Staples Wreckers Boys Tennis

STAPLES  4 WESTHILL  3
5/10/2012

Singles
1.  Brandon Pomerance def. Jake Hirschberg (S)  6-1,2-6,7-6(9)
2.  Danny Soifer def. Graham Hyman (S)  4-6,7-6(6),6-1
3.  Josh Moskovitz (S) def. Miles Singer   6-0,7-5
4.  Prashant Toteja def. Zack Levin (S) 6-3,6-4
5.  Connor Mitnick (S) def. Alex Romaine   6-2,6-1
Doubles
1.  Steve Thomson / Baxter Stein (S) def.  Nick Morelli / Connor Chiusano   6-0,6-1
2.  Evan Davis / Jack Reardon (S) def. Matt Frederick / Josh Friedman   6-0,6-1

Recap
After a grueling afternoon of strong tennis play, the Staples Wreckers defeated the Westhill Vikings by a tight score of 4-3. The Wreckers are now 12-1 on the year, while Westhill adds only its second tally to the loss column, dropping to 10-2 in 2012.

First off the court was the Staples #1 doubles tandem of Steve Thomson and Baxter Stein, who beat their Westhill counterparts, Nick Morelli and Connor Chiusano, 6-0, 6-1. Shortly thereafter, Staples’ Connor Mitnick finished his match, defeating Westhill’s Alex Romaine at #5 singles, 6-2, 6-1. Westhill came back strong, however, getting on the board with Prashant Toteja’s 6-3, 6-4 victory over freshman Zack Levin. With the team up 2-1, freshman Josh Moskovitz fought off a tough opponent and a strong comeback attempt, defeating Westhill’s Miles Singer at #4 singles, 6-0, 7-5. Clinching the match for the Wreckers was their #2 doubles team of Jack Reardon and Evan Davis, who won 6-0, 6-1 over the Westhill team of Matt Frederick and Josh Friedman. With the outcome already determined, Westhill took the #1 and #2 singles matches, when Brandon Pomerance defeated Jake Hirschberg in a three set battle, 6-1, 2-6, 7-6(9), and Danny Soifer came back to beat Graham Hyman, 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-1.

Next up for Staples is their rain-delayed match against Darien at home, while Westhill has a tough match against the Ridgefield Tigers, also at home.

– by contributing writer Luke Foreman

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Remaining Regular Season Matches:
Fri., 5/11 Continuation of Daren Match at Staples

Mon., 5/14 Trinity away at Scalzi Park [Directions]
Tennis-Scalzi Park in Stamford. Take Rte. 95 to Exit 7-Atlantic Street. Go straight at end of exit until the road ends. Go right at light. Follow for approximately 1 1/2 miles to traffic light at intersection with Bridge Street. Go left onto Bridge Street. Entrance to park is on the left.

Tue., 5/15 New Canaan at Staples

Staples 7 Norwalk 0
5/3/2012

Singles
1. Jack Reardon (S) def. Alex Libre (N) 6-1,6-3
2. Baxter Stein (S) def. Matt Mason (N) 6-0,6-0
3. Jason Chaskin (S) def. Kenji Hosokawa (N) 6-1,6-1
4. Jake Smith (S) def. Dylan Morsanutto (N) 6-0,6-0
5. Staples win by default
Doubles
1. Steve Thomson / Evan Davis (S) def. Nic Tejada / Frantzer Michel (N) 6-0,6-0
2. Brian Saunders / Jared Eisenberg (S) def. Steve Gasparini / Matt Favazzo (N) 6-0,6-0

Greenwich 5 Staples 2
5/2/2012

Singles
1. Tyler Kratky (G) def. Jake Hirschberg (S) 6-2,6-1
2. Zack Niklaus (G) def. Graham Hyman (S) 6-2,6-4
3. Blake Niehaus (G) def. Josh Moskovitz (S) 6-0,6-3
4. Tatsuya Taskaki (G) def. Baxter Stein (S). 6-2,7-5
5. Ari Cepelewich (G) def. Connor Mitnick (S) 6-3,1-6,7-6(5)
Doubles
1. Steve Thomson / Zack Levin (S) def. Mike Grund / CJ Purse (G) 6-4,6-4
2. Evan Davis / Jack Reardon (S) def. Louis McKenzie / Shaw Speer (G) 6-4,6-4
Match order of finish: 1S, 2S,2D,1D,3S,4S(clinching match),5S

Match Recap
After a thrilling 2011, Greenwich and Staples met again in a matchup between the two best tennis teams in the state. This time, however, Greenwich emerged victorious, avenging for their loss to Staples in the 2012 state finals. Greenwich raised their record to 9-0, while Staples suffered their first loss of the season, dropping to 10-1 in FCIAC play.

