2025 Hockomock League Boys Tennis Preview

2025 Hockomock League Boys Tennis Preview

By HockomockSports.com Staff

2025 Hockomock League Boys Tennis Preview

For years, Sharon has had firm control of the hardcourts across the Hockomock League. The boys won a piece of every Hockomock League title from 1980 to 2010 when the league split, and have won all but one Davenport title (2018) since then.

With the latest realignment in the league, the Davenport division got a little reprieve this spring. And the Kelley-Rex – which has been won by five different boys programs since the split – just got a whole lot more challenging.

There’s some good parity in the Davenport division. The Eagles are the favorites to take the Kelley-Rex crown though it won’t be without a fight.

Mansfield is in a good spot to claim its first division title in over a decade. Senior Neema Khosravani is a returning league all star and will be one of the top singles players in the league. Junior Dev Godara has a good amount of varsity experience and will compete in singles action while freshman Muhilan Karuppussamy has impressed already in his rookie season. The Hornets have the doubles team of Justin Curtis and Kingston Carey back after playing together for most of last year.

The Hornets will face good competition. Oliver Ames doesn’t have the largest roster in the league but it’s one of the most experienced ones. The Tigers return six of its seven starters from last year, including one of the top doubles teams in the league in senior Nick Wagner and junior Brendan Teehan. That duo posted an impressive 11-4 record last year and will be one of the teams to be both in the Davenport and league-wide. Senior co-captains Patrick Dolan and Alex Efremidis are veteran leaders that give OA a solid singles lineup while sophomore Maxim Westerbeke will take the leap to first singles. Seniors Jack Andromalos, Frankie Chen, and Xinyu Long will fill out the lineup card for an Oliver Ames squad eager to win its first-ever league crown.

Canton is in a similar situation as Oliver Ames as the Bulldogs also bring a lot of familiar faces back in search of the program’s first division title. The squad boasts a talented and deep group of singles players in juniors Bharat Ramanathan, Matt Wright, and Eli Weaver all have varsity experience and are a competitive group that sets the tone for the rest of the squad. Senior co-captains Justin Ngan and Tyler Benson will anchor Canton’s doubles action and there’s a good mix of newcomers that can slot into the lineup.

“Generally I really like this group,” said Canton head coach Bill Donovan. “We were very young last year and we took our lumps. But all of our key guys gained a lot of experience and they’re excited to get started with this season.”

Junior Alvis Huang and sophomore Spencer Reich also have varsity experience for Canton and will compete for time in the lineup. Freshman Luke Erickson has impressed early on and made it into the Bulldogs’ starting lineup at first doubles. Juniors Aiden McCloskey, Wyatt Proctor, and Mahn Vu, along with sophomores Ryan Moltenbrey, Jacob Richmond, Shawn Manzi, and Stathi Gregoriadis are all returning members of the squad while freshmen Maxmillian Mueller, Jasper Mahoney, and Frankie Kowalski will look to make a splash in their first season.

2025 Hockomock League Boys Tennis Preview

Foxboro and North Attleboro will also look to challenge for the Davenport title. Both squads saw a good amount of turnover but have some key pieces to build on this year. The Warriors return their top two singles players from last year and that will give them a big boost against a tough schedule. Seniors Raj Jetty and Luca Meyer have plenty at the varsity level for a couple of seasons and will be among the top 1-2 punches in the league. Senior Evan Paluzzi, who was a top doubles player for Foxboro last year, will look to give the Warriors a boost later this season when he returns from injury. The Rocketeers have a lot of new faces too after graduating nine seniors from last year’s squad. Captains Darren Liang and Jeremy Carter are back after playing in singles action for North Attleboro this spring while freshman Aaryav Relan has been impressive so far and earned a start (and win) at first singles to start the season.

2025 Hockomock League Boys Tennis Preview

Sharon will look to claim its first Kelley-Rex title in its first season competing in the league and make it six straight division titles. The Eagles entered the season on a 58 league match win streak. Sophomore Milan Kilijov impressed at third singles last year and will now move up the ladder, starting at first singles for the Eagles in a season-opening win over Stoughton. Senior Jacob Slavsky has been a stalwart in the lineup for many seasons and is back in the mix as one of the top singles players in the Hock and the lineup received a big boost with freshman Sri Piratla competing for a top singles spot. Sharon’s success wasn’t limited to singles action; the Eagles boasted one of the best doubles teams around in Sava Kassev and Isaac Chen – the senior/junior duo will certainly be tough to be this year. Senior Joel Zwicker is another key piece back in the lineup with singles and doubles experience.

