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HS Tennis Roundup: A day of firsts for some local teams

By Tom King - Staff Writer | Apr 14, 2022

Abhinav Avvaru, playing at No. 1 singles, helped lead Nashua South to its first win of the season on Tuesday. (Telegra;ph file photo by TOM KING)

It was a day of firsts in local high school tennis.

The Nashua South boys and Bishop Guertin girls each got their first wins of the season. Meanwhile, the BG and Souhegan boys and Souhegan and Alvirne girls continue to stay unbeaten.

Only BG is not in Division II, and the Cards will test their season in a big local matchup today vs. the Panthers.

Nashua North (3-0) couldn’t test their record at Hanover as the match was postponed due to rain.

Here’s a look at yesterday’s matches:

BOYS TENNIS

NASHUA SOUTH 6, EXETER 3

The Panthers took the first five singles matches for their first win (1-2).

Abhinav Avvaru triumphed at No. 1 8-0 to start the win parade. Atul Phadke (8-1), Akhil Kamila (8-6), Shubh Dubey (8-6), and Mihir Bhalla (9-8, 9-7 tiebreaker) followed with wins.

Avvaru and Phadke teamed up for a win at No. 1 doubles, 8-2.

The Panthers will host unbeaten Guertin today at 4 p.m.

BISHOP GUERTIN 9, SPAULDING 0

The Cardinals (4-0) continue to cruise, off to one of their better starts of the season.

Winners in ladder order were in singles Dean Liakos (8-4), Gavin Bombara (8-5), Ryan Wallat (8-0), Aditya Prasad (8-0), Sean Cairns (8-1) and Will Moynihan (8-1).

In doubles it was Liakos/Bombara (8-4), Wallat Prasad (8-0) and Cairns Moynihan (8-6) winning.

BG is at South today.

CONCORD 5, ALVIRNE 4

The Broncos got wins from Peyton (8-0) and Ashton Meuse (8-0) in singles and the pair got their doubles win (8-1).

However, only Caleb Lambert was able to pull out a win, 9-8 (7-5 tiebreaker).

As a result, the Broncos are now 1-3 heading into their match at Salem on Friday.

SOUHEGAN 7, ST. THOMAS 2

The Sabers remain unbeaten (3-0) by taking four of six singles and sweeping doubles.

Singles winners were No. 1 James Zeolie (8-3), Joshia Goddard (8-3), Matthew Yates (8-6), and Andrew Rosse (8-1).

Zeolie/Ryan Fernandez (8-6), Goddard/Yates (8-5) and Connor Firmin/Rosse (8-5) swept doubles for the win.

Souhegan hosts Kennett on Friday.

CONVAL 6, HOLLIS BROOKLINE 3

The Cavaliers were 2-2 with ConVal on the ladder but lost four of the next five matches to fall to 1-3.

Bryson Giersch at No. 1 (8-3) and William Critchfield at No. 2 (8-4) got the Cavs going well but they lost the next four. Their only other win came from Giersch and Critchfield at No. 1 doubles, 8-3. HB hosts Oyster River on Friday.

GIRLS TENNIS

ALVIRNE 8, TIMBERLANE 1

The Broncos are enjoying life in Division II, as they are now 4-0 on the season.

Natalie MacSweeney led the locals’ singles sweep at No. 1 with an 8-6 win. The others in ladder order were Avery Baker (8-3), Gabby Cummins (8-1), Kenzie Legg (8-0), Lindsay Gasdia (8-0) and Marissa Murphy (8-4).

The No. 1 and 2 doubles teams of Macsweeney/Baker (8-5) and Cummins/Legg (8-0) also triumphed.

Alvirne is at Coe-Brown on Friday.

BISHOP GUERTIN 9, SPAULDING 0

The Cardinals had an enjoyabe ride home from Rochester after getting their first win (1-3) of the young season.

Leading the singles sweep was Laura Bucci at No. 1 (8-2), followed by Sophia Sears (8-3), Alexa Psediridis (8-2), Abbi Linske (8-0), Sophia Zelenski (8-1), And Amelia De La Vega (8-0).

Bucci/Psediridis (8-2), Sears/Linske (8-0) and Taylor Guibord/Jacqueline Sreel (8-4) finished the sweep in doubles.

Guertin hosts Nashua South today.

HANOVER 5, NASHUA NORTH 4

The Titans and Bears split singles but Hanover triumphed in the first two doubles matches to hand North (2-1) its first loss.

Andrea Milani at No. 2 (8-6), Mary Pappas at No. 3 (8-3) and Caitlyn Mamos (9-7) at No. 5 were North’s singles winners.

North’s only doubles win came at No. 3, Pappas/Claire Desrosiers (8-2).

North is at Manchester Memorial on Friday.

EXETER 9, NASHUA SOUTH 0

The Panthers had a rough day on the road, falling to 0-4. South won’t have to go quite as far today, visiting local rival BG.

DERRYFIELD 7, MERRIMACK 2

Shue Grosso got the win for the Tomahawks at No. 1 singles, 8-0, and teamed with Emily Winefiield to win 8-0 at No. 1 doubles for the 0-4 locals’ only triumphs of the match.

Merrimack hosts Spaulding today.

SOUHEGAN 8, ST. THOMAS 1

The Sabers took five of six singles matches to move to 4-0 on the season, as they’ve won 35 of 36 individual matches.

Winners were Maddie Daniel at No.1 (8-1), No. 2 Caroline Drum (9-7), No. 3 Mishka Tower (8-4), No. 4 Tylee Jancar (8-3) and No. 6 Amelia Wysor (9-8, 7-4).

Daniel/Tower (9-7), Jancar/Drum (8-3), and Tess Jancar/Llewelyn (8-0) also were on top. Souhegan is at Kennett on Friday.

WILTON-LYNDEBOROUGH 6,

STEVENS 0

Both teams played with just four players and the Warriors (2-2) swept with singles wins by Elisabeth Jacob (8-0), Erin McDonald (8-1), Madaleine Straw (8-6) and Senja Sours (8-0) winning in singles. Straw was down 3-0 and rallied for her first win of the season.

Jacob/McDonald (8-0) Straw/Sours (8-4) won in doubles.

WLC faces Pelham on Monday.

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