Varsity Schedule and Results

Date	Opponent	Time	Results
4/3	@ Sharon High	4:30	W 10 - 0
Particularly effective were Andrew Lebovitz at 2nd singles, Will Hunnewell at 3rd, and newcomer Josh Cohen at 4th, who lost only one game in their two sets. This feat was also accomplished by Noah Bragg and Anthony Blake who teamed at 1st doubles. Other winners were captain Mike Chao at 1st singles and David Bruce with Ethan Schneider at 2nd doubles. We open the regular season on Saturday against Rivers.
4/7	@ Rivers	4:30	W 15 - 0
The boys varsity tennis team began the regular season with a 15 - 0 victory over Rivers. Winning all three sets that they played were, returning players Andrew Lebovitz, Mike Chao and Will Hunnewell. Also recording three points each were newcomers Noah Bragg, and Anthony Blake. The final wins for Milton were recorded by David Bruce, who teamed with Anthony for an 8 - 3 victory at third doubles, and Josh Cohen who won his sixth singles match 6 - 2, 6 - 1. Our next match is at St. George's on Wednesday.
4/9	@ St. George's	3:45	W 15 - 0
The boys varsity tennis team traveled to St. George's and won 15 - 0. The top five players, Andrew, Mike, Noah, Will, and Anthony, once again each won all three sets that they played. Josh won at 6th singles by a score of 6 - 2, 6 - 0 and Ethan Schneider teamed with Anthony to win at 3rd doubles 8 - 3 to record his first varsity victory. We next play at home against Brooks on Saturday.
4/12	Brooks	2:45	W 14 - 1
The boys varsity tennis team recorded its third victory of the year with a 14 - 1 win over Brooks. Recording three points each for Milton were; Mike Chao, Noah Bragg, Will Hunnewell, and Anthony Blake. Andrew Lebovitz won his first doubles match with Mike and then split sets against a strong opponent at first singles. Earning the final two points for the Mustangs were Josh Cohen with an easy victory at 6th singles and David Bruce, who teamed with Anthony for an 8 - 0 win, at 3rd doubles. We next play at Middlesex on Wednesday.
4/16	@ Middlesex	3:00	W 13 - 2
The boys varsity tennis team defeated Middlesex yesterday by a score of 13 - 2. Our 1st - 4th players (Andrew, Mike, Noah, and Will) each won their doubles match and both of their singles sets. The other points were won by Anthony who swept his 5th singles sets and Josh who split at 6th. We are now 4 - 0 and next play St. Sebastian's here at Milton on the North Courts on Friday at 3:45.
4/18	St. Sebastian's	3:30	W 14 - 1
The boys varsity tennis team recorded their fifth victory of the season by defeating St. Sebastian's 14 - 1. Once again our 1st through 4th players, (Andrew, Mike, Noah, and Will) each swept their one doubles set and both of their singles sets. The final points were earned by Anthony and Josh who each won their singles matches in two sets.
4/19	@ Belmont Hill	12:00	L 11 - 4
We ran into a hot serving Belmont Hill team on their incredibly fast indoor courts and suffered our first defeat of the season. Playing well for Milton were Andrew Lebovitz at 1st singles who prevailed 6 - 2, 6 - 1, and Noah Bragg who posted a 6 - 4, 6 - 1 victory at 3rd. Many other sets were close but we were unable to pull them out. We now have a record of 5 - 1 and next play a tough Thayer team here on the North Courts on Wednesday.
4/23	Thayer	3:00	L 11 - 4
The boys varsity tennis team lost to Thayer yesterday by a score of 11 - 4. the score was deceiving as we were serving to win three other sets and failed to do so in each case. Had we taken those sets, the outcome of the match probably would have been different. Winning a point each for Milton were Noah Bragg at 3rd singles and Will Hunnewell at 4th. Josh Cohen was able to win both his sets at 6th singles. We next play Lawrence at home on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
4/26	Lawrence	1:00	W 15 - 0
The boys varsity tennis team bounced back strongly with an impressive 15 - 0 win over Lawrence. Eight of the twelve singles sets were won without dropping a single game and the most surrendered in any given set was two. Our first through fourth players also teamed together to win their two doubles sets by identical scores of 8 - 1. We are now 6 - 2 and face a tough Roxbury Latin team here on Wednesday.
4/30	Roxbury Latin	3:30	L 8 - 7
The boys varsity tennis team put in a much improved effort against the first place team from Roxbury Latin but came up short by an 8 - 7 score. Playing particularly well for Milton were Andrew Lebovitz who won all three of his sets at first doubles and first singles and Mike Chao who teamed with Andrew in doubles and then narrowly missed winning his first singles set but gutted out the second and emerged with a split. Winning one singles set each for the Mustangs were Noah Bragg at third singles, Will Hunnewell at fourth and Josh Cohen at sixth. We will strive to continue to improve as we take on Governor's on Friday and then Andover on Saturday.
5/2	@ Governor's	4:45	W 8 - 3
After being forced inside by rain onto a very slick rubberized surface, the boys varsity tennis team adjusted well enough to record an 8 - 3 victory over Governor's. Will Hunnewell and Noah Bragg each won three sets for Milton. Andrew Lebovitz and Mike Chao came back from a 4 - 7 deficit to earn a match point but were forced to a tiebreaker when their opponent hit a second serve ace on that deuce point. Unfortunately the breaker did not go our way. Andrew rebounded to win his first singles set and Josh Cohen sealed the victory by taking his first set at 6th singles. Since it was so late the match was stopped and the other four sets were not completed. We next play at Exeter on Wednesday.
