BHS Boys Tennis Goes to 10-1 on Season

CCA and Falmouth Remain Undefeated

By Mike Delaney

MARSTONS MILLS -- The Barnstable High School Boys Tennis Team improved their season's record to 10-1 with a well-earned 3-2 victory over a game visiting team from Martha's Vineyard Monday afternoon at Marstons Mills.

     Along with Falmouth and Cape Cod Academy's still undefeated marks, Barnstable's record combines to show just how dominant Cape Cod high school tennis has truly become. Just take a look at the girls' teams from the three schools -- Barnstable and Cape Cod Academy remain undefeated, both at 12-0, while the Falmouth girls follow close behind at 9-1. All totalled, the girls and boys teams from Barnstable, Falmouth and Cape Cod Academy have a 64-2 record on the spring.    

     In the Barnstable boys' match-up on Monday, senior co-captain Chris Leveroni fell behind 0-3 in the first set but recovered nicely after donning his lucky cap to beat the Vineyard's number one, Tim McHugh,6-3, 6-0. Fellow Raider senior Dan Neelon dispatched Andrew McHugh 6-1,6-1. Raider sophomore Jamie Bowe dropped the third singles match to Timo Novala 1-6, 2-6.
     Raider senior co-captain Josh Morgan teamed with Bryce Kanzer in second doubles, defeating Jonah Lipsky and Win Grimm 6-2,6-1. The first doubles match was the most exciting contest of the day as Islanders Dylan Hutchinson and Daniel Hahn, down 2-5 in the deciding third set, battled back to win a tie-breaker and the match from Tim Ball and Blake Blaze of Barnstable, 6-2,0-6,7-6(9).
     "This is a wonderful group of guys," said coach Dick Norman after the match, "among the best I've ever had." Coach Norman spoke with obvious pride in the academic and overall accomplishments of his seniors headed to elite institutions of higher learning: Dan Neelon will be at Penn this fall, Josh Morgan is bound for the United States Naval Academy and Bryce Kanzer is headed to The Berklee School of Music. Chris Levoroni is deciding between Boston College, UMass, and St. Joseph's of Philadelphia. Though Levoroni seems the only one with a possible college tennis career, the future is full of promise in whatever endeavors these young men choose.