Tigers pummel Patriots, advance to PIAA Semifinals
by: Boys Tennis Contributor
The North Allegheny Boys’ Tennis team continued their march through the PIAA playoffs by taking down the Patriots of Central Bucks East, 3-0. The win puts NA in the PIAA semifinals for the second time in the past three years.
The Tigers, feeling somewhat disrespected by their low seed in the draw, took out their aggressions on CBE by dominating singles play. Leading the way for NA was junior captain Advaita Sircar who methodically dispatched his first singles opponent, 6-1, 6-0. Junior Ashwin Sudhakar, displaying some interesting fashion sense, quickly doubled the lead with a similar thrashing of his second singles opponent, 6-1, 6-1. The clinching point of the match came off the rackets of juniors Ronit Ginde and Siddarth Yerram as they vanquished their second doubles opponents, 7-6 (5), 6-1. The pair have quickly jelled to earn them Men of the Match honors.
With the win assured, the two remaining matches did not finish though they undoubtedly would have been NA victories. Senior captain Evan Kaufman was shellacking his third singles adversary, 6-4, 5-1 when CBE waived the white flag. At the same time, senior captain Adhav Ramadas and senior Matthew Kampi were about to start the third set at second doubles, 6-0, 6-7 (5).
Next up, the Tigers will look for revenge against the team who eliminated them last year in the semifinals, the Longhorns of Unionville. Match time is set for 10:00 AM at the Hershey Racquet Club.
Match Summary
05/15/26
North Allegheny 3 Central Buck East 0
Singles
#1 Advaita Sircar (NA) def. Salil Ponamgi (CBE) 6-1, 6-0
#2 Ashwin Sudhakar (NA) def. Alan Zhang (CBE) 6-1, 6-1
#3 Evan Kaufman (NA) def. Jerry Cheng (CBE) 6-4, 5-1 DNF
Doubles
#1 Adhav Ramadas/Matthew Kampi (NA) vs. Seth Patel/Alexander Kurianoff (CBE) 6-0, 6-7 (5) DNF
#2 Ronit Ginde/Siddarth Yerram (NA) def. Nigel Mathur/Arthur Chen (CBE) 7-6, 6-1
