HS TENNIS: Abington Heights and Scranton Prep on collision course; Week 3 Rankings
Apr. 12—The high school tennis season is past the halfway point and as things are playing out, defending champion Abington Heights is on track to square off against Scranton Prep in a revival of the yearly rivalry.
Last week, Abington Heights responded to a challenge from undefeated Dunmore and posted a 5-0 win. Scranton Prep also stayed undefeated and also beat Dunmore, but by the score of 3-2. That does make the pending matchup scheduled for one week from today very intriguing.
There are plenty of storylines ahead this week too. But, it appears weather is going to factor into Monday's schedule.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS
(matches start at 4 p.m.)
Western Wayne at Scranton Prep — PPD to TUESDAY
North Pocono at Scranton —
Mid Valley at Wallenpaupack — PPD to TUESDAY
West Scranton at Valley View — PPD to TUESDAY
Abington Heights at Holy Cross
Delaware Valley at Dunmore — PPD to TUESDAY
After losing all of last season because of the coronavirus pandemic, every effort is being made to make sure there is a championship tournament this spring.
Last week, the District 2 Committee finalized the plans, which have been posted at piaad2.org.
SEEDING MEETING
Singles & Doubles
Wednesday, May 5th, 7 p.m. at Dunmore High School
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
First Round on Friday, April 30th at Higher Seed
Quarterfinals held on Monday, May 3rd at Higher Seed
Semifinals and Finals held on Wednesday, May 5th
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—Class 3A Semifinals at 11:30 a.m.
—Class 2A Semifinals at 1 p.m.
Finals to follow.
At Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre
NOTE: First Round of the PIAA State Team Championships is Tuesday, May 18th
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SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
First three rounds
Saturday, May 8th 9 a.m.
—Class 2A at Kirby Park
—Class 3A at North Pocono Middle School
Semifinals and Finals
Monday, May 10th at 1 p.m. at Kirby Park
DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
First three rounds
Saturday, May 15th at 9 a.m.
—Class 2A: Kirby Park
—Class 3A: North Pocono Middle School
Semifinals and finals
Monday, Mary 17th at 1 p.m. at Kirby Park
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TOP 5 TEAMS
Abington Heights is rolling with three straight wins by 5-0 scores. Scranton Prep edged Dunmore, which is a new team to the poll at No. 5.
Honesdale beat Valley View, 3-2, in a matchup of ranked teams.
Rank
Team
Record
1
Abington Heights COMETS
7 — 0
2
Scranton Prep CAVALIERS
5 — 0
3
Honesdale HORNETS
5 — 2
4
Valley View COUGARS
6 — 2
5
Dunmore BUCKS
4 — 2
2021 Season
Abington Heights
Delaware Valley
Dunmore
Holy Cross
Honesdale
Delaware Valley, W 5-0
Abington Heights, L 5-0
Wallenpaupack, W 3-2
Honesdale, L 4-1
Holy Cross, W 4-1
West Scranton, W 4-1
Honesdale, L 3-2
Scranton, W 3-2
Scranton Prep, L 4-1
Delaware Valley, W 3-2
Western Wayne, W 4-1
Montrose, W 5-0
North Pocono, W 4-1
Valley View, L 4-1
Scranton Prep, L 3-2
