Tigers drub Dragons, advance to PIAA Quarterfinals
by: Boys Tennis Contributor
The North Allegheny boys’ tennis team returned to their winning ways in a PIAA first-round playoff match against Allderdice less than a week after falling in the WPIAL Championship. The Tigers rebounded nicely to take care of business with a 5-0 thrashing of the host Dragons.
Sophomore sensation Advaita Sircar shook off any lingering effects of his first loss in a team match in over a year to dominate Barak Raz at 1st singles, 6-0, 6-0. Junior Evan Kaufman similarly responded with a strong performance at 2nd singles to trounce Will Kuchera, 6-2, 6-2 and the Tigers were off and running. Needing just one more point to clinch the match, the all-captain doubles team of senior Nick Scheuring and junior Adhav Ramadas punched the Tigers ticket to Hershey with a 6-2, 7-5 win at 1st doubles.
Despite a lengthy break between sets, senior Sri Thirumala remained unfazed and, with a rare burst of emotion, throttled Hari Arunachakan at 3rd singles, 6-3, 6-1. This performance, in one of his final four performances in the black and gold, earned Thirumala “Man of the Match” honors. Finally, 2nd doubles wrapped up their match and the sweep with a 6-3, 6-4 thrashing of their Dragon foes. It is the 4th shoutout in the last 5 playoff matches for NA. The team is now 16-2 on the season.
North Allegheny advances to the PIAA Quarterfinals where they will take on Unionville, the fourth-place finisher out of District 1. Match time is set for 4:00 PM on Friday at Hershey Racquet Club.
Boys Tennis Summary at Allderdice, 5-13-25
| MATCH SUMMARY | NORTH ALLEGHENY 5 - ALLDERDICE 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| SINGLES | ||
| #1 | Advaita Sircar (NA) def. Barak Raz (ALL) | 6-0, 6-0 |
| #2 | Evan Kaufman (NA) def. Will Kuchera (ALL) | 6-2, 6-2 |
| #3 | Sri Thirumala (NA) def. Hari Arunachakan (ALL) | 6-3, 6-1 |
| DOUBLES | ||
| #1 | Adhav Ramadas/Nick Scheuring (NA) def. Kiran Arunachakan/Ari Paris (ALL) | 6-2, 7-5 |
| #2 | Ronit Ginde/Shivum Telang (NA) def. Alex Freidman/Liam Rosenberg (ALL) | 6-3, 6-4 |
