By Andy Hutchison
WESTPORT–Staples boys tennis had three competitive matches this week, kicking things off with a 4-3 win at Stamford on Monday before losing at Darien on Tuesday and at home to Greenwich on Thursday, both also 4-3 decisions. The Wreckers have a record of 3-3.
In the win over Stamford, Staples got a win at fourth singles by Jack McAuley 6-0, 6-3, and a trio of wins in doubles play. At first doubles, Sebastian Elizondo and Tyler Gorin won 6-0, 6-0. At No. 2 Jonny Greenspan and Andrew Ridloff also won 6-0, 6-0. At No. 3 Aaron Fortunoff and Nick Trinchi came out on top 6-1, 6-1.
Against Darien, the top three singles spots were victorious with Elizondo prevailing 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, Robert Jacob winning 6-3, 6-2, and Ridloff winning 7-6, 6-3,
In the Greenwich match, Alexos Vergakis won at first singles in come from behind fashion by a score of 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 and Jacob won at third singles, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. The top doubles tandem of Kieran Anand and Greenspan won 6-4, 7-5.
Andy Hutchison
Andy Hutchison has been covering school sports — including Staples athletics — as well as news and feature stories, since the 1990s. He is the sports editor at the Newtown Bee. He writes for the Monroe Sun. He was director of communications and radio color commentator for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (now Islanders) hockey team. He has won numerous writing awards, including regional and national first-place honors.
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