Boys’ Tennis

1. Hayden Rowley (L)

2. Dan Zola (L)

3. Chetan Jolly (W)

4. George Voronkov (W)

5. Sam Longley (W 6-3 6-2)

6. Joe Jung (W 6-1 6-4)

Exhibition

7. Jay Ryu (W 6-1 6-0)

8. Henry Harding (W 8-1)

Doubles

1. Rowley/Voronkov (L 5-8)

2. Zola/S.Longley (L 2-8)

3. (Jung/ A. Longley (W 8-3)

Suffield boy’s tennis is off to an excellent 2-1 start to the year with back to back wins against Berkshire 4/12 and away at Cheshire 4/7. Captain Hayden Rowley (Jr.) leads a new-look Suffield that replaces 6 seniors from its 2022 New England tournament team.

Following the doubles, Suffield was able to find its groove during the singles matches. Dan Zola was ruthless in his 6-0 6-0 victory at the #2 position, giving up almost zero unforced errors and consistently pressuring his opponent. Joseph Jung was next to finish, continuing his excellent recent form. Joe’s much improved big first serve helped him comfortably win most of his service games. #4 George Voronkov and #1 Hayden Rowley both played well, but were defeated by excellent opponents. At #5, Sam Longley was able to use his excellent volleying and consistent baseline game to hold off a tough late challenge from his opponent to even the overall team score to 3-3. Like many matches last year, today’s match came down to clutch play from Chetan Jolly at the #3 position. Chetan sealed the deal for Suffield through his agility–retrieving everything his opponent threw at him, and counterattacking with his own heavy topspin forehand. In Exhibition singles, both Jay Ryu and Aiden Longley won tough matches. Jay’s backhand was dominant in his match, while Aiden was a wall that his opponent could not break down.

Singles

1. Hayden Rowley (L 4-6 6-7)

2. Dan Zola (W 6-0 6-0)

3. Chetan Jolly (W 7-5 6-4)

4. George Voronkov (L 2-6 3-6)

5. Sam Longley (W 6-3 6-4)

6. Joe Jung (W 6-0 6-3)

Exhibition:

7. Jay Ryu(W 7-5 6-3)

8. Aiden Longley (W 6-4 7-6)

9. Henry Harding (L)

10. Charlie Riegel (W 6-2 6-1)

Doubles (Counts for 1 point)

1. Rowley/Voronkov (L 2-8)

2. Zola/ S. Longley (L 4-8)

3. Jung / A. Longley (L 3-8)

4. Jolly / Riegel (W 8-2)

5. Ryu / Harding (W 8-4)