At #1 singles, Greenwich’s Tyler Kratky defeated Jake Hirschberg, 6-2, 6-1. Kratky is arguably the top player in the state, and is the favorite to bring home the class LL state championship later this spring. Greenwich also took the second and third singles spots, when Zack Nicklaus defeated Graham Hyman 6-2, 6-4, and Blake Niehaus beat Josh Moskovitz, 6-0, 6-3. However, Staples stayed in the match with their solid doubles play. At #1 doubles, big serving helped Steve Thomson and Zach Levin defeat their Greenwich counterparts, Mike Grund and CJ Purse, 6-4, 6-4. At #2 doubles, Evan Davis and Jack Reardon kept Staples alive with a solid 6-4, 6-4 victory over Louis McKenzie and Shaw Speer. With Greenwich leading the match 3-2, Tatsuya Tasaki clinched it for the Cardinals, coming back from 5-2 down in the second set to defeat Staples’ Baxter Stein at #4 singles, 6-2, 7-5. With the match already over, Ari Cepelewich beat Connor Mitnick in a 3 set battle, winning 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(5).

Next up for Greenwich is Ridgefield, while Staples travels to Norwalk to face off against the Bears.

— by contributing writer Luke Foreman

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Upcoming Matches:
Thu., 5/3 Norwalk Away – Norwalk High School

Staples 7 Trumbull 0
4/30/2012

Singles
1.  Jake Hirschberg (S) def. Erik Flack (T)  6-2,6-0
2.  Graham Hyman (S) def. Jesse Rubinstein (T)  6-2,6-1
3.  Zack Levin (S) def. Aarya Shenoi (T)  6-3,6-1
4.  Baxter Stein (S) def. Adam Carron (T)  6-0,6-0
5.  Connor Mitnick (S) def. Jason Elias (T)  6-0,6-0
Doubles
1.  Evan Davis / Jack Reardon (S) def. Tyler Davis / Andrew Vojt (T)  6-1,6-1
2.  Jake Smith / Jason Chaskin (S) def. Ian Matz / Aabhas Wadhwa (T)  6-0,6-0

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Upcoming Matches:
Tue., 5/1 Undefeated Greenwich Away – GHS Tennis Courts
Thu., 5/3 Norwalk Away – Norwalk High School

Matches to be made up:

• Norwalk vs Trinity (suspended match) – could be postponed until Thursday May 17 or Monday May 21 if necessary – does not affect playoffs
• Ridgefield vs Wilton
• St Joseph vs Wilton

4/27/12
Staples 7
St. Joseph’s 0

Singles
1.  Evan Davis (S) def. J.P. Gschwind (SJ)  6-0,6-0
2.  Jason Chaskin (S) def. Logan Bruneau (SJ)  6-1,6-0
3.  Jake Smith (S) def. Alex Li (SJ)  6-1,6-0
4.  Brian Saunders (S) def. Chris Lucy (SJ)  6-0,6-0
5.  Jared Eisenberg (S) def. Zack Usinger (SJ)  6-0,6-0
Doubles
1.  Max Berger / Jackson Ullman (S) def. Matt Vazzano / Michael Grasso (SJ)  6-2,6-2
2.  Griffin Haymes / Jason Blankfein (S) def. Chris Farens / Edward Lockwood (SJ)  6-2,6-0

Upcoming Matches:
Mon., 4/30 Trumbull Home – Staples HS-Tennis Courts
Tue., 5/1 Greenwich Away – GHS Tennis Courts
Thu., 5/3 Norwalk Away – Norwalk High School

Staples 7 Warde 0
4/12/2012

On a chilly Tuesday afternoon, the Staples boys tennis team took care of business in their 7-0 victory against Fairfield Warde.

