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     If you played Junior Team Tennis, Tournament tennis, or High School tennis in the Albany area anytime during the past ten years, chances are you played an O’Brien. There is Blair (8th Grade, Albany Academy); Owen (Freshman-Albany Academy); Brooke (Senior-Albany Academy); William (Freshman-Fairfield University); Aidan (Junior-Union College), and Conners (Senior-Naval Academy).  I will be writing a 3 part article on this outstanding local tennis family. The first two articles will focus on the boys.      For the O’Brien’s, tennis is also about family. “My Favorite tournament was the NYSPHSAA Championships my senior year of high school (2018). I won the back draw, but what made it the best was that my brothers Aidan and William also won the back draw in doubles. It felt great to share their success and end high school tennis on such a good note.” (Conners). “Whenever possible, we try to attend each other’s matches or watch live streams of the matches.” (Aidan). It’s hard for Owen to

  Glens Falls 4 Def. Scotia-Glenville 3 2022-04-29   Varsity 1S: Shane McKone(Scotia-Glenville) d. Nick Westfall(Glens Falls) 6-0 6-0 2S: Julien Oswald(Glens Falls) d. Aiden Snyder(Scotia-Glenville) 6-2 6-3 3S: Heath Borgos(Glens Falls) d. Jared Ogden(Scotia-Glenville) 6-0 6-0 4S: Vincent Westfall(Glens Falls) d. Remy Maynard(Scotia-Glenville) 6-2 6-4 5S: Nathan DiFirore(Glens Falls) d. Ethan Jansen(Scotia-Glenville) 4-6 6-2 7-6 1D: Sam Feinberg & Sean Fluman(Scotia-Glenville) d. Tim Motsiff & Ronan Westfall(Glens Falls) 6-2 4-6 6-0 2D: Brett Colucciello & Xavier Deluca(Scotia-Glenville) d. Peyton Catarelli & Trevor DiMezza(Glens Falls) 6-2 6-0 Bethlehem 9 Def. Ballston Spa 0 2022-04-29   Varsity 1S: Ashrith Rao(Bethlehem) d. Gregory Kaatz(Ballston Spa) 6-1 6-1 2S: Will Bievenue(Bethlehem) d. Sam Carioto-Savoie(Ballston Spa) 6-1 6-2 3S: Aadi Ojha(Bethlehem) d. Brayden Dambaugh(Ballston Spa) 6-0 6-0 4S: Hayden Brown(Bethlehem) d. Hudson Seplowitz(Ballston Spa) 6-0 6-0 5S

 Bethlehem 7 Def. Niskayuna 2 2022-04-28   Varsity 1S: Ashrith Rao(Bethlehem) d. Avaneesh Benki(Niskayuna) 6-2 6-3 2S: Zain Choudy(Niskayuna) d. Will Bievenue(Bethlehem) 6-0 6-1 3S: Aadi Ojha(Bethlehem) d. Jeremy Burstyn(Niskayuna) 6-0 6-0 4S: Hayden Brown(Bethlehem) d. Syed Saeed(Niskayuna) 6-3 6-1 5S: Vivek Lanka(Niskayuna) d. Aden Haas(Bethlehem) 3-6 6-1 13-11 6S: Ian Jin(Bethlehem) d. Masum Shah(Niskayuna) 6-1 6-2 1D: Derek Clark & Emi Torlasco(Bethlehem) d. Mihir Kulkarni & Arthur Leung(Niskayuna) 6-4 6-4 2D: David Bievenue & Nyle Dennin(Bethlehem) d. David Henson & Joseph Ltaif(Niskayuna) 6-0 6-1 3D: Connor Darcy & Nate Koplik(Bethlehem) d. Daniel Mun & Alex Rust(Niskayuna) 6-0 6-0 Mekeel Christian Academy 6 Def. Middleburgh 1 2022-04-28   Non-League 1S: John Bruno(Middleburgh) d. Noah Bennett(Mekeel Christian Academy) 6-0 6-1 2S: Aaron Pachucki(Mekeel Christian Academy) d. Crystal Waters(Middleburgh) 6-0 6-0 3S: Franky McCleneghen(Mekeel Christian Academy

