Boys Tennis

The boys played their best match of the young season against perennial powerhouse Brunswick. #1 Andy Chen played brilliantly in a 6-0, 6-0 rout. #2 Thomas Parlatore stormed back from a 1-4 deficit in the first set to win 7-5, 6-2. #3 Ben Lowy also came from behind to win 4-6, 6-4 and 10-8. Ben's mental toughness was most evident in the super-tie breaker, where he was two points from defeat before rattling off four straight points to win 10-8. #5 Eric Teng completed the comeback trifecta, roaring back from a 1-6 first set to take the next set 6-2 and the super-tiebreaker 10-4. #4 Oliver Chan outlasted his opponent in a deceptively close 6-2, 6-4 victory filled with long-rallies and impressive shot making. #6 Beckett McSween, the latest addition to the team and the only freshman, rebounded from a tough first set to play a competitive second set in the first varsity match of his career. The #2 doubles tandem, Thomas Parlatore and Eric Teng, and #3, Ben Lowy and Aryan Shah, both won their matches despite playing together for the first time. It was a great team effort all around.

The boys won their second straight match against a pesky Kingswood-Oxford squad, 5-2, behind strong doubles play from our #1 tandem, Andy Chen and Jon Shen, and our #3 tandem, Ben Lowy and Oliver Chan. Our singles players also came through in the clutch. #4 Oliver Chan and #6 Aryan Shah outlasted their opponents in grueling matches filled with long rallies. Shah's victory sealed the win for the team. #1 Andy Chen rode a powerful serve to a relatively easy 6-3, 6-2 win. #2 Thomas Parlatore survived a 7-5 first-set tiebreaker enroute to a 7-5, 6-3 win. #7 Beckett McSween and #3 Ben Lowy showed a lot of grit in their matches before finally succumbing in the decisive tiebreaker. On to Hotchkiss!

The boys played a strong match against Millbrook on a chilly, blustery day. #1 Andy Chen overpowered his opponent, 6-0,6-2. #2 Thomas Parlatore relied more on guile and consistency, but the result was similar: a 6-1, 6-2 drubbing. #3 Ben Lowy dismantled his opponent 6-2, 6-3, mixing power and finesse. And #5 Aryan Shah had the most dramatic match of the afternoon winning, 5-7, 6-1 and 10-7 in the super-tiebreaker despite being down 3-6 in the breaker. Chen and Parlatore won 8-4 at #1 doubles and # 3 doubles Ben Lowy and Aryan Shah made quick work of their opponents, 8-2.

The boys won a nail-biter against a feisty Suffield squad, 4-3, despite missing our #3 player Ben Lowy. #4 Aryan Shah secured the victory with an epic 6-4, 3-6, 10-5 win. Running on fumes and carrying the teams' hopes, Shah somehow found the strength to play his best tennis when it mattered most, reeling off the last five points of the super-tiebreaker with some courageous shotmaking. #1 Andy Chen notched his eighth win of the season (against only three losses), 6-3-6-2, and #2 Thomas Parlatore wore his opponent down with his steady play, 6-4, 6-0. Parlatore teamed with Shah to win their doubles match, and #3 doubles Oliver Chan and Eric Teng came back from a two-game deficit to seal the all-important doubles point for the team.

The boys finished the season on a strong note, beating Trinity Pawling 5-2. #1 Andy Chen, #3 Ben Lowy, #4 Oliver Chen and #6 Becket McSween all won convincingly, as did all three doubles teams (#1 Andy Chen and Thomas Parlatore, #2 Ben Lowy and Aryan Shah, and #3 Oliver Chan and Jon Shen).