North Allegheny & Sewickley Duos Win WPIAL Doubles Tennis Titles
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016 | 1:55 PM
For one team, history repeated itself on Tuesday afternoon. For another, history changed for the better. Don and Ryan Gex of Sewickley Academy repeated as WPIAL Class AA Doubles Tennis champions while after losing in the finals last year, Jared Isaacs and Richard Hofmann of North Allegheny won the elusive title in straight sets. For Ryan Gex, it was a third straight doubles crown while for Isaacs, it was his first title after losing in the doubles title match in 2014 and 2015.
Here are all the results from the two day event.
2016 WPIAL CLASS AAA DOUBLES TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Jared Isaacs and Richard Hofmann (North Allegheny) over Naman Dua and Tanay Kumta (Shady Side Academy) 6-1, 6-0
WPIAL CLASS AAA Consolation:
Christian Vietmeier and Charlie Strohl (Mount Lebanon) over Cooper Kann and Michael Kann (Shady Side Academy) 6-3, 6-2
WPIAL CLASS AAA Semifinals:
Jared Isaacs and Richard Hofmann (North Allegheny) over Cooper Kann and Michael Kann (Shady Side Academy) 6-1, 6-1
Naman Dua and Tanay Kumta (Shady Side Academy) over Christian Vietmeier and Charlie Strohl (Mount Lebanon) 6-1, 6-3
WPIAL CLASS AAA Quarterfinals:
Jared Isaacs and Richard Hofmann (North Allegheny) over Scott Russell and Liam Gibbons (Upper St. Clair) 10-0
Cooper Kann and Michael Kann (Shady Side Academy) over Ben Vinarski and Sid Iyer (Pine-Richland) 11-10 (9-7)
Naman Dua and Tanay Kumta (Shady Side Academy) over Miguel Ascencio and Ryan Farrell (Peters Township) 10-8
Christian Vietmeier and Charlie Strohl (Mount Lebanon) over Rochan Ramesh and Connor Warwick (Franklin Regional) 10-5
WPIAL CLASS AAA First Round:
Jared Isaacs and Richard Hofmann (North Allegheny) over Mason Harbaugh and Chase Pastor (Hempfield) 10-0
Scott Russell and Liam Gibbons (Upper St. Clair) over Kevin Lee and Turner Price (Penn-Trafford) 10-0
Cooper Kann and Michael Kann (Shady Side Academy) over Nathan Wang and Brenden Dollard (Peters Township) 10-7
Ben Vinarski and Sid Iyer (Pine-Richland) over Neil Bencherif and Tomi Fennell (Fox Chapel) 10-6
Naman Dua and Tanay Kumta (Shady Side Academy) over Logan D’Angelo and Jaron Skow (Moon) 10-5
Miguel Ascencio and Ryan Farrell (Peters Township) over Alex Ferraccio and Drake Neumann (Kiski Area) 10-2
Christian Vietmeier and Charlie Strohl (Mount Lebanon) over Natoli Farber and Will Gatti (Pittsburgh Central Catholic) 10-3
Rochan Ramesh and Connor Warwick (Franklin Regional) over Andrew Chuirazzi and Ivan Voinov (North Allegheny) 10-8
2016 WPIAL CLASS AA DOUBLES TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Don Gex and Ryan Gex (Sewickley Academy) over John Monroe and Josh Wohar (California) 6-4, 6-4
WPIAL CLASS AA Consolation:
Neil Rana and Brian Rosario (Sewickley Academy) over John Appolonia and Kellen Short (Indiana) 6-2, 6-0
WPIAL CLASS AA Semifinals:
Don Gex and Ryan Gex (Sewickley Academy) over John Appolonia and Kellen Short (Indiana) 6-1, 6-0
John Monroe and Josh Wohar (California) over Neil Rana and Brian Rosario (Sewickley Academy) 6-4, 6-3
WPIAL CLASS AA Quarterfinals:
Don Gex and Ryan Gex (Sewickley Academy) over Jack Stock and Bryan Ochs (Thomas Jefferson) 10-1
John Appolonia and Kellen Short (Indiana) over Jacob Chovanec and Robbie Bailey (Mount Pleasant) 10-6
John Monroe and Josh Wohar (California) over David Jen and Camden Fuller (Vincentian Academy) 10-0
Neil Rana and Brian Rosario (Sewickley Academy) over Max Rogow and Nathan Moss (Winchester Thurston) 10-6
WPIAL CLASS AA First Round:
Don Gex and Ryan Gex (Sewickley Academy) over Eric Huet and Chad Swartz (Highlands) 10-0
Jack Stock and Bryan Ochs (Thomas Jefferson) over Max Servick and Jack Shearer (Central Valley) 10-1
John Appolonia and Kellen Short (Indiana) over Connor O’Leary and Jake Radovic (Thomas Jefferson) 10-2
Jacob Chovanec and Robbie Bailey (Mount Pleasant) over Tyler Squicquero and Tyler McDonough (Riverside) 10-1
John Monroe and Josh Wohar (California) over Alex Pfeifer and Turner Wilson (Hopewell) 10-3
David Jen and Camden Fuller (Vincentian Academy) over Jacob Belcastro and Nate Heidengren (Blackhawk) 10-7
Neil Rana and Brian Rosario (Sewickley Academy) over jon Tetrick and Ross Huchko (Beaver) 10-0
Max Rogow and Nathan Moss (Winchester Thurston) over Eli Loncar and Miles Collins (Hopewell) 10-6
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