DLN Tennis Wrap: Downingtown East edges West Chester East

Michael Dickson and Dylan Dukelberger won singles matches to help lift Downingtown East to a 4-3 Ches-Mont League National Division boys tennis victory over West Chester East on Wednesday.

The Cougars (9-1) remain in first place in the National.

Justin Aksu was victorious at second singles for the Vikings (8-3, 10-5).

Singles – 1. Dickson (DE) def. Delaney, 6-0, 6-0. 2. Aksu (WCE) def. Schwartz, 6-3, 7-6. 3. Dunkelberger (DE) def. Fleming, 7-5, 6-2.
Doubles – 1. Beggs-Manoj (WCE) def. Pendyala-DeCecco, 6-4, 6-2. 2. Ranganathan-Sachdev (DW) def. Masheshawari-Krishnagopal, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. 3. Bond-Pavletich (DE) def. Singh-Digmbar, 6-2, 6-2. 4. Marsillo-Song (DE) def. Brunner-Carr, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0.

UNIONVILLE 7, COATESVILLE 0 >> Matt Daniels and Blake Starnes led the way at No. 1 doubles in the Indians’ Ches-Mont sweep.

Singles – 1. Horowitz (U) def. Spolato, 64-, 6-0. 2. Sokoloff (U) def. Skiles, 6-0, 6-1. 3. Hopping (U) def. Jones, 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles – 1. Daniels-Starnes (U) def. Patel-Mathers, 6-0, 6-1. 2. Colletta-Wagner (U) def. Sanchez-Cararaines, 6-1, 6-0. 3. Saunders-Ciancuilli (U) def. Yanaitell-Boyle, 6-0, 6-0. 4. Maheshawari-Knite (U) def. Bender-Truong, 6-1, 6-0.

DOWNINGTOWN WEST 7, OXFORD 0 >> The Whippets (8-3) dropped just one game in sweeping the singles and the Ches-Mont National contest.

Singles – 1. Graybill (DW) def. Bishop, 6-1, 6-0. 2. McKay (DW) def. Rivera, 6-0, 6-0. 3. Hanack (DW) def. Maio, 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles – 1. Morris-Ledel (DW) def. Meyers-Gerrard, 6-0, 6-1. 2. Polttock-Nilakale (DW) def. Sapp-Shafer, 6-0, 6-0. 3. Liotto-Imayavarmban (DW) def. Griffin-Chavez, 6-1, 6-0. 4. Ma-Valdez (DW) def. Bryant-Finnefrock, 6-1, 6-4.

KENNETT 7, SUN VALLEY 0 >> Vasilies Halakos rallied to win in three sets at second doubles as the Blue Demons (4-7, 5-8) posted the Ches-Mont American victory.

Singles – 1. Harner (K) def. Popov, 6-0, 6-0. 2. Halakos (K) def. Lehrbeter, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3. 3. Piercy (K) def. Boccella, 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles – 1. McGlone-Rasero (K) def. Bakely-Brooks, 6-0, 6-0. 2. DeFelice-Genther (K) def. Sellinger-Costigan, 6-0, 6-1. 3. Schwartz-Gellner (K) def. Hayes-Neuber, 6-0, 6-0. 4. Powell-Conley (K) won by default.

WEST CHESTER HENDERSON 4, WEST CHESTER RUSTIN 3 >> The first doubles tandem of Dan Dychala and Ben McFalls won in three sets at first doubles to secure the Ches-Mont victory for the Warriors (9-2).

Riley Dunn captured first singles for the Golden Knights (8-3).

Singles – 1. Dunn (WCR) def. Crawford, 6-4, 6-3. 2. Baxter (WCH) def. Bradley, 6-2, 6-0. 3. Seoni (WCH) def. Antonacci, 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles – 1. McFalls-Dychala (WCH) def. Clark-Ricketts, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. 2. Aaldenberg-Cover (WCH) def. Bitzberger-Batchelor, 6-2, 6-1. 3. Gillespie-Glatfelter (WCR) def. 6-1, 6-4. 4. Lee-Wisser (WCR) def. Goodstein-Sinnott, 6-0, 6-2.

GREAT VALLEY 5, AVON GROVE 2 >> Sam Kesti won at first singles as the Patriots (6-5) posted the Ches-Mont victory.

Singles – 1. Kesti (GV) def. Cavalier, 6-0, 6-1. 2. Hamel (GV) def. Hammond, 6-0, 6-1. 3. Moalla (AG) def. Bagga, 6-3, 7-5.
Doubles – 1. Meehan-Puris (GV) def. Cordell-Prosser, 6-0, 6-2. 2. Cornelius-Lussier (GV) def. Peterson-McCarthy, 6-0, 6-1. 3. Heyde-Surapaneni (GV) def. Rhodes-Milan, 6-1, 6-3. 4. Scott-Carr (AG) def. Kratzinger-Hodell, 6-4, 6-4.