NJSIAA State singles tournament

Sunday, June 3, 2018 @Mercer County Park

Arjun Mannan - First Singles

• 1st Round Bye
• 2nd round, Arjun defeated Newark Academy's Thomas Ito(1), 9-16 seed, 6-3, 6-7(5), 10-4
• 3rd round (Round of 32), Arjun was defeated by Noah Monsato(1), Woodbridge, 6-3, 1-6, 10-4

cherokee @ cherry Hill east

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Singles

1st: Arjun Mannan, Cherokee, def. Adam Yu 6-3, 6-1

2nd: Kevin Hu, Cherry Hill East, def. Sufi Zekaria 6-0, 6-1

3rd: Elan Boyarsky, Cherry Hill East, def. Salvatore Basile 6-0, 6-1

Doubles

1st: Arnav Gupta and Max Sobel, Cherry Hill East, def. Blake Sokol and Dante Grilli 6-0, 6-1

2nd: Jake Sclar and Vijay Ramu, Cherokee, def. Shaunak Nadkarni and Edward Shen 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)

shawnee @ cherokee

Monday, May 21, 2018

Singles

1st: Arjun Mannan, Cherokee, def. Aditya Deshmukh 6-3, 6-3, 0-0

2nd: Sufi Zekaria, Cherokee, def. Jacob Delancy 6-3, 5-7, 0-0 (10-4)

3rd: James Murray, Shawnee, def. Salvatore Basile 6-4, 6-1, 0-0

Doubles

1st: Dante Grilli and Blake Sokol, Cherokee, def. Christian Vasta and Nicholas Frasetto 6-4, 6-2, 0-0

2nd: Jake Sclar and Vijay Ramu, Cherokee, def. Nick Benzanis and Joshua Dubler 6-2, 7-5

south jersey coaches tournament

Sunday, May 20, 2018

@Vineland HS and Millville HS

Arjun Mannan - First Singles - first freshman to advance to semifinals of SJCA tournament

1st Round Bye

2nd Round: def Humza Ata, Pennsville(3) 6-2, 6-1

3rd Round: def Cole Patti, Woodstown(1) 6-1, 6-2

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Round of 16 def Liam Schenk, Moorestown Friends(1) 6-4, 6-1

Quarterfinals def Akshay Bholdia, Moorestown(2) 6-4, 1-0 (ret.)

Monday, May 28, 2018

Semifinals loss to Adam Yu, Cherry Hill East(1) 6-3, 4-1 (ret.)

Salvatore Basile - Third Singles

1st Round: loss to Anand Thakkar, Mainland(2) 6-1, 6-0

Dante Grilli & Jake Sclar - First Doubles

1st Round: def Moorestown Friends(2) 6-2, 2-6, 10-7

2nd Round: loss to Woodstown(1) 6-4, 6-2

state sectional group iv Playoffs

semifinals

Cherokee(6) 1 @ lenape(2) 4

Thursday, May 17, 2018 (@ Arrowhead Tennis Club)

Singles

1st: Arjun Mannan, Cherokee, def. Jack Lavin 6-3, 6-0

2nd: Sreejith Nair, Lenape, def. Sufi Zekaria 6-2, 6-3

3rd: Jimmy Li, Lenape, def. Adam Lammers 7-5, 7-6 (7-2)

Doubles

1st: Brandon Hsiao and Brett Chow, Lenape, def. Blake Sokol and Dante Grilli 6-1, 6-0

2nd: Marc Ignarri and Jeremy Shpigel, Lenape, def. Salvatore Basile and Vijay Ramu 6-1, 6-0

quarterfinals

Cherokee(6) 3 @ eastern(3) 2

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Singles

1st: Arjun Mannan, Cherokee, def. Yinin Li 6-2, 6-1

2nd: Sufi Zekaria, Cherokee, def. Pranay Jaggi 2-6, 7-6 (5) , 7-6 (10)

3rd: Ben Dias, Eastern, def. Adam Lammers 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

1st: Jaisal Khatiwala and Adrian Condes, Eastern, def. Dante Grilli and Blake Sokol 7-5, 6-0

2nd: Jake Sclar and Vijay Ramu, Cherokee, def. Max Abrams and Abhi Kulkarni 7-5, 6-7 (6) , 6-1

Match Notes: Eastern defeated Cherokee both regular season matches. Blake/Dante fall to Eastern 1st doubles in a solid match. 3rd singles, Adam wins 1st set. Loses in 3. Eastern up 2-0.

