Area players succeed on court

It was a season of normalcy back on the tennis court.

No more mandates or a shortened postseason and the Suburban One League certainly had its highlights. CB West and Upper Dublin were both district qualifiers. And for individual accomplishments, Faith Christian’s Toby Frantz took care of that with a PIAA-2A silver medal.

Frantz finished the season with just the one loss in the finals to Nicolas Scheller of North Catholic. He was not alone in individual accolades though.

Upper Dublin senior Daniel Duan had another solid season,

THE REPORTER ALL-AREA BOYS TENNIS TEAM

going 5-3 in dual matches and teaming with Scott Schlackman to take sixth-place in the District 1-3A Doubles Tournament, which was one match short of state qualifying. They were also SOL Liberty Doubles champs.

“The success Daniel and Scott have brought to the Cardinal squad is huge,” UD head coach Lora Ball said. “Last season we finished fourth at states partly because of their hard work and dedication to our team. “We wish Daniel much success at Dartmouth and look forward to Scott and the rest of the varsity squad stepping up and leading the team to another successful season in 2023.”

Schlackman, the No. 2 singles player for the Cards, had the unusual accomplishment of winning both SOL Liberty Singles and Doubles titles. Duan missed the singles tournament due to an academic conflict. Schlackman finished 10-2 on the season. Both players were first-team members

Toby Frantz, Faith Christian Daniel Duan, Upper Dublin Scott Schlackman, Uppewr Dublin Alex Myron, CB West Andrei Bogdan, CB West Dylan Wen, Methacton

SUBMITTED PHOTO Scott Schlackman (left) and Daniel Duan were the SOL LIberty Doubles champs this season.