Segerstrom's No. 2 singles player Dylan Dongrid hits a forehand during the team's CIF championship victory. Armando Brown/For the Register

The tennis was big time in 2009 around the boys high school scene.

There were plenty of items to remember, and that’s exactly what we’re out to do.

We’ve compiled the top moments of the season. Let us know what you think, and ones we missed.

A look back:

1. University’s year: The Trojans are the perfect place to start, as they were the county’s No. 1 team throughout the season. And what a road traveled. First, the Trojans won their first ever All American tournament, the nation’s only national high school tournament. After that, the Trojans boosted their winning streak to an impressive 50 matches by beating Laguna Beach, 14-4, on May 1. The Trojans pushed it to 54 consecutive wins before falling to Thousand Oaks in the CIF-SS Division I final, 10-8. It was the Trojans fourth straight trip to the CIF final.

2. Segerstrom’s magical season: The Jaguars did what no Santa Ana school before it did – win a CIF championship in boys tennis. Santa Ana last appeared in a final in 1962. The Jaguars, semifinalists the past two seasons, captured the ultimate prize in the school’s fourth year of existence. The school was also the only county team to win a CIF championship in boys tennis this season, as four programs reached and three came up dry.

3. Mater Dei springs upset: Upsets are rare inthe playoffs in team tennis. Rarely do you see a No. 6 seed beating a No. 3 seed, but that’s what the Monarchs did to Santa Barbara. They beat the Dons 11-7 in the quarterfinals of the CIF-SS Division I playoffs to advance.

4. Ojai wet and wild: The story, as much as the tennis, was the weather. It was wet, with Thursday’s and Friday’s action delayed. In the end, two county singles players and two county doubles teams reached the semifinals. Warren Hardie (Dana Hills) and Denis Nguyen (Canyon) made it in singles, while Parker Rhodes/Shane Korber (Corona del Mar) and John Huang/Michael Tang (University) did in doubles.

5. Division II final produces rare situation: It happened between non-county teams Brentwood and San Marino. The teams finished tied at 9-9. Brentwood counted up its games to 75. San Marino also counted its games to 75.

However, the CIF officials added Brentwood’s scores up incorrectly at first, and had San Marino winning the match 75-73. Brentwood was sure about its games count, and the officials recounted and the final count came to 75-75.

The teams headed back to the courts to have the match decided by tiebreakers. They played the 3 singles and 3 doubles rounds again, this time using tiebreakers instead of sets. Brentwood ended up winning the match in the tiebreak period.

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