Douglas T. Chang '99
CHOATE TENNIS
1998 Varsity Team Roster
Douglas T. Chang '99
Hometown: Downers Grove, Illinois
Birthdate: 3 October 1980
Favorite Academic Subjects: anatomy and physiology
Other Interscholastic Teams: varsity diving (winter)
Choate Tennis Career: JV team 1997, varsity team 1998
Style of Play: right-handed, two-handed backhand; baseliner who can attack; talented doubles player
Favorite Surface: hard courts
Positions on 1998 Team: #1 singles and #1 doubles on JV
1998 Varsity Results: 1-0 in singles; 1-1 in doubles
Best 1998 Match: teaming with Josef Powell at #3 doubles to clinch 5-4 win over Kingswood-Oxford (though those last few volleys were pretty shaky!) and earned his varsity letter in the process
Team Nickname: "Little Worm"
Favorite Quotation: "The world is a physical manifestation of a metaphysical condition." - Edward McCatty
Stephen Oster Fair '00
Hometown: New Haven, Connecticut
Birthdate: 11 January 1982
Favorite Academic Subject: history
Other Interscholastic Teams: varsity cross country (fall); JV squash (winter)
Choate Tennis Career: JV team 1997, 1998
Style of Play: left-handed, all-court player; mixes pace and spin; squash experience shows in touch
Favorite Surface: clay courts
Positions on 1998 Team: #2 singles, #1 doubles on JV
1998 Varsity Results: 0-1 in doubles
Favorite Quotation: "If you can fill the unforgiving minute/With sixty seconds worth of distance run/Yours is the earth and everything that's in it,/And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son." - Rudyard Kipling
Aaron Douglas Grant '98
Hometown: Longmont, Colorado
Birthdate: 8 March 1979
Favorite Academic Subject: English
Other Interscholastic Teams: varsity football (fall)
Future Plans: University of Colorado, Boulder
Choate Tennis Career: varsity team 1998
Style of Play: right-handed, two-handed backhand, attacking baseliner
Favorite Surface: clay courts
Positions on 1998 Team: #7 singles, #4 doubles
1998 Varsity Results: 1-8 in singles; 2-2 in doubles
Favorite Quotation: "I have so much work tonight that I'm going to just go to bed."
Brian Gregory Holland '99
Hometown: Lilburn, Georgia
Favorite Academic Subject: English
Other Interscholastic Teams: varsity field hockey manager (fall)
Choate Tennis Career: varsity team 1996, 1997, 1998
Style of Play: right-handed, two-handed forehand and backhand, hard-hitting baseliner who is impossible to beat when he's on his game; best returns of serve in the prep school game; tough kick serve
Favorite Surface: hard courts
Positions on 1998 Team: #2 singles, #1 doubles
1998 Varsity Results: 6-5 in singles; 8-10 in doubles
Best 1998 Match: saving three match points against serve against a Kingswood-Oxford opponent and winning 7-5 in the third set; Choate won the match 5-4!
Team Nickname: "Octavian"
Favorite Quotation: "I am writing a manifesto, and in principle I am against manifestos, as I am against principles.." - Tristan Tzara
Justin Michael Karush '99
Hometown: North Vassalboro, Maine
Birthdate: 6 March 1981
Favorite Academic Subjects: psychology and biology
Choate Tennis Career: varsity team 1997, 1998
Favorite Surface: hard courts
Style of Play: right-handed, two-handed backhand, attacking baseliner who knows how to win
Positions on 1998 Team: #4 singles, #1 doubles
1998 Varsity Results: 13-4 in singles; 9-10 in doubles
Best 1998 Match: rebounding from a 4-6, 2-5 deficit against a Kingswood-Oxford opponent, saving a match point, and winning 7-5 in the third set; Choate won the match 5-4!
