Warriors Fall to Ridge in States Tennis Match

Avenged Warriors' regular season victory.

Brian Faig Helps Lead Warriors Over Elizabeth

Team advances in states.

Watchung Hills tennis team won their first round state tournament match today over 8-4 Elizabeth, led by senior Brian Faig, who defeated Union County Singles Champion Jorge Rodriguez Del Rey 6-4, 6-1. The Warriors won the match 5-0 and face Ridge High School on Monday. Watchung Hills 5 ; Elizabeth 0 Singles Brian Faig, Watchung Hills, def. Jorge Rodriguez Del Rey, E  6-4; 6-1; Tristan Sun, Watchung Hills, def. Rafael Zamarripa,E  6-2, 6-1 ; Tim Gavornik, Watchung Hills, def Roshan Panicker, E  6-0, 6-0. Doubles Nate Luke and Derek Ong, Watchung Hills, def. Edwin Teca and Guillermo Rincon, E 6-0, 6-0; Max Weinerman and Abhinav Dantuluri, Watchung Hills, def. Caesar Alva and Syed Mahmood, E 6-1, 6-1 Team Records: Watchung Hills 12-6;  …

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Weinerman, Gavornik Win in Three Sets to Put Warriors Over Hunterdon Central

Tennis team stands at 11-5 on the season

Submitted by Christopher Gibson Second singles Tim Gavornik and third singles Max Weinerman won in three sets to lead the Warriors (11-5) to a thrilling 3-2 victory over conference rival Hunterdon Central.   First doubles Nate Luke and Derek Ong won 7-5, 6-2.  The Warriors face county rival Bridgewater-Raritan tomorrow at Watchung Hills. Singles 1st Singles: Brant Switzler, Hunterdon Central, def. Tristan Sun 6-0, 6-3, 0-0 2nd Singles: Tim Gavornik, Watchung Hills, def. Tim Dowd 6-1, 6-7 (4-7) , 6-3 3rd Singles: Max Weinerman, Watchung Hills, def. Ankit Kayastha 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 Doubles 1st Doubles: Nate Luke and Derek Ong, Watchung Hills, def. Jason Kleinman and Alex Huang 7-5, 6-2, 0-0 2nd Doubles: Nate Fields and Bradley Strober, Hunterdon…

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Tennis Team Shuts Down Pingry

Only drop one set on way to ninth victory.

Submitted by Janet Faig The Watchung Hills Regional boys tennis team silenced Pingry Monday at Watchung Hills, winning 5-0. Singles Brian Faig, Watchung Hills, def. Julian Chartouni, Pingry, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 Tristan Sun, Watchung Hills, def. Michael O'Reilly, Pingry, 6-0, 6-2 Tim Gavornik, Watchung Hills, def. Brian Li, Pingry, 6-0, 6-2 Doubles Nate Luke and Derek Ong, Watchung Hills, def. Dylan Sun and Maulin Hemani, Pingry, 6-3, 6-4; Max Weinerman and Michael Ma, Watchung Hills, def. Arvind Iyengar and Neeraj Shekhar, Pingry, 6-1, 7-5 Team Records: Watchung Hills 9-5;  Pingry 3-9

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Gavornik Gets Watchung Hills' Only Win Against No. 4 Montgomery

Montgomery proves tough team to beat.

Submitted by Janet Faig The Watchung Hills Regional boys tennis team hosted fourth-ranked Montgomery Monday, falling by a final score of 4-1. The Warriors are now 8-4 on the season. The team travels to Hillsborough Wednesday. Singles Mitchell Ren (M) def Brian Faig (WH) 6-3,6-1 Chris D'Agostino (M) def Tristan Sun(WH) 6-0,6-2 Tim Gavornik (WH) def Ben Eckardt (M) 7-6 (7-1) , 6-3. Doubles Clark Chapman/Alessandro Sclapari def  Nate Luke/ Max Weinerman (WH) 6-2,6-4 Howard Bi/Nick Sardi (M) def Abhinav Dantuluri/Derek Ong (WH) 5-7,6-3, 6-2

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Weinerman, Luke Force Third Set to Seal Win for Warriors

Warriors record extends to 8-3.

