Boys varsity tennis improved to 6-1 overall on the season with a decisive 7-0 win on the road against NMH on Wednesday, April 23.
Due to a scheduling conflict and needing to free up courts asap, singles was played first in this dual match. Senior Luka Kokosadze made his debut in the singles lineup at #4 and, battling through some early nerves, pulled out his match 10-4 in the third set superbreaker. #6 Spencer Trees was also pushed to a superbreaker, and he too came out on top. #2 Anthony Sparacio was forced into a first set tiebreaker; once he pulled through that, the second set went more smoothly for him. #1 Gunter Weldon, #3 Walker Naughton, and #5 Dima Kasumov all cruised to straight set victories.
With the match win already clinched, Deerfield then took to the doubles court. Each duo played smart, strong, aggressive tennis. #1 Li/Weldon and #3 Sparacio/McMahon only lost one game apiece; #2 Feng/Naughton were tested more but came through with an 8-4 victory.
The team will travel to Pennsylvania this weekend for the George Shafer Doubles Invitational, an event they haven’t participated in since 2017. Play begins on Saturday, April 26 at 9am. Go Doors!
Results
Singles order of finish: 3,1,5,2,6,4
#1. Gunter Weldon (DA) def. Tommy Wey (NMH) 6-2, 6-0
#2. Anthony Sparacio (DA) def. Damon Tung (NMH) 7-6(5), 6-3
#3. Walker Naughton (DA) def. Jaden Chen (NMH) 6-1, 6-3
#4. Luka Kokosadze (DA) def. Erik Coscollola (NMH) 3-6, 6-3, 10-4
#5. Dima Kasumov (DA) def. Ethan Huang (NMH) 6-2, 6-1
#6. Spencer Trees (DA) def. Alexander Goldman (NMH) 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
Doubles order of finish: 3,1,2
#1. Weldon/Li (DA) def. Tung/Chen (NMH) 8-1
#2. Feng/Naughton (DA) def. Wey/Huang (NMH) 8-4
#3. Sparacio/McMahon (DA) def. Coscollola/Goldman (NMH) 8-1