Attleboro is coming off back-to-back division titles but had a lot of turnover after last year. Sophomore Jackson Fazzina is the lone returner from the lineup last year after playing mostly third singles last year; he will spearhead the Bombardiers this season. Newcomers Daniel Morin and Connor Houle are in the mix for singles action as well.

Franklin is another squad that had a good amount of turnover. The Panthers won the division in 2021 and 2022 and took second in each of the last two years. With a strong senior class, the team will be looking to compete for the top spot this spring. Senior captains Danny Reis, Aaron Ramaswamy, and Gabe Terry will lead the way for the Panthers this year with Reis and Ramaswamy competing for time at first and second singles while Terry will compete with fellow returner Jai Kandula as well as Vikram Chakrabhavi for third singles. That also gives head coach Mike Bennett strong options for doubles. Senior Jack Sebell is also in the mix for doubles action.

2025 Hockomock League Boys Tennis Preview

A pair of freshmen have impressed in the preseason and could become fixtures in the lineup. Freshman Deklan Morin broke into the lineup in the season opener at third singles and classmate Anish Bokil earned a spot alongside Chakrabhavi at second doubles.

“We have a good mix of veteran and new players on our roster this year,” Bennett said. “Danny Reis, Aaron Ramaswamy, and Gabe Terry look to lead us to the same success we had last year in hopes of making a deeper playoff run than we did last year. Anish and Deklan are two players that I see flying up the ladder this year.”

Another potential challenger calls Wrentham home. King Philip has a very strong singles lineup full of veteran players. Junior Luke Bailor is back for another season at first singles while classmate Brent Schneider is another returner who saw a lot of time at second singles. Senior Arjun Kollu also played against some of the top competition in the league in singles action.

“Our singles ladder of Bailer, Kollu, and Schneider is extremely competitive, as all three played club tennis this summer, have tournament experience and our challenge matches this spring have been close, one resulting in tiebreakers,” said first-year KP head coach Bauer Evans. “Our doubles pairings show a high ceiling and potential with aggressive net play and strong first serve percentages.”

2025 Hockomock League Boys Tennis Preview

Sophomore Jaydon Ajoy mainly played doubles last year but will compete for a spot in singles too. Senior Ashrith Epuri and junior Logan Reilly form a strong team that will look to compete against the top doubles teams in the Hock, and sophomores Khaldoun Tahan and Brendan Lawler will look to help the Warriors compete by getting some wins at second doubles.

Milford could be a dark horse in the division with the majority of its lineup back. With its top three singles players back and the core of the squad returning this spring, the Hawks will look to make a push for a spot in the postseason.

Senior and four-year players Connor Wong and Corey Rattray have had great competition this preseason competing for the top spot in the lineup. Rattray has a lot of experience at first singles but with Wong starting the season at the top spot, his experience and skill will give Milford a very strong option at second singles. There’s even more competition at third singles with seniors Sean Previlege and Todd Ostertog battling for the final singles spot in the lineup. To start the season, Previlege will get the nod at third singles and Ostertog will team with junior Drew Cahill.

“I believe we will be competitive again this year,” said Milford head coach Shawn Austin. “As far as individual matches were concerned, last year was the best for this team and Corey notched the first .500 record at the first singles spot for this team in the last nine years at least. Now that Connor seems to be right there with him, I expect even better results here, and we will lean heavily on our singles since doubles is still a bit of a question mark.”

Seniors Luke Fabry and Lokesh Addagiri give the Hawks some more experience in doubles action. Senior Marsh Sargius along with juniors Harsh Mannava and Avi Mahanta have played on the team for a number of years and provide solid depth. Freshmen Daniel Majkut and Anjan Lakkadi have shown good progress so far this season and will be key pieces for the future.

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Friday’s Schedule & Scoreboard – 05/12/23

Today’s games are listed below.

Baseball
Stoughton, 0 @ Canton, 1 – FinalClick here for a Photo Gallery from this game. Hayden Rose spun a gem, firing Canton to an important division win. Rose went the distance, pitching around five walks and allowing just one hit. He struck out 11 batters, including striking out the side in the seventh to seal the victory. Canton’s lone run came in the bottom of the fourth. Matt Hart drew a walk and came around to score on Matt Lesser’s triple over the right fielder’s head. Owen Lane also added three of Canton’s seven hits from the leadoff spot. Jeriel Cuello had Stoughton’s only hit. Black Knights starter Joseph Rush took the loss despite a strong start. He allowed just the one run and five hits in 3-1/3 innings. Hunter Malkin pitched 2-2/3 scoreless innings of relief with four Ks.