Arjun finally starts his match, AP testing delay. Jake/Vijay had 3 match points in 2nd set. Eastern forces a 3rd set. Jake/Vijay fought hard to win 6-0 in the 3rd set! Eastern leads 2-1.

Sufi, 2nd singles, loses 1st set, wins a huge 2nd set tiebreak to force 3rd set. 1st singles is done ties it up for the team, 2-2. Sufi is down 5-6, fights off a match point! Sufi has 4 match points, Eastern fights back and gets 1 match point. Storm is rolling over the courts!! Sufi fights off the match point and wins the match for the team!! Great win for the Cherokee Chiefs!!

round one

Millville(11) 1 @ Cherokee(6) 4

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Singles

1st: Arjun Mannan, Cherokee, def. Dustin Chiarello 6-1, 6-0

2nd: Sufi Zekaria, Cherokee, def. Ralph Martin 6-1, 6-4

3rd: David Crain, Millville, def. Adam Lammers 6-1, 3-6, 6-0

Doubles

1st: Dante Grilli and Blake Sokol, Cherokee, def. William Muhlbaier and Wesley Musto 6-4, 6-2

2nd: Jake Sclar and Vijay Ramu, Cherokee, def. Owen Miller and Ayden Simpkins-Staples 6-1, 6-0

Cherokee 5 @ bishop eustace 0

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Singles

1st: Arjun Mannan, Cherokee, def. Adam Kinsley 6-0, 6-2

2nd: Sufi Zekaria, Cherokee, def. Anthony Berna 6-0, 6-1

3rd: Adam Lammers, Cherokee, def. Harrison Crudelli 6-1, 6-3

Doubles

1st: Blake Sokol and Dante Grilli, Cherokee, def. Chase Turner and Joe Semon 6-3, 6-0

2nd: Jake Sclar and Vijay Ramu, Cherokee, def. Noah Staashaught and Declan Burke 6-0, 6-2

Lenape 5 @ Cherokee 0

Monday, May 7, 2018

Singles

1st: Jack Lavin, Lenape, def. Arjun Mannan 7-5, 6-1

2nd: Sreejith Nair, Lenape, def. Sufi Zekaria 6-2, 6-3

3rd: Aidan Cashin, Lenape, def. Adam Lammers 6-3, 6-3

Doubles

1st: Brett Chow and Brandon Hsiao, Lenape, def. Dante Grilli and Blake Sokol 6-0, 6-2

2nd: Marc Ignarri and Jeremy Shpigel, Lenape, def. Jake Sclar and Vijay Ramu 6-1, 6-0

cherry hill east 5 @ Cherokee 0

Friday, May 4, 2018

Singles

1st: Adam Yu, Cherry Hill East, def. Arjun Mannan 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (10-7)

2nd: Kevin Hu, Cherry Hill East, def. Sufi Zekaria 6-1, 6-0, 0-0

3rd: Jeffrey Xi, Cherry Hill East, def. Salvatore Basile 6-2, 6-2, 0-0

Doubles

1st: Elan Boyarsky and Jacob Singer, Cherry Hill East, def. Blake Sokol and 6-2, 6-1, 0-0

2nd: Arnav Gupta and Max Sobel, Cherry Hill East, def. Jake Sclar and Vijay Ramu 6-1, 6-2

timber creek 2 @ Cherokee 3

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Singles

1st: Uriah Miller, Timber Creek, def. Sufi Zekaria 6-2, 6-3

2nd: Adam Lammers, Cherokee, def. Brandon Rudy 6-1, 6-4

3rd: Matt Ryan, Timber Creek, def. Salvatore Basile 6-4, 6-4

Doubles

1st: Vijay Ramu and Jake Sclar, Cherokee, def. Mark Cirineo and Jason Hicks 6-1, 6-2

2nd: Dante Grilli and Matthew Orth, Cherokee, def. Justin Magee and Chris Nandkumar 6-3, 6-2

Olympic Conference Tournament

American Division

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Singles

Semifinal:

• 1st: Arjun Mannan def Adam Yu, Cherry Hill East #1, 4-6, 6-4, (2-1) ret.

