Spring-Ford’s Pascual, PV’s Pain on course for finals rematch at PAC Singles Tournament

Two-time Pioneer Athletic Conference singles champion Patrick Pascual, of Spring-Ford, eased into the semifinals Thursday on Day 1 of the PAC-10 Singles Tournament at Perkiomen Valley High School.

Pascual, the No. 1 seed, is joined by the Perkiomen Valley duo of Luke Pain, the No. 2 seed and last year’s finalist, and Shaan Kawalramani (No. 5) and Methacton’s Nick Simeone (No. 3) in the semifinals.

All four were straight-set winners in both matches, Simeone’s 6-2, 6-2 win over Spring-Ford Nick Griswold the most competitive of the quarterfinals.

The tournament resumes Saturday morning at Perkiomen Valley at 9 a.m. for the semifinals and the final to follow.

PAC-10 Singles Tournament

At Perkiomen Valley

First round

Patrick Pascual (SF) bye; Joe Corcoran (Bt) def. Nate Miller (Pg), 10-6; Adam Donmoyer (PJP) def. Cooper Wright (UP), 10-8; Krisha Sureash (Meth) def. Brandon Miller (OJR), 10-6; Shaan Kawalramani (PV) def. Jared Krieger (Pg), 10-0; Hari Santhanam (Meth) def. Lorenz Rustandi (PJP), 10-2; Jake Vogel (UP) def. Owen Kulig (Bt), 10-6; Mike Ellis (Phx) def. Dale Groff (Pt), 10-0.

Nick Simeone (Meth) bye; Dylan Shoemaker (PV) def. Eric Maynard (Pg), 10-0; Joe Vaile (Phx) def. Robbie Fleming (OJR), 10-0; Nick Griswold (SF) def. Devin Murray (OJR), 10-4; TJ Cruickshank (SF) def. Jack Donovan (PJP), 10-1; Graham Light (Phx) def. Justin Weber (UP), 10-3; Oren Fanok (Bt) def. Peter Sagonal (OJR), 11-9; Luke Pain (PV) bye.

Second round

Pascual (SF) def. Corcoran (Bt), 6-1, 6-1; Sureash (Meth) def. Donmoyer (PJP), 6-4, 6-2; Kawalramani (PV) def. Santhanam (Meth), 7-5, 6-1; Ellis (Phx) def. Vogel (UP), 6-2, 6-2.

Simeone (Meth) def. Shoemaker (PV), 6-0, 6-0; Griswold (SF) def. Vaile (Phx), 6-2, 6-0; Cruickshank (SF) def. Light (Phx), 6-0, 6-1; Pain (PV) def. Fanok (Bt), 6-1, 6-0.

Quarterfinals

Pascual (SF) def. Sureash (Meth), 6-0, 6-0; Kawalramani (PV) def. Ellis (Phx), 6-1, 6-1; Simeone (Meth) def. Griswold (SF), 6-2, 6-2; Pain (PV) def. Cruickshank (SF), 6-0, 6-2.