The Staples Wreckers improved to 8-0 in FCIAC play, while the Mustangs dropped to 4-3, their only other losses coming to division powerhouses Greenwich and New Canaan.

Staples’ Graham Hyman was the first one off the courts in his solid victory over Eyad Nagori at #2 singles, winning 6-2, 6-2. The Wreckers captain had this to say about his performance: “It was a great win considering I had been struggling recently, and it gives me a lot of confidence going into the second half of the season.”

Jake Hirschberg continued his dominance at #1 singles, beating Warde’s Ted Berkowitz 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. In spite of a tough first set, Hirschberg came from behind and knocked off a strong competitor who has given him plenty of problems in the past.

Also winning in the singles lineup for Staples were Josh Moskovitz at #3 over Devon Pulton, 6-3, 6-4, Connor Mitnick at #4 over Peter Simmonds, 6-1, 6-0, and Jack Reardon at #5, who overcame tightness and fatigue to defeat Kanav Kumar, 6-4, 5-7, 10-5.

At #2 doubles, Baxter Stein and Evan Davis managed to eek out a tight first set, and still come back strong in the second, defeating Fairfield’s Connor McGuiness and Sam Warnick, 7-6(3), 6-0.

In the match of the day, Staples’ Zack Levin and Steve Thomson beat the previously undefeated duo of Adam Werner and Kevin Sullivan at #1 doubles, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(6). Despite facing a match point in the third set tiebreaker, the Staples team fought back, hitting a beautifully placed lob over the heads of the helpless Warde players to clinch the match for the Wreckers.

Staples’ next match is away at St. Joes, while Fairfield Warde faces crosstown rival Fairfield Ludlowe at home.

— by contributing writer Luke Foreman

Singles
1. Jake Hirschberg (S) def. Ted Berkowitz 2-6,6-4,6-1
2. Graham Hyman (S) def. Eyad Nagori 6-2,6-2
3. Josh Moskovitz (S) def. Devon Pulton 6-3,6-4
4. Connor Mitnick (S) def. Peter Simmonds 6-1,6-0
5. Jack Reardon (S) def. Kanav Kumar 6-4,5-7,10-5
Doubles
1. Steve Thomson / Zack Levin (S) def. Adam Werner / Kevin Sullivan 6-1,3-6,7-6(6)
2. Evan Davis / Baxter Stein (S) def. Connor McGuiness / Sam Warnick 7-6(3),6-0

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Next Matches:
Thursday, April 26: At St. Joseph

Staples 6 Wilton 1
4/23/2012

Singles
1.  Noah Farrell def. Jake Hirschberg (S)  6-3,6-0
2.  Graham Hyman (S) def. Bryan Crampton   6-0,6-0
3.  Zack Levin (S) def. Pat Fagan   6-0,6-1
4.  Baxter Stein (S) def. Conner King   6-0,6-2
5.  Connor Mitnick (S) def. Ned Culnane   6-0,6-1
Doubles
1.  Steve Thomson / Josh Moskovitz (S) def. Alex Lord / John Williams   7-5,6-3
2.  Evan Davis / Jack Reardon (S) def. Kyle Zengo / James Erario   6-1,6-0

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Next Matches:
Tuesday, April 24: At Fairfield Warde
Thursday, April 26: At St. Joseph

Staples 6 Amity 1
4/19/2012

Singles
1.  Jake Hirschberg (S) def. Jason Seidman (A)  6-2,2-6,7-6(7)
2.  Andrew Ginzberg (A) def. Graham Hyman (S)  6-1,6-1
3.  Josh Moskovitz (S) def. Matt Maher (A)  6-2,6-0
4.  Connor Mitnick (S) def. Jake Dulin (A)  6-2,6-0
5.  Baxter Stein (S) def. Jason Rothberg (A)  6-1,6-2
Doubles
1.  Steve Thomson / Zack Levin (S) def. Jonah Schwartz / Mike Santacroce (A)  6-1,6-2
2.  Jason Chaskin / Brian Saunders (S) def. Gabe Betancore / Jason Hipona (A)  6-4,6-1

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Next Matches:
Monday, April 23: Home vs Wilton
Tuesday, April 24: At Fairfield Warde
Thursday, April 26: At St. Joseph