Postseason play for high school boys has concluded and last weekend's play gave us another glimpse into Thousand Oaks High's Denis Lin, Kyle McMorrow and Marcos Giron. To review, here's what we know about this talented threesome:

n They are three of the best singles players Ventura County has ever produced and their national junior rankings back up that claim.

n They are capable of performing well in big events.

n They are equally adept in doubles, taking into account Lin and McMorrow capturing the 18s crown at the Easter Bowl and Lin and Giron teaming to win the doubles title at last weekend's CIF Individual championships in Seal Beach.

Even with all these facts, it does leave one question unanswered: How would McMorrow and Giron fare as a doubles team? It's a good guess they would be a handful for any opposing team.

Lin and Giron achieved something only two other Ventura County teams had done in the history of the CIF Individual Championships when they won the doubles. The other winning teams were Darren Potkey-Alex Lynch (Ventura High, 1991) and Paul Wilson-Harry Worsham (Ventura, 1939).

One of the remarkable aspects of what Lin and Giron accomplished is they had not played together as a doubles team before the CIF Individuals. Many of their opponents, like No. 1 seeds Tyler Bowman and Jon Kazarian of Peninsula, had enjoyed previous success.

"I knew (Bowman and Kazarian) had played national tournaments together," Lin said.

Lin and Giron made up for any lack of experience with excellent shot-making and poise under pressure. In the CIF Indivuduals, which began with the Marmonte League tournament, they won all their matches except one in straight sets — including a 6-4, 6-3 win over Bowman and Kazarian in the final.

"It means a lot," Lin said. "This was different from other tournaments because it was me representing my school and the rest of our team. And it is the first CIF doubles title Thousand Oaks has won."

The significance of last weekend was not lost on Giron either.

"It's not every day you get to win CIF, especially as a freshman," Giron said. "I'm really happy about it."

OK then, how would a McMorrow-Giron doubles team stack up? Lin offered his opinion.

"They could do really well," he said. "Both are really good doubles players. Kyle, with his big serve, would be able to set up Marcos."

Checking in at the French Open: The draw was certainly unkind to Sam Querrey when the second-year pro from Thousand Oaks had to face world No. 1 Roger Federer in the first round. Querrey made the match fairly competitive, but was unable put any serious pressure on the 12-time Grand Slam champion. Querrey actually hit more winners in the match (16-10), but his low first-serve percentage (45 percent) enabled Federer to get too many break-point chances.

More French Open thoughts and observations:

n Querrey is playing doubles with tour rookie John Isner and the draw wasn't kind to them either. If Querrey and Isner win their first-round match today (against Italy's Potito Starace and Filippo Volandri, they would then meet Camarillo's Mike and Bob Bryan (if they also win their first-round match today). The Bryans, who are enjoying a good clay-court season, are seeded No. 1.

n One of the more interesting second-round matches will be Mardy Fish against Lleyton Hewitt. Fish is one of five American men to reach the second round, a vast improvement from last year when they went 0 for 9.

Passing shots: Another Ventura County school that enjoyed an outstanding postseason was Thacher, which won the CIF-Southern Section Division V championship on Wednesday at Claremont. ... Potkey has fond memories of his CIF doubles title. "That was a nice accomplishment for us," he said. "It was great for our school to win that prestigious championship and I'm certainly happy for Denis and Marcos winning it for their school." ... The Countrywide Classic USTA Challenger is being played this week at Carson and the tournament has a strong field. Cecil Mammit, the Men's Open champion at last month's Ojai, is an unseeded player in the event. Mammit defeated Camarillo's Travis Rettenmaier in the qualifying and won his first-round match over Taylor Dent. Top seed Robert Kendrick and No. 2 seed Sam Warburg both lost in the first round. ... Sivan Krems of Thousand Oaks, a finalist in the Girls' 14s at The Ojai, reached the final of the national Roxy Junior Championship in Newport Beach. Krems, playing in the Girls 14s, defeated No. 1 seed Sarah Gealer 6-3, 3-6, 10-8 in the quarterfinals but lost in the final to Mayo Hibi of Irvine. The tournament selected 96 USTA nationally ranked junior players for each age division.

Key dates: VCJTA — Pierpont Racquet Club Open, June 7-8; SCTA — Maze Cup, June 6-8.

— Keith Kropp writes on tennis for The Star. E-mail address: kkropp@VenturaCountyStar.com.