MatchPoint NYC Hosts Junior Team Tennis Tournament
MatchPoint NYC hosted a Junior TeamTennis tournament at its facility over the weekend as some of New York City’s top youngsters came together for this team competition in the Green Dot Advanced Division.
The team match’s are broken into six different flights, four singles and two doubles, with the sets played to four games, and the team’s score determined by the cumulative games. The Match Point Flame defeated West Side Tennis Club 1 14-12, but lost to Metro 10U 20-14 in its two competitions.
Below are the results from the two team matches:
Match Point Flame 14, West Side Tennis Club 12
Singles
â–ºCatherine Karman (MatchPoint) d. Prescott Robert Jain (West Side) 4-0
â–ºDaniel Linev (West Side) d. Lula Brown Vann (MatchPoint) 4-0
â–ºHannah Zubatyy (West Side) d. Max Drobnyk (MatchPoint) 4-0
â–ºAhniya Vustsina (MatchPoint) d. Lexia Goldberg Friedman (West Side) 4-0
Doubles
â–ºUma Alany Pogrebivsky/Prescott Robert Jain (West Side) d. Stoney N. Cooks/Leena Friedman (MatchPoint) 4-2
â–ºNate Roberman/Catherine Karman (MatchPoint) d. Chase Thomas/Lana Andikyan (West Side) 4-0
Metro 10U 20, Match Point Flame 14
Singles
â–ºNate Roberman (MatchPoint) d. Summer Z. Chandler (Metro) 4-3
â–ºAhniya Vustsina (MatchPoint) d. Lara Afolayanka (Metro) 4-1
â–ºBassil Touban (Metro) d. Leena Friedman (MatchPoint) 4-3
â–ºAvery Frekhtman (Metro) d. Stoney N. Cooks (MatchPoint) 4-2
Doubles
â–ºLara Afolayanka/Summer Z Chandler (Metro) d. Nate Roberman/Aaron Nathan Cherny (West Side) 4-1
â–ºAvery Frekhtman/Nathan Rosenstrach (Metro) d. Lula Brown Vann/Max Drobnyk (MatchPoint) 4-0
The Match Point Fire also split its two matches during the event, beating Tennis Innovators 20-15 but dropping a close 16-13 contest to Cunningham.
Match Point Fire 20, Tennis Innovators 15
Singles
â–ºAndrew Lance Gordon (MatchPoint) d. Mateo Juan (Tennis Innovators) 4-0
â–ºDailan Hila (MatchPoint) d. Kai Collins (Tennis Innovators) 4-2
â–ºOskana Moulle-Berteaux (MatchPoint) d. Michael Kessler (Tennis Innovators) 4-3
â–ºIan Cheung (Tennis Innovators) d. Iliana Dearmas (MatchPoint) 4-2
Doubles
â–ºKai Collins/Michael Kessler (Tennis Innovators) d. Lelolai Palmares Paulino-Dinzey/Oskana Moulle-Berteaux (MatchPoint) 4-2
â–ºDailan Hila/Andrew Lance Gordon (MatchPoint) d. Mateo Juan/Benjamin Goldfisher (Tennis Innovators) 4-2
Cunningham 16, Match Point Fire 13
Singles
â–ºEthan Solop (Cunningham) d. Andrew Lance Gordon (MatchPoint) 4-3
â–ºCyrus C. Chan (Cunningham) d. Dailan Hila (MatchPoint) 4-1
â–ºJadah Akilah Bentham (Cunningham) d. Lelolai Palmares Paulino-Dinzey (MatchPoint) 4-0
â–ºIliana Dearmas (MatchPoint) d. N/A 4-0 (default)
Doubles
â–ºCyrus C. Chan/Ethan Solop (Cunningham) d. Alec Roberman/Oskana Moulle-Berteaux (MatchPoint) 4-1
â–ºAndrew Lance Gordon/Dailan Hila (MatchPoint) d. N/A 4-0 (default)
Former world number one Dinara Safina was on hand to take pictures and sign autoghraphs for the kids who participated in the tournament.
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