First seed Brian Niguidula ’17 slammed an overhead above the outstretched racket of his opponent to secure a point in his eventual 6-1, 6-3 victory. Despite Niguidula’s win, Andover fell short in its game against Taft on Sunday, which ended in a 4-3 loss and brought Andover’s record to 0-2. Crippled by illness and injury,…
Tennis: Boys Fall Despite Strong Doubles Performance
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After a groundstroke from Brian Niguidula ’17 and a high return from his opponents from BB&N, Chase Denholm ’18 jumped in the air and volleyed the ball perfectly into the corner to win the point after a long rally. Denholm’s shot gave Andover Boys Tennis an edge in the final game of the second doubles…
Meet the Boys Tennis Team
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Head Coach Feature: Gregory Wilkin Anjunae Chandran Andover Boys Tennis Head Coach Greg Wilkin has coached at Andover for 36 years. During his time here, Wilkin has helped to lead Andover to two consecutive New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (Nepsac) Class-A championships in 2013 and 2014. Wilkin’s tennis career started when he was 12….
Coach Feature: Gregory Wilkin
By Alex Ciccia
Andover Boys Tennis Head Coach Gregory Wilkin has been around the game of tennis for the vast majority of his life. Currently, he pursues his passion for tennis as a Professional Tennis Registry professional as well as the coach for Andover’s team. After captaining his high school team, Wilkin went on to play at Wadhams…
Captain Feature: MIchael Huang ’15
By Leo Brother
Despite a lackluster 5-6 record, Andover Boys Tennis has bounced back from injury and incomplete lineups to cruise to a three game winning streak, beating out the 2015 New England Interscholastic Tennis Association (NEITA) Champion Phillips Exeter Academy 4-2 on Wednesday. This turnaround and revamped energy can be attributed to the leadership of Captain Michael…