Boys Tennis

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.

The Southwestern Conference released its first Boys Tennis Athlete of the Week(s) for March 17 – April 9 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Tennis Athlete of the Week
AJ Sidoti
Avon
Sophomore

AJ stepped up for the Eagles and won the St Ed’s invitational at first singles, defeating three district/state level opponents. He also defeated Avon Lake in a SWC dual match.

Following matches on May 9th – May 15th, the boys tennis athlete of the week for the Southwestern Conference was announced this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Tennis Athlete of the Week
Logan DeHaven (Jr)
Avon
The division one Northeast Sectional Champion, DeHaven only dropped two total games in the entire sectional tournament last week.  The junior is now the number one seed moving into Districts.

Other Notable Performances

Xavier Wahn (So), Elyria
The Elyria sophomore went 4-0 in regular season play for the Pioneers.  Wahn beat Lakewood, Elyria Catholic and Lake Ridge Academy in third singles and earned a victory against Olmsted Falls in first doubles.

Following matches on May 2nd – May 8th, the boys tennis athlete of the week for the Southwestern Conference was announced this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Tennis Athlete of the Week
Arjun Arumuam (Jr)
Olmsted Falls
Arumugam finished in second place in the second singles division of the SWC tournament.  The junior was 6-1 on the season and is a fantastic student in the classroom, currently balancing four AP classes.

Avon won the 2022 Southwestern Conference Boys Tennis Tournament on Monday with a team score of 40.  It is their third consecutive tournament title in a row.  Avon claimed all three individual titles and both doubles titles in their victory.

Avon Lake finished the tournament in second place with 29 points, followed by third-place Olmsted Falls with 28 points. North Ridgeville finished in fourth place with 24 points and Amherst Steele rounded out the top five with 23 team points.

SWC Tournament Champions
1st Singles – Logan DeHaven (Avon)
2nd Singles – Luke LeMaster (Avon)
3rd Singles – AJ Sidoti (Avon)
1st Doubles – Tyler Heinrich / Jeremy Wiersch (Avon)
2nd Doubles – Franco Gallo / Kavin Manickam (Avon)