Taunton, 4 @ Franklin, 7 – FinalClick here for a recap and photo gallery of this game.

Mansfield, 10 @ Oliver Ames, 3 – FinalMansfield scored three runs in the third and four more in the fourth to break things open and seal a win that keeps the Hornets close with Foxboro in the Davenport title hunt. Sam Martin (two doubles) and Wyatt Bolduc (double) each had two hits and drove in a pair of runs, scoring three runs combined as well for the Hornets. Mansfield also got a hit and three runs scored from Conner Zukowski, a hit and two RBI from Jake Maydak, and a hit and RBI from Luke Rogan. Maydak also picked up the win on the mound, throwing six innings with three earned runs, three walks, and two strikeouts. Rogan closed the game with a scoreless seventh. Harrison Fitzpatrick was 3-for-3 leading off for OA, scoring twice. Matt Lawson added two hits and a run, Patrick Finnerty had an RBI triple, and Jack Morley drove in one for the Tigers.

Milford, 10 @ North Attleboro, 3 – FinalMilford scored 10 unanswered to come from behind and pick up a big road win. Damien Carter starred at the plate and on the mound for the Hawks. He went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, a triple, a homer, and five RBI. Carter also overcame allowing three runs in the first two innings to throw a complete game with eight strikeouts. Nick Koch had two hits and reached base five times, Evan Cornelius had a pair of hits, and Sean McGee had a hit and reached base four times for the visitors. Jordan Paradis had a hit, a run, and an RBI and Ayden Delaney had a hit and drove in two for North.




Softball
Canton, 5 @ Stoughton, 18 – Final (5 Inn.)Canton scored four runs in the second and added a fifth in the third to take early control of Friday’s divisional matchup, but the Black Knights put together a remarkable rally to pull out the win. Stoughton scored nine runs in the fourth and then added nine more in the fifth to seal the victory. The hosts had 14 hits as a team. Freshman Julia Monaghan had three hits to lead the way, scoring once and driving in a pair. Kerry Driscoll drove in four with a pair of hits. Julie Powers (three runs and two RBI), Anna Hobbs (three runs and three RBI), and Alyssa Edwards (two runs and an RBI) all had two hits apiece. Camryn Whitman scored twice and brought in another. Driscoll picked up the win in the circle, going the distance with no earned runs and a pair of strikeouts. Jess Wright scored once and drove in two for Canton, while Kailyn Durham drove in two, Chloe Guerschuny had two hits, and Laura Valkanas had a run and an RBI in the loss.

Sharon, 2 @ Foxboro, 9 – FinalFoxboro scored four times in the first and never looked back, picking up a win that keeps it in the running for the Davenport title. Ava Hill went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run scored, and two RBI. Emma Callahan was 3-for-4 and scored three times. Vittoria Cuscia had a pair of hits and drove in two. Cuscia picked up the win in the circle, giving up no earned runs and striking out five. Maddie Hu and freshman Annabel Gruss each had two hits for the Eagles. Manasa Josyula struck out seven in the loss.

Taunton, 13 @ Franklin, 0 – Final (5 Inn.)Taunton pounded out 16 hits and had its fifth straight shutout to stay unbeaten. The Tigers broke things open with a six-run fourth inning. Kaysie DeMoura went 3-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in three. Bella Bourque also was 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Kyleah Plumb (two runs, RBI), Ava Venturelli (two runs, two RBI, and a homer), and Mia Fernandes each had two hits. Brooke Aldrich tripled and drove in three and Hayley Krockta had a double, run scored and RBI. Sam Lincoln made the runs stand up with another strong outing in the circle. She struck out 11 in five innings and allowed just two hits. Sarah Boozang and Hailey Fales had the hits for the Panthers.

