Undefeated New Paltz turns aside Rhinebeck
Noah Kalus, Isaac Cheruiyot and Eligjah McKee swept singles as New Paltz High improved to 4-0 with a 4-1 Mid-Hudson Athletic League boys tennis victory over Rhinebeck.
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. >> Noah Kalus, Isaac Cheruiyot and Eligjah McKee swept singles as New Paltz High improved to 4-0 with a 4-1 Mid-Hudson Athletic League boys tennis victory over Rhinebeck.
The tandem of Mitchell Hutchins and Alec Gautier picked up the Hawks’ only win on the day. Noah Kalus (NP) def. Jamie Derbyshire, 6-2, 6-1; Isaac Cheruiyot (NP) def. Jed Hammoud, 6-0, 6-2; Elijah McKee (NP) def. Derek Livesay, 7-6 (3), 6-1. Mitchell Hutichins-Alec Gautier (RBK) def. Owen Sheekey-Logan McPherson, 6-2, 6-4; Dongwook Kim-Dan Balutowski (NP) def. Briceson Bird-Colin Murray, 6-4, 6-3. Team Records: New Paltz 4-0, Rhinebeck 3-1 Onteora 4, Red Hook 1
At Red Hook, the Eagles lost just six games in singles en route to the victory. Tomas Pesko-West (O) def. Ethan Husted, 6-3, 6-1; Caleb McMenemy (O) def. Colin Sullivan, 6-2, 6-4. Lucien McMenemy-Colin Nagle (O) def. Kyle McCluskey-Brendan Deckoff, 3-6, 6-3, 10-6 Galen Willigan-Reid Signet (RH) def. Thomas Sodak-Brandon Stuart, 6-1, 6-1. Ellenville 4, Highland 1
At Highland, Zach Bonitz didn’t lose a game as the Devils swept singles against the winless Huskies. Zach Bonitz (E) def. Dhruv Odedra, 6-0, 6-0; Jose Lorenzo (E) def. Jacob DiSciullo, 6-2, 6-2; Rylie Lake (E) def. Casey Rosen, 6-1, 6-0. Ryan Baxter-Daniel Parada (E) def. Evan Murphy-Gianluca Cutugno, 6-4, 6-0; Shekhar Nirala-Giuseppe CrimiVaroli (H) def. Lucas Benton-Andrew Lamanedola, 7-5, 6-2. Team Records: Highland 0-4, Ellenville 2-2. Saugerties 3, Pine Plains 2
At Saugerties, Joshua McCormick and Christopher Backus each dropped just two games as the Sawyers took singles in straight sets. Joshua McCormick (S) def. Omar Santiago, 6-1, 6-1; Christopher Backus (S) def. Charles Newman, 6-1, 6-1; Devin Watt (S) def. Tarique Hayden, 6-4, 6-4. Noah Barbaro-Carter Vail (PP) def. Joshua Sharac-John Hafner, 6-2, 6-2; Clair Norman and Ryan Marino (PP) def. Bascomb Turner-Corey Beitl, 6-6 (5-7), 6-2. Marlboro 3, Spackenkill 2
At Marlboro, it came down to second doubles tandem Aidan Higgins and Kai Watson’s 6-3, 6-2 win over Connor Kortright and Mahmoud Almady to hand the (4-1) Dukes the win. Ryan Ackert (SP) def. Charles Benifer, 6-2, 6-3; Claude Stevens (M) def Alex Ristic , 4-6, 6-0, 6-4; Yazeed Haidaoui (M) def. John Conti, 6-4, 6-4. Harrison Pietrzak-Eric Choi (S) def. Marc Melita-Collin Smith, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3; Aidan Higgans-Kai Watson (M) def. Connor Kortright-Mahmoud Almady, 6-3, 6-2. Team Records: Marlboro 4-1, Spackenkill 2-2 Wallkill 3, Coleman 2
At Kingston, it came down to a 10-3 tiebreaker in the final set as Fernando Carvalho and Spencer Ardnt beat Aliyah Feeney and Cassidy Flood to hand the Panthers the win. Jude Martini (W) def. Maxx McCabe, 6-4, 6-4; Chris Hakim (C) def. Alec Lemphul, 6-1, 6-0; Jon Wright (C) def. Adam Mulla, 6-0, 6-1. Lucas Smith-Justin Smith (W) def. Brady Hoben-William Wright, 6-0, 6-1; Fernando Carvalho-Spencer Arndt (W) def. Aliyah Feeney-Cassidy Flood, 6-4, 4-6, 10-3. Team Records: Wallkill 4-2, Coleman 0-4.