The Rye Boys Tennis Team suffered a nail-biting loss on Tuesday, April 29, dropping a 4-3 decision to Mamaroneck at home. The loss ended a streak of four wins in five games for the team and comes against a Tigers team whom Rye had previously defeated 6-1 on April 9.
“Today’s loss was a frustrating heartbreaker for the Garnets,” Head Coach Sue Dickson told MyRye.com. “We lost a match that came down to two third set super-tiebreakers at third and fourth doubles under the lights. Unfortunately, Rye lost each of those matches by just two points each.”
Grant Lobo responded after an individual loss in his last match by beating Ryan Master 6-2,6-2 at first singles. Alex Gordon beat Phin Kimmelman 6-2, 3-6 (10-3). This was the only super tiebreaker the Garnets could come out on top in. With third singles Luke Gordon out sick, Philip Karajannis stepped in and lost 6-3, 6-3 despite holding his own. Two of Rye’s four doubles teams lost in a tiebreaking third set, the difference in the close defeat.
Rye (5-2) will try to get back on track on Thursday, May 1, as they host Scarsdale at Rye Recreation. The match is scheduled to begin at 4:30pm against the Raiders.