Oliver Ames, 5 @ Mansfield, 3 – FinalOliver Ames plated four runs in the second inning to take the lead and then held off a late rally from the hosts, getting the final out with the tying run at the plate. Maddie Homer, Devon Morris (run), Katie Melendy (RBI), Katherine Farley, Erin Martin (RBI, run), Crystyliah Covel (double), and Paige Taylor each had a hit for the Tigers. Melendy earned the win in the circle, allowing three unearned runs on six hits and one walk, striking out five in a complete game. For Mansfield, Liv Madeira had a pair of hits and Callie Lake, Erin Radley, Molly Kucharski, Jill Koppy, Avery Lake, Dani Jameson, and Allie Koppy each added one hit.

North Attleboro, 4 @ Milford, 0 – FinalKelly Colleran set a new program record (breaking the one she has set several times already this spring) by striking out 21 batters in seven innings. She also scored the winning run, drew a pair of walks, and stole a base. The big hit for the Rocketeers was a pinch-hit, two-run homer from freshman Grace Forman to break the game open in the fifth inning. Arianna McDavitt set the tone offensively with three hits and a run scored and Maryellen Charette had a pair of hits. Emma Hanwell had a double and a run scored, while Maddie Bailey, Molly Willey (RBI), and Lucy Palmer all had one hit. Milford had four hits as a team, with Olivia Baglione going 2-for-4 from the lead-off spot. Ava Baglione and Grace Bonina each had one hit. Maeve Driscoll allowed only two earned runs for the Hawks, striking out seven in the loss.

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Boys Lacrosse
Canton, 17 @ Dedham, 14 – FinalFreshman Michael Thomas scored six times to lead the Bulldogs to their second win of the week. Jeffrey Chaput and Ethan Keleher each scored five times and AJ Thomas scored once for Canton. The Bulldogs did the bulk of the scoring in the first half, going into the break with a 12-8 lead.

Mansfield, 10 vs. Silver Lake, 11 – Final (OT)Mansfield lost a tough game against a fellow tournament contender. Drew Sacco scored three goals and dished out an assist. Twice in the fourth quarter Sacco scored to tie the game and eventually force overtime. Cody Gordon added a hat trick and a pair of assists and Tommy Smith had two goals and an assist. Andrew DeGirolamo found the back of the net once for the Hornets. Ryan DeGirolamo made 18 saves in the loss.

North Attleboro @ Taunton, 5:15

Sharon, 20 vs. Medway, 2 – Final

Girls Lacrosse
Franklin, 6 @ Notre Dame Academy, 15 – Final

King Philip, 8 vs. Weymouth, 13 – FinalKP lost a tough challenge against a fellow playoff contender. Makenzie McDevitt (one assist), Alyssa Legere, and Nicole McDonald all scored twice for the Warriors. Emily Campbell made 16 saves in the loss.

Mansfield, 3 @ Bishop Feehan, 11 – Final Ella Palanza, Brooke Butler, and Stella Moore each scored once for the Hornets. Palanza added an assist.

Taunton, 7 @ North Attleboro, 15 – FinalFor Taunton, Cali Melo found the back of the net four times, Caroline Vallarelli added a pair, and Hailey Tanguay scored once. Maddi Szala added an assist and Mel Jesus registered six saves.

Sharon, 5 @ Medway, 19 – Final




Boys Tennis
Canton, 4 @ Stoughton, 1 – FinalA clean sweep in singles action highlighted Canton’ 4-1 decision on the road over neighboring Stoughton. Max Kupferman, Bharat Ramanathan, and Justin Ngan each won 6-0, 6-0 in singles action and the Bulldogs added another win at second doubles. The team of Drew Garrett and Matt Writer overcame a one-set deficit to emerge with a hard-fought 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win. Stoughton’s Anthony Maylack and Aadil Khond secured a 6-0, 6-3 win at first doubles.

Sharon, 5 @ Foxboro, 0 – FinalSharon swept Foxboro and remained unbeaten in league play. The first singles match was the closest, as Jacob Slavsky pulled out a super tiebreaker win over Raj Jetty. Jetty took the opening set 6-4, but Slavsky came right back to win the second 6-0 and then took the tiebreaker 10-5. Matthew Lally (6-4, 6-1) and Alex Budovalcev (6-1, 6-1) both won in straight sets. The doubles matches were also straight set wins for the Eagles. Sava Kassev and Rithvik Neti won 6-0, 6-3 and Kevin Li and Hyojae Park won 6-2, 6-1.

