CENTRAL NEW YORK – All through the final week of the regular season, the Cazenovia boys tennis team remained in top form, even when formal ceremonies were added to the agenda.
The Lakers honored all of its seniors prior to last Monday’s home match against Sauquoit Valley, and it didn’t distract the players one bit as it went out and won by a 5-0 margin.
Every singles match was a 6-0, 6-0 shutout, Traian Cherciu handling Sauquoit’s Bryan DeGironimo, Garret Lounsbury doing the same to Ruvim Petrushenko and Jake Wardell beating Lucian Thompson.
It only took a bit longer in singles with Andrew Falso and Gabe Reagan topping Zack Murphy and Colin Jones 6-2, 6-0 as Carter Ruddy and Cy Lurie won 6-1, 6-2 over Koda Schultz and Michael Brutsky.
Stepping up in competition a day later, Cazenovia hosted unbeaten SCAC Empire division leader Jamesville-DeWitt and put up quite a fight before falling 4-1 to the Red Rams.
Wardell routed Anthony Fico 6-1, 6-1, with Lounsbury taking Carson Souser to three sets in a 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 defeat as Cherciu lost to Mark Bratslavsky 6-3, 6-4.
Another three-set match took place in doubles, Ruddy and Lurie falling to Isiah Sternberg and Dean Bratslavsky 6-1, 1-6, 7-5 as Falso and Reagan lost to Will Sharlow and Shreyank Bhatt 6-3, 6-0.
A day later, Cazenovia returned to the win column, handling Phoenix 5-0. Falso got a turn in singles and beat Isaiah Gordon 6-3, 6-0, with Ruddy topping Cayden McKay 6-0, 6-0.
Cherciu and Lounsbury paired in doubles and got a 6-0, 6-0 shutout of Ethan Bruno and Dylan Jones. Reagan and Lurie handled Robert Reynolds and Jason Hilton 6-0, 6-1 as Wardell blanked Liam Campanino 6-0, 6-0.
This busy week concluded with Cazenovia defeating Mexico 4-1 on Friday, with shutouts from Lounsbury and Wardell as Cherciu handled Owen Marsden 6-1, 6-0. Falso and Reagan lost in doubles, made up for when Lurie and Ruddy blanked James Hogan and Wyatt Chamberlain 6-0, 6-0.
Chittenango returned to action early last weekand was able to defeat the combined Onondaga/Westhill team by a score of 4-1.
Josh Boulter lost in singles 6-0, 6-2 to Shay Smyth, but Micah Alperuto handled Zane Eldred 6-4, 6-2 as Logan Bronner got a 6-0, 6-0 shutout over Caleb Fowler.
Moving to doubles, Dylan Bassett and Jake Simmons blanked Evelynn Loan and Faith Taylor 6-0, 6-0, just as Artie Paul and Luke Dahlin worked past Christian Loomis and Jon Massaro 6-0, 6-4.
Seth Boulter provided the clinching point in Wednesday’s 3-2 win over Manlius-Pebble Hill, rallying from a set down to defeat the Trojans’ Joh Howard 4-6, 6-0, 6-1.
Alperuto and Bronner lost their singles matches, but Dahlin and Josh Boulter beat Matt Roberson and Deven Trikka 6-2, 7-5, with Paul and Simmons pairing up to rout Kevin Fratositanu and Abe Salomon 6-1, 6-0.
