Twin Valley boys tennis wins first BCIAA title in program history

Twin Valley boys tennis manufactured system historical past on Monday.

The Raiders won their to start with county title, defeating Wilson 3-1 in the BCIAA workforce match championship match at Laureldale.

“It’s great,” Raiders mentor Joe Alessandrini stated. “We worked so really hard all calendar year.”

Twin Valley won the title at the rear of a trio of wins in singles enjoy from senior Jackson Bonds, senior Charles Beebe and freshman Dylan Bonds. A few details was all the Raiders desired to clinch the title, which was played in a format that featured three singles matches and two doubles matches staying played at the same time.

Jackson Bonds defeated Bulldogs junior Will Hill 6-2, 6-. A 4-12 months starter and 2021 All-Berks range for the Raiders, Jackson Bonds reported he has seen the software increase into a title contender in excess of the earlier four yrs.

“Not a lot of men and women even understood we had a tennis staff, and now we’re county champions,” Jackson Bonds reported. “It’s awesome.”

Jackson’s brother, Dylan Bonds, defeated Wilson junior Ben Winkler 6-1, 6-. In their lone time as substantial university teammates, both Jackson and Dylan reported it was meaningful to gain the county championship with one particular yet another.

“It was magnificent,” reported Dylan Bonds, a freshman. “I’ve constantly dreamed of a major event earn or a significant county gain, and this is it.”

Beebe defeated Bulldogs sophomore Jason Kaufmann 6-2, 6-2. Soon after attending cyber faculty for his initially three decades of high college, Beebe returned to in-human being studying for his senior yr and gained a acquire in the county closing in his lone time of substantial school tennis.

“It feels awesome,” Beebe mentioned. “It doesn’t feel real.”

Wilson scored its lone place in doubles, as sophomore Austin Kohler and junior Jay Khamar conquer seniors Austin Rutherford and Luke Bailey 6-2, 6-2. The other doubles match that includes Bulldogs sophomore Gavin Siravo and freshman Griffin Saar versus Twin Valley seniors Carson Kane and Brendan Gallagher was not completed, as the Raiders by now experienced clinched the championship.

Last 12 months, when the Raiders went 6-5, was the program’s initial profitable season due to the fact it returned in 2005 for the 1st time considering that the early 1980s. However, the workforce experienced superior expectations.

Twin Valley (13-) received the Berks I title with a 4-3 earn over Wilson (9-6) in its ultimate standard time match, then conquer defending champ Conrad Weiser 3- in the semifinals in advance of Monday’s victory.

“It’s major,” Beebe explained. “We manufactured historical past.”