Team Nickname: "J-Dog"
Favorite Song: "Daisy, Daisy"
Sean Christopher Kellman '98
Co-Captain
Hometown: Wilton, Connecticut
Birthdate: 11 April 1980
Favorite Academic Subject: English
Future Plans: Princeton University
Choate Tennis Career: varsity team 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Style of Play: right-handed, two-handed backhand, attacking baseliner; excellent retriever who can outlast most opponents
Favorite Surface: grass courts
Positions on 1998 Team: #1 singles, #2 doubles
1998 Varsity Results: 9-8 in singles; 9-5 in doubles
Team Nickname: "Captain Snuggles"
John Christopher Meadow '98
Co-Captain
Hometown: Farmington, Connecticut
Birthdate: 15 May 1980
Favorite Academic Subject: economics
Future Plans: Cornell University
Choate Tennis Career: thirds team 1995, JV team 1996, varsity team 1997, 1998
Style of Play: right-handed, two-handed backhand, baseliner
Favorite Surface: clay courts
Positions on 1998 Team: #6 singles, #3 doubles
1998 Varsity Results: 4-7 in singles; 6-7 in doubles
Best 1998 Match: double bagel against Avon opponent restored waning confidence
Team Nickname: "Medodo"
Stephen August Orthwein Jr. '98
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Birthdate: 9 June 1980
Favorite Academic Subject: history
Future Plans: Cornell University
Choate Tennis Career: JV team 1996, 1997, varsity team 1998
Style of Play: right-handed, serve-and-volleyer; big hitter
Favorite Surface: hard courts
Positions on 1998 Team: #8 singles, #4 doubles
1998 Varsity Results: 0-4 in singles; 1-2 in doubles
Team Nickname: "Stevie"
Charles Omar Pasarell '99
Hometown: Rancho Mirage, California
Birthdate: 16 October 1980
Favorite Academic Subject: physics
Other Interscholastic Teams: JV squash (winter)
Choate Tennis Career: varsity team 1998
Style of Play: right-handed, all-court player with strong volleying skills; improved throughout the season
Favorite Surface: hard courts
Positions on 1998 Team: #5 singles, #2 doubles
1998 Varsity Results: 11-2 in singles; 9-7 in doubles
Best 1998 Match: pulling out the stops in a third-set tiebreaker on clay at Westminster School and winning it 12-10!
Team Nickname: "Chuckie"
Favorite Quotation: "You can disagree with me, you can say anything you want, but you'd still be wrong of course!" - Henry Rollins
Josef Patrick Maurice Powell '98
Hometown: Spanish Town, JAMAICA
Birthdate: 27 November 1980
Favorite Academic Subject: music production
Other Interscholastic Teams: varsity soccer (fall)
Future Plans: Williams College
Choate Tennis Career: varsity team 1997, 1998
Style of Play: right-handed, two-handed backhand; a fit, incredibly quick, agile baseliner with tremendous athletic skills; mental tenacity is legendary--has come back from match points down to win repeatedly
Favorite Surface: clay courts
Positions on 1998 Team: #3 singles, #3 doubles
1998 Varsity Results: 13-7 in singles; 5-5 in doubles
Best 1998 Match: three set comeback win over Deerfield #3 player indoors
Team Nickname: "Chester the Molester"
Favorite Quotation: "Everyone will drive with you in the limo. What you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down." - Oprah Winfrey
Spring 1998 Tennis Awards
Upshur Moorhead '30 Cup
honoring the School Tennis Champion
Winner: Josef P. M. Powell '98
Runner Up: Charles O. Pasarell '99
Benjamin G. Foster Award
for Excellence in Tennis
Winner: Sean C. Kellman '98
Honorable Mention: Brian G. Holland '99
P. Gordon B. Stillman Award
for Devotion, Persistence, and Courage
Winner: John C. Meadow '98
Honorable Mention: Justin M. Karush '99
Torrence M. Hunt '40 Award
for Character, Sportsmanship, Spirit, and Improvement
Winner: Josef P. M. Powell '98
Honorable Mention: Charles O. Pasarell '99
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