Sircar wins silver at WPIAL Championships
by: Boys Tennis Contributor
At Friday’s WPIAL Championships, Advaita Sircar secured his second straight piece of WPIAL hardware by taking home the silver medal. In a rematch of last year’s championship match that Sircar won, the two players faced brutal weather and court conditions as they battled it out for almost four epic hours. In the end, Gateway’s Adam Memije emerged victorious, forcing Sircar to settle for second place.
The first set saw Memije get an early jump on things by breaking Sircar the first two times he served while racing to a 3-0 lead. Sircar, the champion that he is, would not go quietly. He came roaring back to tie the match at three games apiece. After falling behind again, Sircar rallied to take the first set, 7-5.
Sircar kept pouring it on as he won nine of 11 total games to take a 2-0 lead in the second set. Memije got the break back and the two exchanged powerful groundstrokes the rest of the way. Gateway’s #1 singles player secured and late break and hold to take the second set, 7-5.
This set up a winner-take-all third and final set. This set featured a rare seven consecutive breaks of serve as both players return games were on fire. Memije finally held to go up 5-3, but Sircar wasn’t quite done as he responded with a hold of his own. However, Memije was able to serve it out to take the match.
For complete WPIAL singles results, click here.
Sircar will advance to the PIAA Singles Championships to be held in Hershey on May 23rd and 24th. North Allegheny as a team returns to the court on Monday to resume section action at Seneca Valley. The match will begin a 3:30 p.m.