Submitted by Christopher Gibson The Warriors varsity tennis team defeated no. 15 ranked Ridge High School 3-2 at Pleasant Valley Park. Freshman Tim Gavornik won at third singles 6-3,6-3 while sophomore Tristan Sun won 7-5, 6-4 at 2nd singles.   This set-up an epic battle for the match at first doubles. Seniors Max Weinerman and Nate Luke overcame match point to go to a third set. Down 1-4 in the third set, Max and Nate fought back to win 6-4 and seal the upset for the Warriors.   The surging 8-3 Warriors face no. 16 Montgomery on Monday. Watchung Hills 3, Ridge 2 Singles Rahul Hingorani (R) d. Brian Faig 6-2, 6-4 Tristan Sun (WH) d. Eric Zhang 7-5, 6-4 Tim Gavornik (WH) d. Mason Keel 6-3, 6-3 Doubles Max Weinerman and Nate Luke (WH) d. …

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Watchung Hills Tennis Team Tops Somerville

Doubles help seal team's seventh win on the season.

Submitted by Christopher Gibson The Watchung Hills Regional mens tennis team defeated Somerville High School by a score of 4-1, Wednesday, at Somerville. Singles Keshav Reddy (S) d. Brian Faig 6-4, 6-4; Tristan Sun (WH) d. Mike Finlan 6-0, 6-4; Tim Gavornik (WH) d. Harsha Honasoge 6-2, 6-0. Doubles Max Weinerman and Nate Luke (WH) d. Drew Brenn and Jimmy Rick 6-3, 6-4; Abhi Dantuluri and Michael Ma (WH) d. Jeremy Coy and Austin Rose  6-4, 6-4. Records: Watchung Hills 7-3 , Somerville 6-3.

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Boys Tennis Team Falls to Franklin

Singles struggle in loss to no. 13 Franklin.

Submitted by Christopher Gibson The Watchung Hills Regional boys tennis team fell to Franklin (5-2) Tuesday, 3-2. Franklin, one of the area's top ranked teams, used its strength in the singles matches to win. Watchung Hills is 6-3 on the season. The team travels to Somerville for a 4 p.m. match. Singles 1st Singles: Leandro Araneta, Franklin, def. Brian Faig 6-0, 6-3, 0-0 2nd Singles: Martin Del Prado, Franklin, def. Tristan Sun 6-2, 6-0, 0-0 3rd Singles: Kevin Liu, Franklin, def. Tim Gavornik 6-2, 6-4, 0-0 Doubles 1st Doubles: Max Weinerman and Nate Luke, Watchung Hills, def. Sunday Ebo and Alexander Tang 6-1, 6-2, 0-0 2nd Doubles: Abhinav Dantuluri and Michael Ma, Watchung Hills, def. Hanish Patel and Destyn Fuller-Hope 6-3, 6-0, 0-0

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Gavornik Helps Warriors Edge New Providence

Tennis team notches fourth win in season.

The Watchung Hills Tennis team is off to a 4-1 start, after topping New Providence 3-2 at Watchung Hills Regional, Thursday. The team's success is due to the consistent play of third singles freshman Tim Gavornik (4-1), second singles Tristan Sun (3-2), and senior first doubles Max Weinerman and Nate Luke (3-2).   First singles senior Brian Faig and the second doubles combinations of Michael Ma, Derek Ong, Max Kabat, and Abhi Dantuluri have also contributed wins for the Warriors.   The Warriors face off with conference rival Pingry in Martinsville this Tuesday. Singles 1st Singles: Alex Hocken, New Providence, def. Tristan Sun 6-1, 6-4, 0-0 2nd Singles: Tim Gavornik, Watchung Hills, def. Kevin Maluso 6-1, 6-0, 0-0 3rd Singles: Rick …

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