Valley View, W 4-1
Mid Valley, W 4-1
West Scranton, W 4-1
North Pocono, L 3-2
Mid Valley, W 5-0
Honesdale, W 5-0
West Scranton, L 3-2
Abington Heights, L 5-0
Wallenpaupack, T 2-2
Abington Heghts, L 5-0
Montrose, W 5-0
Scranton Prep, L 3-2
Western Wayne, W 3-1
Scranton, W 5-0
Dunmore, W 5-0
Scranton, W 3-2
Valley View, W 3-2
Mid Valley
Montrose
North Pocono
Scranton
Scranton Prep
Scranton, L 4-1
North Pocono, L 5-0
Montrose, W 5-0
Mid Valley, W 4-1
Holy Cross, W 4-1
Montrose, W 3-2
Mid Valley, L 3-2
West Scranton, L 4-1
Valley View, L 4-1
Honesdale, W 3-2
Delaware Valley, L 4-1
Wallennpaupack, L 5-0
Holy Cross, W 3-2
West Scranton, L 3-2
North Pocono, W 4-1
Honesdale, L 5-0
Delaware Valley, L 5-0
Scranton Prep, L 4-1
Dunmore, L 3-2
Wallenpaupack, W 5-0
North Pocono, L 4-1
Valley View, L 5-0
Mid Valley, W 4-1
Honesdale, L 5-0
Dunmore, W 3-2
Valley View, L 5-0
Abington Heights, L 5-0
Dunmore, L 4-1
Holy Cross, L 3-2
Valley View
Wallenpaupack
West Scranton
Western Wayne
Wallenpaupack, W 4-1
Valley View, L 4-1
Abington Heights, L 4-1
Valley View, L 4-1
Scranton, W 4-1
Montrose, W 5-0
North Pocono, W 4-1
Abington Heights, L 4-1
Holy Cross, W 4-1
Holy Cross, T 2-2
Scranton, W 3-2
Holy Cross, L 3-1
Western Wayne, W 4-1
Dunmore, L 3-2
Delaware Valley, W 3-2
Abington Heights, L 4-1
Scranton Prep, L 5-0
Dunmore, L 4-1
Montrose, W 5-0
Mid Valley, W 5-0
Honesdale, L 3-2
STANDINGS
Lackawanna League
W
L
T
Abington Heights
7
0
0
Scranton Prep
5
0
0
Valley View
6
2
0
Honesdale
5
2
0
Dunmore
4
2
0
West Scranton
3
2
0
North Pocono
3
3
0
Delaware Valley
2
3
0
Holy Cross
2
4
1
Wallenpaupack
1
3
1
Scranton
1
5
0
Mid Valley
1
5
0
Western Wayne
0
3
0
Montrose
0
6
0
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TOP 5 PLAYERS
Rank
Player
Record
1
Lenny MAIOCCO, WESTERN WAYNE
3 — 0
2
Matt TRESSLER, SCRANTON PREP
5 — 0
3
John SINCLAIR, WEST SCRANTON
5 — 0
4
Luke KOTCHO, VALLEY VIEW
7 — 1
5
Sam WEIS, ABINGTON HEIGHTS
4 — 3
SINGLES RECORDS
Abington Heights
Delaware Valley
Dunmore
Holy Cross
Honesdale
Sam Weis
4 — 3
Jack Monoit
3 — 2
David Day
2 — 4
Connor Tone
3 — 4
Ethan Rickard
2 — 5
Sam Christman
7 — 0
Max Plotkin
2 — 3
Billy Portanova
3 — 3
Dhiraj Baniya
5 — 2
Noah Theobald
5 — 2
Adam Vale
7 — 0
Griffen Kowal
4 — 1
Nicky Chiaro
3 — 3
David Huester
4 — 3
Brandon Hanson
3 — 4
Mid Valley
Montrose
North Pocono
Scranton
Scranton Prep
Adam Brzozowsk
2 — 4
Stephen Parinisi
0 — 6
Patrick Cawley
4 — 2
Om Patel
0 — 6
Matt Tressler
5 — 0
Damien Chmilewski
0 — 4
Carter Dolaway
1 — 5
Alex Ni
2 — 4
Dhruvraj Parmar
4 — 1
Ethan Borick
5 — 0
Nathan Bates
0 — 1
Derick Muller
0 — 2
Brian Castrogiovanni
2 — 4
Vraj Patel
2 — 3
James Cawley
4 — 1
Stan Ciborosky
0 — 5
Gabe Morrison
0 — 1
Brak Patel
0 — 1
Callum deQuevedo
0 — 2
Kyle Oleniacz
0 — 2
Parth Patel
0 — 1
Valley View
Wallenpaupack
West Scranton
Western Wayne
Luke Kotcho
7 — 1
Jack Filip
1 — 4
John Sinclair
5 — 0
Lenny Maiocco
3 — 0
Liam Harrison
5 — 3
Peter MacDonough
1 — 4
Sawyer McHale
1—4
Kiel Rizzi
0 — 3
Joe Traucht
5 — 2
Anthony Marie
3 — 2
Nathan Hazelton
2 — 3
Kelton Slifko
0 — 3
Jack Reilly
1 — 0
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