Mercersburg’s boys’ varsity tennis team suffered its first setback of the 2022 slate when Mid-Atlantic Prep League foe Blair Academy came into the Smoyer Tennis Center April 2 and left with a 6-1 victory.

Goshi Kamiya ’22 earned the lone victory of the day for the Blue Storm, outlasting Ethan Turkewitz at #2 singles.

Results
Singles
#1 Mark Riviera (B) def. Jamie Talley ’23 (M) 6-0, 6-0
#2 Goshi Kamiya ’22 (M) def. Ethan Turkewitz 7-5, 4-6, 11-9
#3 Nick Hansen (B) def. Arnav Pallopathu ’23 (M) 6-1, 6-0
#4 Paul Kazalionis (B) def. Logan Butts ’23 6-1, 4-6, 10-5
#5 Hayden Yau (B) def. Oscar Su ’25 M) 6-1, 7-5
#6 Scottie Kimmelman (B) def. Zane Arky ’23 (M) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
#1 Riviera/Turkewitz (B) def. Talley/Kamiya (M) 8-1
#2 Kazalionis/Yau (B) def. Pallopathu/Butts 8-6
#3 Hansen/Kimmelman (B) def. Arky/Su (M) 8-3 

Mercersburg (1-1, 0-1 MAPL) faces Washington High School for the second time in less than a week Tuesday, April 5. The Storm edged the Patriots, 5-4, at home on March 30, but this match takes place on the Washington campus in Charles Town, WV. First serve is at 4 p.m.