Key West’s tennis players traveled to Coral Shores on March 4, where the Lady Conchs defeated the Lady ’Canes on their home court 5-2. Eva Drozdetskaia and Gabriela Aguero won the Nos. 1 and 2 singles matches and Leyla Atilla won at the No. 4 spot. Drozdetskaia and Aguero won at No. 1 doubles and Hamida Muhsinova teamed up with Atilla to win the second doubles match.
The Hurricane boys defended their home court, winning 4-3 against Key West. Zach Bolano won the No. 2 singles spot and Tony Khioni beat out his competitor for a win at No. 5 singles. Aidan Athouse and Bolano won the No. 1 doubles match and Jaden Heilbron and Rory MacEachern did the same in No. 2 doubles to make it four wins for the Hurricanes. Key West’s three points came from Andrei Lehene in the No. 1 singles match, John Picco at the No. 3 spot and Ben Delostrinos at No. 4.
Key West hosted Marathon two days later. The Conchs showed no love for the Lady Fins, sweeping all five singles and both doubles matches. Aguero, Hamida Muhsiova, Campbell Fischer, Avery Batty and Amina Erik won the No. 1 through 5 singles matches, respectively. Muhsinova and Fisher teamed up in No. 1 doubles and Monea McLeod and Durdona Oblokulova worked together in No. 2 doubles to make it a clean 7-0 for the Lady Conchs. Aguero, a senior, was the lone upperclassman representing Key West; all other athletes on the girls team that day were freshmen.
In boys action, the Conchs won 5-2 against the Fins. Key West’s John Picco, Nathaniel Bergh and Wyat Bartels enjoyed a home-court advantage and beat their opponents in singles action. Bergh teamed up with Hubert Konopka to win in the first doubles match, then Bartels and Ben Delostrinos pooled their skills to win the second doubles match for five Key West wins. Anthony Iarocci and Kasimir Kryzpkowski got Marathon on the scoreboard with wins in the Nos. 4 and 5 singles spots.
Kryzpkowski and Matthew Delgado teamed up a day prior to win the No. 2 doubles match against Palmer Trinity in a hard-fought match against one of South Florida’s premiere tennis teams.
