CENTRAL NEW YORK – Once all the cold, wet weather cleared out, the Cazenovia boys tennis team was able to head to the court for last Thursday’s Laker duel against Skaneateles.
And Cazenovia won it by a 3-2 margin, getting points both in singles and doubles.
Traian Cherciu, in first singles, beat Max Karpinski 6-0, 6-3, and by those exact same scores Gabe Reagan got past Asher Kozub as Garret Lounsbury took a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 loss to Jake Salzhauer.
In doubles, the clinching point came when Ethan Camp and Evan Molloy handled Kevin Torrisi and Evan Wingfield 6-4, 6-2, with Cy Laurie and Max Reger falling to Peter Salzhauer and James Lovier 6-4, 7-6 (8-6).
Chittenango also played on Thursday afternoon and was successful, the Bears defeating the Onondaga Tigers 4-1.
Though Logan Brommer lost in singles to Jon Massaro 6-3, 6-3, Micah Alpuerto got a 6-0, 6-2 win over Evelynn Loan and Seth Boulter shut out Caleb Fowler 6-0, 6-0.
Both doubles sides won for Chittenango as Kyle Wehrlin and Ian Baldwin blanked Melissa Sanborn and Maggieann Morris 6-0, 6-0, with Seamus Gardner and Vinny DiNatale handling Faith Taylor and Callisthene Vonderweidt 6-0, 6-2.
As that went on, the Cazenovia and Chittenango girls golf teams were able to start their 2023 seasons, it did not resemble the summer-like heat of the previous week.
Instead, temperatures were closer to the freezing mark when the Lakers faced Manlius Pebble Hill in last Tuesday’s season opener, and able to earn a 220-240 victory over the Trojans.
Over nine holes at Links at Erie Village, Grace Probe shot a 49 and Claire Marris added a 52. Both were able to overcome the low round of 43 from MPH’s Amitees Fazeli.
As for the Bears, it went to Camillus Golf Club and lost, 247-257, with Kaelyn Rudd shooting a 63 as Abby VanDee and Emma Stanek both posted 64. Alea Morris earned a 66, while the top two scores came from Westhill’s duo of Charlotte Roth, with a 54, and Samantha Burkett, with a 59.
Chittenango then was third, shooting 260, in a three-team match Friday at Woodcrest involving unbeaten Christian Brothers Academy (188) and MPH, who shot 242.
VanDee shot a 62, leading the Bears, while Stanek shot 63. Sybrina Schultz had a 67 and Alea Morris a 68 as they all trailed the 43 from Catalano and 42 from the Trojans’ Amitees Fazeli.
