Ithaca wins the STAC boys' tennis title against undefeated Oneonta

ITHACA, N.Y. – Ithaca's boys' tennis team emerged as number one in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference after defeating the previously undefeated Oneonta team 6-1, rising above other top divisional teams, including Chenango Forks, which displayed its own dominance throughout the season.

The Little Red will travel to Corning on May 14, entering sectionals with a dominant group that now has a reputation of taking the conference title with a 12-1 match record.

Here's a look at the results from the Southern Tier Athletic Conference boys' tennis championship:

STAC semi-finals

Chenango Forks (10-4, 10-2 STAC) at Ithaca (11-1, 8-0 STAC)

(West) Ithaca def. (Central) Chenango Forks | 6-0

Singles:

#1 - Henry Bopp (IT) def. Calvin Nichols (CF) 6-1, 6-2

#2 - Jonah Jacobstein (IT) def. Justin Samson (CF) 6-0, 6-0

#3 - Orion Patie (IT) def. Logan Hovancik (CF) 6-0, 6-0

#4 - Gustavo Luke Flores (IT) def. Henry Hubbard (CF) 6-1, 6-1

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Doubles:

#1 - Simon Crane / Takuo Kawate (IT) def. Landon Butenko / Lucas Taylor (CF) 6-3, 6-1

#2 - Luke Hwang / Aaron Martinez (IT) def. Braden Watson / Noah Gaddis (CF) 6-2, 6-4

#3 - Ian Moore / Dhilan Sethupathy (IT) def. Davis Hull / Christoher Samson (CF) 6-1, 6-1

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Union-Endicott (9-2, 7-1 STAC) at Oneonta (13-0, 10-0 STAC)

(East) Oneonta def. (Metro) Union-Endicott | 4-3

Singles:

#1 - Jacob Conti (U-E) def. Derek Fronckowiak (ON) 6-4, 6-1

#2 - Ethan Temming (ON) def. Andrew Mancini (U-E) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3

#3 - Gabe Mancini (U-E) def. Anthony Iannelli (ON) 6-0, 2-6, 6-4

#4 - Carter Holland (U-E) def. Evie Chen (ON) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)

Doubles:

#1 - Miles Gelbsman / Niko Iannelli (ON) def. Jack Kiernan / Afnan Bajwa (U-E) 6-3, 6-3

#2 - Jordan Fronckowiak / Ibraheem Khan (ON) def. Wilder Strattan / Evan Swavola (U-E) 6-3, 6-0

#3 - Brighton Logue / Charles Fluck (ON) def. Gavin Phetphongsy / Jack Golden (U-E) 7-5, 6-1

STAC Championship

Oneonta (13-1, 10-0 STAC) at Ithaca (12-1, 8-0 STAC)

(West) Ithaca def. (East) Oneonta | 6-1