Boys Tennis

Avon High School junior A.J. Sidoti was named the 2024 Southwestern Conference Most Valuable Boys Tennis Player following the conclusion of the SWC Boys Tennis season.

Elyria High School Head Coach Matt Brinda was selected 2024 SWC Coach of the Year.

The SWC Tournament champions earned All-SWC first team honors, while the runner-up finishers received All-SWC second team recognition. Each school also gets two honorable mention.

2024 SWC MVP
AJ Sidoti, Avon

2024 SWC Coach of the Year
Matt Brinda, Elyria

2024 All-SWC First Team
First Singles: AJ Sidoti, Avon
Second Singles: Luke LeMaster, Avon
Third Singles: Jay Kneiss, Avon
First Doubles: Jarrett Bungo & Sivan Manickam, Avon
Second Doubles: Aneesh Yerramsetti & Nicholas Stamatis, Avon

2024 All-SWC Second Team
First Singles: Marc Grozav, Avon Lake
Second Singles: Aidan Weiseman, Avon Lake
Third Singles: Oliver Marcelo, Berea-Midpark
First Doubles: David Ivan & Zach Gavin, Avon Lake
Second Doubles: Brody Athey & Carter Athey, Avon Lake

2024 All-SWC Honorable Mention
Camden Hunter, Amherst
Syd Alto, Amherst
Kavin Manickham, Avon
Evan Balwani, Avon Lake
Ryan Suh, Avon Lake
Reid Braaten, Berea-Midpark
Nick Reece, Berea-Midpark
Landon Knepper, Elyria
Tim Rader, Elyria
Blake Baron, Midview
Koner Ellison, Midview
Owen Bago, North Ridgeville
Jack Holman, North Ridgeville
Drew Campbell, Olmsted Falls
Wynton Eckert, Olmsted Falls

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Tennis Athlete of the Week for April 22-28 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Tennis Athlete of the Week
AJ Sidoti
Avon
Junior

AJ is undefeated in the SWC and is the number 1 overall seed in the upcoming Sectional Tournament. He has yet to lose a SWC match in his career!

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Tennis Athlete of the Week for April 15-21 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Tennis Athlete of the Week
Drew Campbell
Olmsted Falls
Senior

Drew was 3-0 this past week with straight set wins over Berea-Midpark and Valley Forge. The First Singles player also defeated a 2023 District Qualifier from Avon Lake 6-4, 6-4.

Other Notable Performances:

David Ivan (Sr.), Avon Lake
Posted wins against Olmsted Falls, Highland and Walsh Jesuit at First Doubles this week. He remains unbeaten between First Doubles and Third Singls on the year.

Reid Braaten (Fr.) and Nick Reece (Fr.), Berea-Midpark
The Second Doubles team went 2-0 last week to help the Titans earn their school-record-tying fifth win of the season.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Tennis Athlete of the Week for April 8-14 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Tennis Athlete of the Week
Luke LeMaster
Avon
Senior

Luke went 6-0 on the week to remain undefeated on the season. He capped off the week as the Highland Invitational Champion at second singles, defeating two state qualifiers on the day.

Other Notable Performances:

Nick Spencer (Sr.) and Jack Wilson (Sr.), Berea-Midpark
The first doubles tandem went 1-1 on the week with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Midview.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Tennis Athlete of the Week for March 22 – April 7 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Tennis Athlete of the Week
Oliver Marcelo
Berea-Midpark
Freshmen

Oliver is off to a 5-0 start at third singles for Berea-Midpark. He posted a win over Avon Lake, which was the first Titan win against the Shoremen since the 2013-14 season.

Other Notable Performances:

Jay Kneiss (Sr.), Avon
Has played both 1st and 3rd singles and is 3-0 overall. He had a huge victory over a returning district qualifier from North Royalton to help lead the Eagle’s to a great team win over a ranked team..

Nick Hubbard (Jr.), Midview
Posted back-to-back league wins by defeating Amherst in straight sets and then Avon Lake’s first singles in three sets.

Avon High School won the 2023 Southwestern Conference Boys Tennis Tournament on Thursday (May 4) with a team score of 39.  It is their fourth consecutive tournament title. Avon claimed all three individual titles and as well as the second doubles title en route to their victory.

Avon Lake finished the tournament in second place with 31 points, followed by third-place Olmsted Falls with 25 points. North Ridgeville finished in fourth place with 22 points and Amherst Steele and Midview tied for fifth place with 20 team points.

SWC Tournament Champions
1st Singles – Logan DeHaven (Avon)
2nd Singles – AJ Sidoti (Avon)
3rd Singles – Luke LeMaster (Avon)
1st Doubles – Aidan Weisman / Billy Kennedy (Avon Lake)
2nd Doubles – Kavin Manickam / Aneesh Yerramsetti (Avon)

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Tennis Athlete of the Week for April 24-30 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Tennis Athlete of the Week
Brady Chapman
Olmsted Falls
Senior

Brady won all five of his matches this week. He picked up first singles victories against Amherst, Berea-Midpark and Strongsville as well as 2 wins at the SWC Tournament. He will compete for the SWC Championship later this week.

Other Notable Performances

Luke LeMaster (Jr.), Avon
Helped lead his team to a big victory over Wooster in the State Team Cup tournament last week winning 6-0, 6-0. The third singles player will compete for the SWC Championship later this week.

Andrew Keller (Sr.) and Evan Bellamy (Sr.), Avon Lake
The second doubles tandem earned a win over North Ridgeville and then two wins at the SWC Tournament. They will compete for the SWC Championship later this week.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Tennis Athlete of the Week for April 17-23 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Tennis Athlete of the Week
Logan DeHaven
Avon
Senior

Logan earned four more wins last week to bring his record to 10-0 at first singles. He defeated two state qualifiers last week, one from Hawken 6-1, 6-2 and another from Walsh Jesuit 6-1, 6-1.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Tennis Athlete of the Week for April 10-16 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Tennis Athlete of the Week
Marc Grozav
Avon Lake
Sophomore

Grozav entered the LCAAA Tournament as the third seed in first singles and captured the prestigious title.

Other Notable Performances

Logan DeHaven (Sr.), Avon
The first singles player went 5-0 for the week. He won the Highland Invitational championship by defeating three state qualifiers.