practice, the answer wasntOnce I was up 6-4, I felt IFederation of Schoolof the top people serves, volleys or footwork. Itcouldnt lose that match. IAthletic Associations (in tennis), youwas what goes on between hisknow you dont get (the win)history last week inears.know you're up until you shake hands but I wasToronto. NemcsekThat was put to the test lastvery confident. I think beingthere..overcame a 4-1 def-week as Nemcsek chased a bit of three years older than him,icit in the openhistory. Looking to become the that experience helped me White Oaks coachboys' gold-medalfirst repeat Ontario Federationthrough it. I felt I was strongerRyan McLaughlin, match to prevailof School Athletic Associationmentally than he was.referring to Norbert 8-6.singles tennis champion,Nemcseks performanceNemcsekNemcsek lost only six games inimpressed more than his coach.MICHAEL IVANIN / his first three matches. But the Grade 12The match was played at the Rexall Centre inOAKVILLE BEAVERstudent found himself trailing sixteen-year-Toronto, the home of Tennis Canada. Manyold Matthew Erdman 4-1 in the open boysof the national bodys officials were on handgold-medal match.to watch.I started off a little shaky, the defendingIn watching his game, his skill is phe-champ said. Not that I didnt take him seri-nomenal, McLaughlin said. Then youously, I just wasnt on top of my game. Iwatch the reaction of the people watchingmade a lot of unforced errors.him. When youre impressing some of theWith little room left for error, Nemcsektop people (in tennis), you know youre upcalled on the mental training he had beenSee OT, page 33www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, June 9, 2011 32