NA wins silver, advances to PIAA Championships
by: Boys Tennis Contributor
It wasn’t the result the Tigers were looking for as they traveled south to Washington & Jefferson College for the WPIAL Team Championship. For the third year in a row, North Allegheny took on the Gateway Gators in the WPIAL Final. Having split the previous two seasons, it was the Gators who took the rubber match, 3-2.
North Allegheny’s depth was evident right from the start as they dominated both doubles just as they did a year ago. Senior captain Nick Scheuring paired with junior captain Adhav Ramadas to stake the top-seeded Tigers to an early 1-0 lead by winning 6-0, 6-0 at first doubles. The all-sophomore tandem of Shivum Telang and Ronit Ginde quickly doubled the lead by throttling their opponents at second doubles, 6-2, 6-1.
All NA needed now was a win at singles, but alas it wasn’t meant to be on this day. Senior star Sri Thirumala battled valiantly at 3rd singles but fell 6-2, 6-1. Sophomore sensation Advaita Sircar staged a strong comeback in the first set at 1st singles, but faltered, 6-3, 6-1. All eyes turned to 2nd singles where junior Evan Kaufman fought hard, but was tripped up, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Nonetheless, the season isn’t over for the Tigers. They have advanced to the PIAA Team Championships next week. The team will play a first-round match on Tuesday. Opponent, site, and time are to be determined.
Match Summary
05/07/25
North Allegheny 2 Gateway 3
Singles
#1 Adam Memije (GATE) def. Advaita Sircar (NA) 6-3, 6-1
#2 Zidaan Hasaan (GATE) def. Evan Kaufman (NA) 7-6 (3), 6-4
#3 Logan Memije (GATE) def. Sri Thirumala (NA) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
#1 Adhav Ramadas/Nick Scheuring (NA) def. Troy Boden/Abdulwasay Syed (GATE) 6-0, 6-0
#2 Ronit Ginde/Shivum Telang (NA) def. Abuzar Hameez/Isaac Sha (GATE) 6-2, 6-1