  Saratoga Springs 9 Def. Christian Brothers 0 2022-04-27   Varsity 1S: Vincent Devito(Saratoga Springs) d. Spencer Smith(Christian Brothers) 6-0 6-0 2S: Liam Chartrand(Saratoga Springs) d. Michael Versaci(Christian Brothers) 6-3 6-1 3S: Declan Ladd(Saratoga Springs) d. Ivan Huang(Christian Brothers) 6-4 6-4 4S: Toby Webber(Saratoga Springs) d. Noah Caney(Christian Brothers) 6-1 6-1 5S: Sawyer Oppenneer(Saratoga Springs) d. Ahmad Amir(Christian Brothers) 6-0 6-0 6S: Devin Kim(Saratoga Springs) d. Zachary Moran(Christian Brothers) 6-0 6-0 1D: Kyle Holmes & Quinn Ragan(Saratoga Springs) d. Zachary Millington & Sage Starks(Christian Brothers) 6-3 6-0 2D: Frank Laniewski & Vincent Schnell(Saratoga Springs) d. Graham Ryba & Aadityan Surendar(Christian Brothers) 6-1 6-0 3D: Zahir Bashir & Grayson Detrick(Saratoga Springs) d. Josh Albritton & Thomas Morlock(Christian Brothers) 6-1 6-1 Glens Falls 6 Def. Hudson Falls 1 2022-04-27   Varsity 1S: Stephen Potvin(Hudson Fall

  HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS SCORES WILL NOW BE ADDED TO THE 518Tennis Blog  North Warren 6 Def. Warrensburg 1 2022-04-26   Varsity 1S: Andrew Moore(Warrensburg) d. Tia Buttino 10-0 2S: Peyton Robbins(North Warren) d. Jack Putney 10-2 3S: Tanner Robbins(North Warren) d. Andrez Krzypkowski 10-8 4S: Jaden Maxwell(North Warren) d. Nathaniel Robinson 10-0 5S: Bella Swartz(North Warren) d. Ashlyn Brewster 10-0 1D: Josias Arcila & Antonio Kopel(North Warren) d. Melinda Needham-Nelson & Matthew Sharron 5-0 2D: Riley Mosher & Theigen Plumley(North Warren) d. Forfeit & Forfeit 10-0 Hadley-Luzerne 4 Def. Argyle 3 2022-04-26   Varsity 1S: Connor Moulton(Hadley-Luzerne) d. Cole Schilling 10-3 2S: Jacob Durkee(Argyle) d. Caeden Wilson 10-8 3S: Daniel Castrio(Argyle) d. Sean Frasier 10-8 4S: Katrin Schreiner(Hadley-Luzerne) d. Ben Randles 10-8 5S: Carolina Lott-Diamond(Hadley-Luzerne) d. Carlie Depew 10-4 1D: Gabe Burch & Cayden McWhorter(Argyle) d. Hayden Kader & Hayden Winslow 10-8

Four Men's 3.5 - 40 & Over - teams battle it out for the Northern Region USTA Adult League Championships. Congratulations to Tom Chin. His 3.5 Forty and Over team went undefeated, winning all six matches. Second Place went to another Tom - Gadomski - who captained the Puma's 3.5s. George Schlottner captained the third-place team, while Lou Ieronimo captained the other team. Jeff Denney (Puma's 3.5) summed up the league play - "It was pretty good competition. Our last match had three tiebreakers (7-6, 6-7, 1-0). We are all good friends. Once it's over, everyone is friendly." Currently, George Koh's "Enterprise" team leads the 3.0 Men's Division. The 3.0s have matches until June. In the 4.0's, Bill Mann's "One Little Victory 4.0" team is leading the pack.   

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We had a good turnout for the Easter Weekend Tournament at SPORTIME Schenectady.  There was another great Level 7 Junior tournament today at SPORTIME Schenectady.   There were 22 players in 5 different age groupings – Boy’s 12’s, Boy’s 14’s; Girl’s 14’s; Girl’s 16’s, and Girl’s 18’s.   The 12 and Under Boy’s Singles was by far the largest group.   There were three round robins and a playoff round for the round-robin winners. Roger Sheng and Winston Banks played off for the Boy’s 12 finals.  Roger and Winston regularly play doubles together.  “It’s tough playing my doubles partner because I am used to playing with him so much.” (Winston Banks).  Winston and Roger closed out the day with an 8-6 match tiebreaker (won by Winston. Elizabeth Madonna came all the way from Hurley, NY, to play her first USTA Junior Tournament.   She plays high school tennis, and she told me, “High school is harder and longer (season), but I like tournaments too – I will probably play more tournaments.”