The Deerfield boys team had another dominant day on Saturday, 4/13, winning 6-1 against Taft in Watertown, CT.
Deerfield swept all three doubles contests using strong groundstrokes, aggressive net play, and solid serving. Auersperg/Pathapati beat Molson/Noh 8-3 at #1; Sarachek/Yao closed out their opponents Li/Kreisberg 8-4; and Ji/Bronckers remain undefeated at #3 by winning 8-3 against Valenta/Winicki.
In singles, Deerfield continued to out-grind their opponents and won all their matches in straight sets on courts 2-6. At #2, Pathapati remains perfect in dual match play after weathering the pace of Leo Li to defeat him 6-4, 6-0. Though he was pushed at the end of the second set, sophomore Achille Sarachek stayed mentally tough and out-rallied Jack Kreisberg to win his match at #3 singles 6-1, 7-5.
At #4, Eli Ji was steady and solid as always, winning 6-1, 6-3 against Scott Noh. Adrian Yao was steady from the baseline and came through 6-3, 6-0 against Marcus Valenta at #5. Senior Jeffrey So, playing at #6 in his first Varsity match, outplayed Lucas Escallon 6-1, 6-2 using deep groundstrokes and aggressive volleying.
In the closest match of the day, #1 Alfi Auersperg fell to lefty Henry Molson 6-1, 4-6, 10-6. Auersperg battled back from 1-6, 1-4 to bring the match to a third set superbreaker. Though he ultimately lost, it was exciting to see him claw his way back into the match.
Deerfield will next get to play a home match as they take on Loomis on Wednesday, 4/17 at 3pm.
Order of finish (doubles): 3,1,2
Order of finish (singles): 6,4,3,5,1,6