Boys' Tennis News

by: Boys Tennis Contributor

At Tuesday’s Section 2-3A doubles tournament, both of NA’s regular doubles teams won the first two rounds to advance to the semi-finals at the Pennsylvania Tennis Academy in Wexford, PA.

Seeded #1 and #7 overall, both teams made quick work of their first-round opponents. The Tigers #1 team of senior Nick Scheuring and junior Adhav Ramadas took on the #2 team from Butler comprised of Ryan Curry and Ethan Winters. The captains showed why they were given the #1 seed by dominating from start to finish in a decisive 10-0 victory. Meanwhile, NA’s #2 team made up of a pair of sophomores in Shivum Telang and Ronit Ginde, played against the #1 team from North Hills, consisting of Othmane Eljoufi and Riley Farrar. They also got off to a hot start which enabled them to cruise to a 10-2 win.

In the quarterfinals, it was more of the same from Scheuring and Ramadas as they downed Jason Chen and Rob Fogle from Sewickley Academy. Although facing a step up in competition, the tandem left no doubt who would be advancing to the semifinals by routing their Panther opponents, 10-1. The upset of the tournament came from Tigers #2 team as they faced off against the #2 overall seed in Sewickley Academy’s Will Bojalad and Ben Terrell. Perhaps feeling a little disrespected by their low seed, Telang and Ginde proved that they are not the average seven seed. The pair used a combination of stealthy poaching and great touch to dominate the match 10-4.

Both teams’ excellent play today assured that they will advance to the WPIAL Doubles Championships next week.

However, the section tournament must first be decided. The two teams will return to action tomorrow in the semifinals hoping to set up another all-NA final.

The penultimate matches are set to begin at 10:00 AM with the championship and consolation matches to follow at Pennsylvania Tennis Academy in Wexford.

Tournament Summary

First Round
#1 Nick Scheuring/Adhav Ramadas (NA) def. #16 Ryan Curry/Ethan Winters (Butler) 10-0
#7 Shivum Telang/Ronit Ginde (NA) def. #10 Othmane Eljoufi/Riley Farrar (NH) 10-2

Quarterfinals
#1 Nick Scheuring/Adhav Ramadas (NA) def. #8 Jason Chen/Rob Fogle (SA) 10-1
#7 Shivum Telang/Ronit Ginde (NA) def. #2 Will Bojalad/Ben Terrell (SA) 10-4