TUCSON , AZ Yannick Schreiber (16) of Sedona won the boys 16 and under singles title of the El Conquistador Winter Classic held in Tucson, AZ January 17-19, 2014. Schreiber also reached the finals of the boys 18 and under doubles event in the same tournament.
Schreiber was undefeated in all three singles matches played in a round robin format. He defeated Benjamin Sutton (16) of Oro Valley 6-0; 6-2 in the first round, then Jack George (16) of Oro Valley 6-0; 6-0 and Thomas Schlabach (16) of Tucson 6-3; 5-7; 7-5 to secure the title. The Schlabach match took 4 ½ hours to complete and was the longest match of the entire tournament and easily the longest match of Schreiber’s career.
In the boys 18 and under final, Schreiber and his partner, Carlos Carrizoza (16) of Tucson won two matches before losing in the final to Ryan Knox (17) and Jack George (16) both from Oro Valley, 8-5.
“This is Yannick’s biggest win of his career as he is coming off injuries and was suffering from a bad cold throughout this tournament. He won the 4 ½ hour singles match win over Thomas Schlabach and then played three more matches after that on the same day. He displayed remarkable determination and didn’t allow the circumstances to keep him from winning” said United States Professional Tennis Association Master Professional, Larry Lineberry of Sedona, Schreiber’s coach. “Yannick will be winning many more matches this year”.