PIAA TENNIS: Abington Heights falls in Class 3A semifinals to defending state champion Conestoga

Abington Heights’ memorable run to the PIAA Class 3A boys tennis semifinals ended with a loss to the defending champion.

Conestoga, the District 1 champion, defeated the Comets, 3-0, early Saturday morning at the Hershey Racquet Club. Abington Heights, which has won the last 13 District 2 championships, ends the season at 17-1.

Junior Ethan Sun defeated Abington Heights freshman Prayush Mallaiah, 7-5, 6-0, at No. 1 singles. Tristan Lubiniecki beat William Arp, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 2 singles. The No. 2 doubles team of Jake Duffy and Will Connelly defeated Brody Goldberg and Sebastian Meyer, 6-3, 6-0, to lead Conestoga (20-1).

Abington Heights’ No. 1 doubles team of Liam Farrell and Bryce Comstock was leading Jake Tsang and Leo Brown, 6-4 and 5-5, and Brady Comstock and Sean Fan were locked in a battle, 4-6, 6-5, when the match halted.

The loss brought to an end Abington Heights’ team season, but Mallaiah and the doubles team of Farrell and Arp are District 2 champions and have reached the PIAA Tennis Championship weekend May 22-23 at the Hershey Racquet Club.

Abington Heights reached the semifinals for the first time since going to two straight final fours in 2014 and 2015.

Wyoming Seminary (16-1) lost in the PIAA Class 2A quarterfinals late Friday afternoon. District 10 champion Cathedral Prep defeated the Blue Knights, 3-2.

Charbel Moubarak defeated Dhruv Sudhakar, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, at No. 2 singles. Arjun Noticewala beat Stefan Zecar, 6-2, 6-2. The No. 1 doubles team of Joe Prichard and Chris Scott beat Thomas Hill and James Bobeck, 6-1 and 6-3, to lead Cathedral Prep.

Wyoming Seminary’s Billy Hall defeated Gavin Ferretti, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 1 singles. The No. 2 doubles team of Hubert Huang and Aarav Gupta earned a 7-5, 7-6 (2) win over Sam English and Clark Brown for the Blue Knights.

Hall and the doubles team of Sudhakar and Zecar won District 2 championships and will compete in the Class 2A tournaments at the PIAA Tennis Championship weekend May 22-23 at the Hershey Racquet Club.