A second-team All-Stater last year, Denkewicz this year played at the No. 1 spot in the Hendricken singles lineup and became the Hawks' top player. Ranked fourth by the Division I coaches in their all-division selections, his only losses in 14 regular-season matches were to fellow first-team All-Staters, and the only player he didn’t defeat at least once was state champion Kyle Burke.

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Favorite moment of the past school year: Played floor hockey in math class.

What I plan on doing this summer: Hanging out, visiting colleges, a job teaching tennis.

McCain or Obama? McCain.

The song I love to listen to right now: "Soulja Boy"

Something I'd like to learn to do: Fly an airplane

Something people would be surprised to know about me: There is no food that I dislike.