Photograph by Paul Myers
Saratoga's A.J. Kerin nailed a 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 win over defending league champion Will McAlister to lead the Falcons to a 5-2 win over Los Gatos last week. Kerin won three matches on the week, and the Falcons also posted three victories.
Kerin wins three times at No. 1
Saratoga boys net three straight tennis victories
By Dick Sparrer
A.J. Kerin netted three victories last week. And it's no coincidence that the Saratoga boys tennis team did, too.
The Falcons turned back Los Gatos 5-2 and whipped Lynbrook 6-1 in a pair of matches in the De Anza Division of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic league, then they knocked off Harker Academy 6-1 in a non-league match at the old Blackford High School campus.
And in all three of the matches, Kerin got the Falcons off to a good start with victories at No. 1 singles.
The Falcons, 5-2 in the division and 9-2 for the year, capped the week with the 5-2 win over Los Gatos on Thursday. Kerin sparked Saratoga to the team victory with a 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 over two-time league champion Will McAlister.
Kerin won 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 1 spot to start the Falcons on their way to a 6-1 win over Lynbrook two days earlier.
Garrett Wyatt supported with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles, Ashvin Soin won 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3 and Jonathon Ng won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4.
Po-Yuan Chen and Anil Narasimha nailed a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 2 doubles and Jeremy Lin and David Lee won 6-0, 7-6 (7-3) at No. 3.
Saratoga had opened the week with a 6-1 win over Harker in non-league play. Kerin won 6-2, 6-3 at No. 1 singles, Wyatt won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2, Soin won 6-0, 6-4 at No. 3 and Ng won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4.
Chen and Narasimha won 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2 doubles and Lin and Lee won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3. The No. 1 doubles team of Tim Chang and Philip Cheung lost a tough three-set decision 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.
In other local tennis action, Westmont won twice in the West Valley Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League, beating Lincoln 4-3 and Willow Glen 5-2. The Warriors are now 5-2 in division play.
Prospect dropped a pair of matches in the Santa Teresa Division last week, falling 5-2 to Branham and 4-3 to Oak Grove.
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