Tennis
New teams debut on final list: Cape Cod and Islands high school boys tennis rankings
It’s time to put the racquets up as the high school boys tennis season on the Cape and Islands has finished.
Nine teams made the postseason, and six of them recorded at least one playoff win.
Martha’s Vineyard was the only team who made it to the Elite Eight and the Final Four. There were three other teams that made the Round of 16.
Here is the last boys tennis rankings of the season.
*Records and previous rankings in parenthesis.
1. Martha’s Vineyard (15-5, 1)
The No. 5 Vineyarders (Division 3) went the furthest by two rounds over any other Cape and Islands team. They fell in the Final Four, in back-to-back seasons, to top-seeded Weston. With a 3-2 win, they handed No. 4 Apponequet its first loss of the season in the Round of 8. They also swept No. 21 Boston Latin Academy (Round of 16) and No. 28 Maimonides School (Round of 32) in the playoffs. They finished with 10 sweep wins throughout the whole season. Zak Potter (first singles) and Caleb Dubin (second singles) were the leaders for the Vineyarders, while Kert Kleeman (third singles), Otis Forrester, Tommy Flynn, Kyle Levy, Henry Wansiewicz and Roger Schilling have also contributed at the doubles positions.
2. Sturgis (10-2, 2)
Sturgis was the second highest seeded, and only other top 10 team, with the eighth seed in Div. 4. They beat No. 25 Seekonk 4-1 in the Round of 32, but were swept by No. 9 Cohasset in the Round of 16. Sturgis has fallen in the Round of 16 for the third straight season. They finished the overall season with 10 sweep wins. Ray Zhang, Ben Bass and George Foster held it down at the singles spots, while Colby Hall, Francisco Garcia Raya, Robert Muhov and Thomas Nutbrown were solid at doubles.
3. Monomoy (13-7, 5)
The Sharks were one of the teams which advanced to the Round of 16, defeating No. 20 Rockport 4-1 in the Round of 32. Monomoy was eliminated from the tournament by No. 4 Hamilton-Wenham for the second time in three years. Ryan Casey, Gavin McDonnell, and Roman Pavluchenko were solid at singles, while Ethan Seufert, Paul Carlson, Liam Jordan, and Blake Noonan led the Sharks at doubles.
4. Nantucket (8-10, NR)
The No. 18 Whalers were the final team that made their way to the Division 4 Round of 16, upsetting No. 15 Frontier Regional with a sweep road win in the Round of 32. They then fell to No. 2 Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion, who made it to the Final Four. Boyon Kalpazanov, Nik Kraster, and Henry Kathawala played at singles, while Hawkin Edwardes, Soren Edwardes, Fuller Holland and Sam Iller played at doubles.
5. Mashpee (11-7, NR)
The Falcons picked up a playoff win for the first time in nearly two decades in the Div. 4 preliminary round with a 3-2 road win over Turners Falls. Colin Burdge, James Benners and Mait Duvall led the singles matches, while Andrew Kelley, Camden Perry, Jesse Dean and Jack Foley played at doubles.
6. Falmouth (9-11, NR)
The No. 31 Clippers beat No. 34 Norwell at home in the Div. 4 prelims. They fell in the next round to No. 2 Bedford, who made it to the state championship match. Thomas Ghossein, Quintin Hefferan, and Jack Beardsley led the Clippers at singles, while Sam Collins, Jacob Faidell, Henry Stoermer, Joe Ledwick, and Sebastian Verslycke played at doubles.
Honorable Mention
Barnstable (14-6)
The No. 28 Red Hawks started off the playoffs with a matchup against a top five seed in Boston College High (No. 5) and fell short in the Round of 32.
Cape Cod Academy (12-3)
The No. 18 Seahawks lost to No. 15 North Reading in the Div. 3 Round of 32. They went on a 12-match win streak during the regular season.
Nauset (11-6)
The No. 22 Warriors were defeated by No. 11 Wakefield Memorial in the first round of Div. 3.
Contact Courtney Jacobs at cjacobs@capecodonline.com. Follow him on X/Twitter: @CJ_Journalist.
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