Junior Tennis this Weekend




The Bethlehem Eagles traveled to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center to play in the NYS Public High School Team Championships. In the opening round, Bethlehem came up big in the doubles. They won all 3 doubles events. Unfortunately, they came up short in the opening round, losing a close match to Commack by a score of 4-3. Doubles winners were Hayden Brown/Ian Jin, Tao Xie/Emiliano Torlasco, and David Bievenue/Nyle Dennin. The match came down to a 3-set nailbiter at 4th singles, with Bethlehem’s Aiden Haas coming up a little short. A great effort by the Eagles.


We also played the first tournament in the 518 Level 7 Tennis Tournament Series this weekend. Lots of tennis was played since players were all scheduled for 3 matches each. Some players even got four depending on where the byes were in the draw. Roger Sheng took the Boys 14 Singles. Savannah Winter was the Girls 18 Singles winner. The Boys 14 and Girls 18 draws were compass draws. The Girls 14 and Under winner was Thihansa Waduthanthree, and the Boys 18’s winner was Jackson Gallo. Girls 14and Boys 18 were round robins

Boys 14 Compass Draw

Final - Roger Sheng Def. Ryan Sprinkle 5-4 (3), 4-1

3/4 Playoff - Clement Ceas Def. Bhargava Janga 4-2, 1-4, 7-5


Boys 18 Round Robin

Winner - Jackson Gallo

Runner Up Deon Santhosh


Girls 14 Round Robin

Winner - Thihansa Waduthathree

Runner Up - Vibha Lanka


Girls 18 Compass Draw

Finals - Savannah Winter Def. Meghan Uzzilia 2-4, 5-3, 7-4

3/4 Playoff - Nicole Greenstein def. Gianna Sandagato 4-2, 4-0



editor@518tennis.com


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