Don Ketchum
Former Staff Writer, AZPreps365.com

Tennis twins I: Johnsons seek 3rd title for Millennium

April 15, 2011 by Don Ketchum, AZPreps365

"=""> By Don Ketchum
"=""> Identical twins Yates and Hunter Johnson will begin what they hope will be another impressive march through the top tennis tandems at the Division I state tournament.
"=""> The juniors from Goodyear Millennium are two-time state champs and received a bye through Friday’s (April 15) first round as this year’s top seed. They will begin play on Saturday (April 16) at 2 p.m. at the Gene Autry Tennis Center in Mesa.
"=""> “I’m not sure it has ever happened that a doubles team has won a championship three times,’’ Hunter Johnson said. “It would be great for us to win again. It would be great for our school and would mean a lot to us.’’
"=""> The Johnsons have won some national tournaments and recently competed in the Easter Bowl national junior tournament in Palm Springs, Calif.
"=""> They know that opponents will have extra motivation to try to keep them from accomplishing their goal.
"=""> “There’s a little pressure on us,’’ Yates Johnson said. “We like the challenge. We are not worried, though. We have to stay focused on winning our matches, with so many different teams.’’