Boys Varsity Tennis vs Villanova

April 12, 2017

Cate’s boys varsity tennis team (10-0,5-0) continued its undefeated season with a 15-3 win at league rival Villanova on Tuesday, April 11.

The Rams started quickly behind the strong play of co-captain Kevin Ha ’17 who took down one of the top Wildcats to give the Rams a 6-0 lead. In the second round, Villanova defeated Cate’s #3 singles, Joseph Thomasson ’18, 7-5 in what would turn out to be the only singles win for the host Wildcats. In the third round, Cate’s # 2 singles, Ethan Ha ’20, defeated the top Villanova singles player 6-1 to complete his sweep for the day.

In doubles, Nicholas Hildebrandt ’18 successfully teamed with Charlie Xie ’19 for the first time winning all three of their sets. Cate’s #2 doubles team, Charlie Morris ’18 and Brad Gordon ’19, continued their strong season by sweeping all three sets. Co-captan Mason Mackall ’17 replaced Kevin Ha ’17 in the second round and notched two 6-0 wins in his first singles appearance this season.

The Rams will hit the road again on Thursday, April 13 to take on Laguna Blanca. That contest will start at 3:30.