5/7	@ Exeter	3:30	W 6 - 1
Using the New England's format, the boys varsity tennis team earned an impressive 6 - 1 win over Class "A" rival Exeter. The match began by Milton taking two of the three doubles matches with Andrew and Mike winning at 1st and Noah and Anthony prevailing at 3rd. This gave us the doubles point. Mike and Noah each won their singles matches convincingly in straight sets as did Will. This clinched the match for the Mustangs so Andrew played a super tie-breaker to decide his 1st singles match and prevailed 10 - 6. The longest match of the day went to Josh who defeated his game opponent in two hard fought tie-breakers. We are now 8 - 3 and play a tough Andover team on Friday.
5/9	@ Andover	4:45	canceled
5/10	St. Mark's	1:00	W 14 - 1
Playing inside here at Milton, the boys varsity tennis team defeated St. Mark's by a score of 14 - 1. Andrew, Mike, Noah, and Will each won three sets. Josh earned a hard fought 7 - 5, 7 - 5 victory at 6th singles. David split two tie-breakers at 5th and Anthony Blake teamed with Noah for an easy win at 3rd doubles. We are now 9 - 3 and face a tough St. Paul's team on Wednesday.
5/14	St. Paul's	3:15	L 8 - 7
An excellent effort by the boys varsity tennis team fell just short in an 8 - 7 loss to league leading St. Paul's. The match began on a positive note when we took two of the three doubles matches. Andrew and Mike recorded a convincing 8 - 4 victory at 1st and Noah and Anthony came up big late to score an 8 - 6 win at 3rd. Andrew kept his cool and played intelligently against a very unorthodox player and recorded a 6 - 2, 6 - 4 victory at 1st singles. Will fought back from a tough first set loss to take the second by a score of 6 - 4 at 4th. Noah won a tight first set by breaking his opponent late and then repeated the feat with everyone watching to tie the overall match at 7 points each. Captain Mike Chao was locked in a titanic struggle at 3rd with the score tied 4 games all with his opponent serving at 30 all. His opponent eventually held and was able to break serve which gave the incredibly close match to St. Paul's. We travel to B.B.N. today and will attempt to rebound.
5/15	@ BB&N	4:30	W 10 - 5
The boys varsity tennis team recorded a quality 10 - 5 win yesterday against a solid team from B.B.N. Our steady improvement in doubles continued as we were able to sweep all three matches. Andrew and Mike won 8 - 5 at 1st, Will and David took 2nd 8 - 4, and Noah and Anthony won seven games in a row to erase a 4 - 1 deficit and record the victory at 3rd. As for singles, our top four players were dominant winning seven of the eight sets that they played. This solid performance should give the team some momentum heading into the New England Tournament where we will face Hotchkiss in the Quarterfinals on Saturday morning at Loomis Chaffee.
5/17	@ New England
The boys varsity tennis team traveled to Loomis Chaffee to play a very strong Hotchkiss team in the quarterfinals of the New England Class "A" tournament on Saturday morning. We came out of the gates strong in the doubles and served for the match twice in a row at both 1st and 3rd. Unfortunately we were unable to finish and ended up playing tie-breakers to decide each match. Noah and Anthony were able to pull theirs out by a 7 - 4 score but Andrew and Mike fell 3 - 7 to give the doubles point to Hotchkiss. The disappointment of not winning the doubles carried over into singles as we lost the first set at positions 1 through 5. Will and Noah showed great heart and determination to win their second sets and were in solid positions in their thirds. Mike was battling hard to join them when his opponent hit a couple of lines and the net was unkind and he fell by a score of 5 - 7. This gave the match to Hotchkiss. The six players who will be returning to the team next spring gained valuable experience and now know what it will take to succeed at the New England level. We have two matches remaining, at Groton on Wednesday and home against arch rivals Nobles on Friday.
5/21	@ Groton	3:30	w 12 - 3
The boys varsity tennis team traveled to Groton yesterday and earned an impressive 12 - 3 win. Andrew, Mike, and Will each won all three of their sets in doubles and singles. Noah was able to win his doubles and then take his second set in singles after a very frustrating loss in his first. Anthony teamed with Noah for an easy 8 - 1 win at third doubles and then won a second set tiebreaker to take a singles point. David teamed with Will to pull out a tight match at 2nd doubles by a score of 8 - 6. Seeing his first varsity match experience, Ben Lin was able to capture his second set at 6th singles by a 6 - 2 score to record our last point. We are now 10 - 4 in the ISL and finish the season tomorrow at home against a solid team from Nobles.
5/23	Nobles	4:30	W 12 - 3
The boys varsity tennis team finished their season in fine style with a resounding 12 - 3 victory against Nobles! All eight players who participated earned at least one point for Milton. David and Anthony won their doubles sets by scores of 8 - 6, and 8 - 3 respectively. Ben won his first set at 6th singles to record his second consecutive successful outing. Andrew won his 1st doubles match and then split his singles sets to record two points. Noah, Mike, and Will each swept all three of their sets to cap off our fourth consecutive victory over teams with winning records. We would like to wish our captain Mike Chao the best of luck next year as he attends Bentley. We will miss his leadership.