Tennis - Boys' Varsity
Barrington, RI 02806
From Connecticut: Take Route 6 East to Providence, I. Watch closely for signs for I-95 South. Almost immediately you will exit to the left onto I-195 East, Exit 20 (East Providence-Cape Cod). Take Exit 7-Route 114 South to Barrington. Go 5 miles to first traffic light. Turn right onto Federal Road. School is 1/8 mile on right.
1st singles: Eric Wu (SA) def Shun-Yi "Brian" Chang (MPrep), 8-0
2nd singles: Stephen Stento (SA) def Gongcheng "Eason" Fu (MPrep), 8-0
3rd singles: Steven Wang (SA) def Sebastian Evans (MPrep), 8-2
4th singles: Alex Boulay (SA) def Slava Beliaev (MPrep), 8-0
5th singles: Frank Liu (SA) def Hien "Tom" To (MPrep), 8-2
6th singles: Zilun "Oliver" Qiu (MPrep) def James Cai (SA), 9-8 (7-4 tiebreaker)
Doubles count for a total of 1 team point
1st doubles: Stento and Wang (SA) def Tianhao "Lance" Lu and Tian "Crea" Feng (MPrep), 8-1
2nd doubles: Wu and Boulay (SA) def Rodrigo Torre and Christian Terwilliger (MPrep), 8-0
3rd doubles: Frank Liu and Michael Sun (SA) def Mingyou "Samuel" Xu and Yaozhong "Evan" Hu (MPrep), 8-2
St. Andrew's School swept the doubles in impressive fashion to help them defeat Marianapolis by a team score of 6-1 on a beautiful but blustery day in Barrington, Rhode Island. The Saints trotted out four very solid players who countered the Golden Knights shots at almost every turn.
In singles, Marianapolis (1-5) struggled to find its footing against a barrage of bullet serves and well-placed volleys. But in the last match of the afternoon, Zilun "Oliver" Qiu '19 engaged in a lengthy struggle against an opponent who was his equal in many ways. A back-and-forth affair ramped up in intensity with Qiu trailing 7-6. He held serve quickly to get even at 7-7, broke to go ahead 8-7, and then had two match points to potentially finish the match 9-7. However, his opponent came up with an amazing return on one of the match points to eventually break back and force a tiebreaker.
In the breaker, Qiu did just enough to earn a 7-4 result and the only point for the Golden Knights. Qiu is 3-3 on the season and has demonstrated a lot of grit in some pressure-packed situations.
The Golden Knights have a bit of a respite before taking to the courts again on Wednesday, April 24 at Concord Academy.