Butler’s Nesbitt & Sewickley Academy’s Kaye Win WPIAL Boys Singles Tennis Championships

By: HSSN Staff
Friday, April 20, 2012 | 9:33 AM

Last year, Will Nesbitt of Butler beat Vivek Nimgaonkar of Shady Side Academy in a hard fought three-set match in the WPIAL Semifinals before moving on to win the district title. History repeated itself Friday at North Allegheny as Nesbitt beat Nimgaonkar again to claim a second straight WPIAL Class AAA Boys Singles Tennis Championship. Meanwhile in Class AA, Sewickley Academy teammates clashed in the title match where Colin Kaye swept past Grayson Geller in straight sets giving the Panthers junior district gold. Here are all of the results from the 2012 WPIAL Boys Singles Tennis Playoffs.

The championship and consolation matches can be heard archived here on the MSA Sports Network.

2012 WPIAL CLASS AAA BOYS SINGLES TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP:

Will Nesbit (Butler) over Vivek Nimgaonkar (Shady Side Academy) 6-3, 6-4  (MSA)
This was a rematch of a semifinal in 2011 between defending AAA champion Nesbitt and Nimgaonkar.  Nesbitt was dominant in the early going as he baffled Nimgaonkar into a number of unforced errors.  Nesbitt would take advantage with his share of winners en route to the first set, 6-3.  Nesbitt's dominant play would continue into the second set s he took an early 4-1 advantage.  Nesbitt's game would start to dessert him, however, as he was creating his own share of unforced errors, and the veteran Nimgaonkar would break Nesbitt's serve twice to get back to 5-4.  Nimgaonkar's service would betray him in the end, and he would double-fault to end the match, 6-4.  Nesbitt thus became a 2-time WPIAL Class AAA Singles Champion and, along with Nimgaonkar, will move on to the upcoming PIAA State Championships.

WPIAL CLASS AAA Consolation:

Adam Blasinski (Pittsburgh Central Catholic) over Kevin Goth (North Allegheny) by Forfeit  (MSA)
Goth suffered an injury during his match agains Vivek Nimgaonkar of Shady Side Academy and was unable to go in the consolation match against Blasinski.

WPIAL CLASS AAA Semifinals:

Will Nesbitt (Butler) over Adam Blasinski (Pittsburgh Central Catholic) 7-5, 6-4

Vivek Nimgaonkar (Shady Side Academy) over Kevin Goth (North Allegheny) 6-2, 6-3

WPIAL CLASS AAA Quarterfinals:

Adam Blasinski (Pittsburgh Central Catholic) over Joel Lankford (Mount Lebanon) 10-6

Will Nesbitt (Butler) over Mitch Kreider (Peters Township) 10-2

Kevin Goth (North Allegheny) over Collin Bandell (Bethel Park) 10-2

Vivek Nimgaonkar (Shady Side Academy) over Peter Hazlett (Mount Lebanon) 10-6

WPIAL CLASS AAA First Round:

Adam Blasinski (Pittsburgh Central Catholic) – BYE

Joel Lankford (Mount Lebanon) over Jonathan Perkins (Seneca Valley) 11-9

Will Nesbitt (Butler) over Cullen Price (Penn-Trafford) 10-2

Mitch Kreider (Peters Township) over Ben Short (Fox Chapel) 10-7

Kevin Goth (North Allegheny) over Charles Law (Kiski Area) 10-1

Collin Bandell (Bethel Park) over Chad Kissell (Latrobe) 11-10 (7-4)

Peter Hazlett (Mount Lebanon) over Dante Rebello (Bethel Park) 11-9

Vivek Nimgaonkar (Shady Side Academy) over Domenick D'Amico (Upper St. Clair) 10-3

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2012 WPIAL CLASS AA BOYS SINGLES TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP:

Colin Kaye (Sewickley Academy) over Grayson Geller (Sewickley Academy) 6-4, 6-4  (MSA)
Both Colin Kaye and Grayson Geller of Sewickley Academy fought their ways through the preliminary rounds of the Boys AA Singles Tournament to collide head-on for the Championship match.  Kaye defeated Matt Lynch of Bentworth in straight sets (6-1, 6-3) while Geller knocked off Brad Cisek of Hampton (6-1, 6-2).  Geller kept it close with his teammate throughout the match, but Kaye managed to stay one step and one break ahead of Geller.  Kaye, a junior, would emerge in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4 for his first WPIAL Title.  He and Geller will move on to represent the WPIAL in the PIAA State Championships.

WPIAL CLASS AA Consolation:

Brad Cisek (Hampton) over Matt Lynch (Bentworth) 6-1, 6-4  (MSA)
Cisek would get off to a fast start against Lynch with his speed and groundstrokes, taking the first set, 6-1.  The second set would be more even as Lynch would keep it close with Cisek, but Cisek just needed one break, and he capitalized en route to a 6-4 set win.

WPIAL CLASS AA Semifinals:

Colin Kaye (Sewickley Academy) over Matt Lynch (Bentworth) 6-1, 6-1

Grayson Geller (Sewickley Academy) over Brad Cisek (Hampton) 6-1, 6-2

WPIAL CLASS AA Quarterfinals:

Colin Kaye (Sewickley Academy) over Parker Jorgensen (Greensburg-Salem) 10-4

Matt Lynch (Bentworth) over Clint Davies (Blackhawk) 10-0

Brad Cisek (Hampton) over Cody Schrecongost (Valley) 10-3

Grayson Geller (Sewickley Academy) over Ryan Mastilak (Bishop Canevin) 10-3

WPIAL CLASS AA First Round:

Colin Kaye (Sewickley Academy) – BYE

Parker Jorgensen (Greensburg-Salem) over Griffin Conley (Riverview) 11-10 (7-2)

Clint Davies (Blackhawk) over Marc Slominay (Bishop Canevin) 10-7

Matt Lynch (Bentworth) over Eric Breit (Keystone Oaks) 10-6

Brad Cisek (Hampton) over Josh St. Clair (Chartiers-Houston) 10-2

Cody Schrecongost (Valley) over Matt Barnes (Ellwood City) 10-5

Ryan Mastilak (Bishop Canevin) over Alex Pettina (Indiana) 10-0

Grayson Geller (Sewickley Academy) over Tim Dikec (Beaver) 10-6

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