TELEGRAPH ALL-STARS: BG’s Xie showed Cards the way
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Bishop Guertin's Nick Xie dominated local and state tennis, earning him Telegraph Player of the Year honors for the spring season. (Telegraph file photo by TOM KING)
As everyone takes a break for the summer, The Telegraph is honoring the many talented high school athletes who had spectacular spring seasons with our annual All-Area teams for each sport. These teams will be posted on various days over the course of the next two weeks.
TODAY: Boys Tennis.
2023 TELEGRAPH ALL-AREA BOYS TENNIS TEAM
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
NICK XIE, BISHOP GUERTIN
Xie came onto the local tennis scene for the first time this season as a junior and dominated, losing just one singles match during the regular season and team tournament due to a default for academic reasons, and reached the finals of the state individual tourney. His play led BG to one of its most successful seasons in the last decade-plus, reaching the Division I semifinals.
COACH OF THE YEAR
TOM LIZOTTE, BISHOP GUERTIN
FIRST TEAM
Nick Xie, Bishop Guertin
Gavin Bombara, Bishop Guertin
Abhinav Avvaru, Nashua South
Atul Phadke, Nashua South
Connor Firmin, Souhegan
Rudra Patel, Nashua North
HONORABLE MENTION
Will Moynihan, Bishop Guertin
Aditya Prasad, Bishop Guertin
Sean Cairns, Bishop Guertin
Sean Finnegan, Bishop Guertin
Caleb Lambert, Alvirne
Shrey Shah, Nashua South
Ansh Khanna, Nashua South
Shikhar Gupta, Nashua North
Jackson Nardone, Nashua North
Chase Knuckles, Souhegan
Philip Dodge, Souhegan
Reese Lopez, Merrimack
Brian Giersch, Hollis Brookline
Will Critchfield, Hollis Brookline