Taunton, 1 @ Franklin, 4 – FinalFranklin earned a win that keeps it just one back in the win column in the battle for the Kelley-Rex title. Jay Gorgas won a 9-7 tiebreaker in the first set to get a straight sets win (7-6, 6-2). Tyler Fitzpatrick won the opening set 6-4, dropped the second by the same score, but then won the third set tiebreaker 11-9 to get the point. The doubles teams of Eric Tomaino and Ahan Shetty (6-4 7-5) and Andrew Amante and Aaron Ramaswamy (6-3, 6-3) each won in straight sets for the Panthers.

Oliver Ames, 0 @ Mansfield, 5 – FinalMansfield swept the Tigers to hang around in the Davenport title race, just one back in the loss column of leader Sharon. The Hornets took the three singles matches in straight sets. Neema Khosravani (6-1, 6-2), Nikhil Nain (6-0, 6-4), and Iniyan Karruppusami (6-1, 6-3) earned three points for Mansfield. Freshmen Kingston Carey and Justin Curtis also won in straight sets at second doubles – 6-1, 6-1. The first doubles match was the lone point to require three sets. Josh and Jacob Weiner pulled out the win after dropping the first set to Nick Wagner and Brendan Teehan. The Weiners won 6-7, 6-3, 10-8.

North Attleboro, 4 @ Milford, 1 – FinalNorth pulled out a win that moves it back into a first-place tie with Attleboro atop the Kelley-Rex. Although the Rocketeers earned four points, it was a hard-fought battles, as four of the five individual matches went to three sets. At first singles, Brody Carter dropped the opening set against Tyler Andreotti 2-6, but bounced back to win the next two sets 6-1, 6-3. Darren Ling had a similar experience at second singles, dropping the first 2-6 against Connor Wong, but then winning 6-3, 6-2 to take the point. Milford’s Corey Rattray won the lone point for the Hawks. After splitting the first two sets with Quinn DiFiore (6-7, 6-4), Rattray won the super tiebreaker 10-6. The doubles matches were also close. Arnav Raghuvanshi and Aaryan Anjna needed three sets to hold off Sean Prevelige and Todd Ostertag 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. Neo Shum and Jeremy Carter won the only match that went in straight sets, taking second doubles 6-1, 6-2.

Girls Tennis
Stoughton @ Canton – Postponed to TBD.

Foxboro, 1 @ Sharon, 4 – FinalSharon clinched the Davenport title with the win over Foxboro. It is the seventh league title in the past eight seasons (two of those shared with Foxboro). Hailey Kornbluth continued to roll for the Warriors and earned the 6-2, 6-4 win at first singles. Sharon won the rest. Navya Shukla (6-0, 6-0) and Ale Aguilar (6-1, 6-2) won at straight sets to round out the singles matches. Abby Vilk and Jenny Sand (6-0, 6-1) and Olivia Landstein and Sophia Oh (6-0, 6-1) won the doubles matches while only dropping two games combined.

Franklin, 4 @ Taunton, 1 – FinalFranklin stayed in the running for the league title with a big road win. Izzy Trull (6-1, 6-0) and Brooke Taylor (6-0, 6-0) each won their singles matches in straight sets. Taunton also got a point at second singles with Ava Alves taking her match 6-4, 6-2. The Panthers swept doubles. Sydney Tolonen and Brooke Daniels won 6-4, 6-3 and Allison Bagley and Ava Davies won 6-3, 7-5.

Mansfield, 2 @ Oliver Ames, 3 – FinalOA won the first and second singles matches without dropping a game and added a win at second doubles to secure the victory and a sweep of the season series with the Hornets. Hannah Farber and Olivia Querzoli breezed through their matches, both winning 6-0, 6-0. The doubles team of Ella and Marina Mierzwinski finished off the win for the Tigers with a 6-2, 6-1 win. In the first meeting, Mansfield was swept, but the Hornets made this a tough match for the Tigers. Caroline Guravage took her third singles match 6-4, 6-2 and the doubles pairing of Jillian Hanley and Savannah Carey won 6-1, 6-3.

Milford, 2 @ North Attleboro, 3 – FinalNorth won all three of the singles matches to secure a win that moves the Rocketeers slightly ahead of KP in the Kelley-Rex title race. Lauren Hunt, Megan Atwood, and Grace Noreck all won their matches without dropping a game. Ava Merril and Lily Bogonis won their doubles match for the Hawks and Audrey Brannigan and Paige Caldon won 6-2, 6-3 at second doubles.

Boys Volleyball
King Philip, 1 @ Taunton, 3 – Final
Milford vs. O’Bryant, 5:15