Final:

• 1st: Jack Lavin, Lenape #1 def Arjun Mannan 6-2, 6-1

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Singles

Round 1:

• 1st: Arjun Mannan def Ben Dias, Eastern #3, 10-1
• 2nd: Sufi Zekaria def Sean McAteer, Washington Twp #2, 10-3
• 3rd: Jack Lavin, Lenape #1 def Adam Lammers, 10-0

Round 2:

• 1st: Arjun def Sreejith Nair, Lenape #2, 6-1, 6-0
• 2nd: Jack Lavin, Lenape #1 def Sufi Zekaria, 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

Round 1:

• 1st: Matt Orth & Dante Grilli loss to Ashwin Nayak / Thomas Juliano, Shawnee #2, 10-3
• 2nd: Jake Sclar & Vijay Ramu loss to Marc Ignarri/Jeremy Shpigel, Lenape #2, 10-1

Cherokee 2 @ Eastern 3

Monday, April 30, 2018

Singles

1st: Arjun Mannan, Cherokee, def. Yinin Li 6-2, 6-3

2nd: Sufi Zekaria, Cherokee, def. Pranay Jaggi 1-6, 7-5, (10-4)

3rd: Ben Dias, Eastern, def. Blake Sokol 6-2, 6-3

Doubles

1st: Adrian Condes and Jaisal Khatiwala, Eastern, def. Jake Sclar and Vijay Ramu 6-0, 6-3

2nd: Kareem Abdelkader and Abhi Kulkarni, Eastern, def. Matthew Orth and Dante Grilli 6-2, 6-3

Cherokee 3 @ Washington Twp 2

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Singles

1st: Arjun Mannan, Cherokee, def. Nick Curcio 6-1, 6-1

2nd: Sufi Zekaria, Cherokee, def. Sean McAteer 6-2, 6-0

3rd: Blake Sokol, Cherokee, def. Marcus Kern 1-6, 6-4, 6-1

Doubles

1st: Jeffrey Ferraino and Raj Saraiya, Washington Twp, def. Jake Sclar and Vijay Ramu 6-2, 5-7, 6-4

2nd: Alex Carraro and Edmond Fellona, Washington Twp, def. Matthew Orth and Salvatore Basile 6-2, 6-2

Note: Cherokee was up 2-1, Cherokee 3rd singles and 1st doubles force 3rd set after losing the first. Blake Sokol, 3rd singles wins to clinch the Chiefs 3-2 win.

Burlington County Open

Thursday, April 20, 2018

Arjun Mannan - First Singles - Champion!!

First Cherokee Boys Tennis player to win the county first singles title!!

1st Round Bye

2nd Round: def Aditya Deshmukh, Shawnee 10-2

Semifinal: def Liam Shenk, Moorestown Friends 6-2, 6-3...played on Friday, 4/20

Finals: def Peter Leese, Moorestown 2-6, 6-4, 6-0...on Friday, 4/27

Sufi Zekaria - Second Singles

1st Round: def Brett Schweiger, Florence 10-2

2nd Round: def Nolan Shenk, Moorestown Friends 6-4, 6-2

Semifinals: loss to Jimmy Li 7-5, 6-4

Adam Lammers - Third Singles

1st Round: def Chris Lazdins, Florence 10-3

2nd Round: loss to Aidan Cashin, Lenape 6-0, 6-4

Dante Grilli & Vijay Ramu - First Doubles

1st Round: def Nick Webb and Zach Malcom, Seneca 10-8

2nd Round: loss to Moorestown Friends 6-3, 6-0

Matt Orth & Salvatore Basile - Second Doubles

1st Round: loss to Palmyra 10-7

Cherokee 5 @ Seneca 0

Friday, April 13, 2018

Singles

1st: Arjun Mannan, Cherokee, def. Mark Pogozelski 6-0, 6-0

2nd: Sufi Zekaria, Cherokee, def. Stephen Oliva 6-0, 6-2

3rd: Adam Lammers, Cherokee, def. Thomas Jeansson 6-2, 6-1

Doubles

1st: Dante Grilli and Blake Sokol, Cherokee, def. Nick Webb and Zach Malcom 6-3, 7-6 (2)

2nd: Jake Sclar and Vijay Ramu, Cherokee, def. Colin Boisvert and Chris Macauley 6-3, 6-2

Cherokee 2 @ Shawnee 3

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Singles

1st: Arjun Mannan, Cherokee, def. Aditya Deshmukh 6-2, 6-0

2nd: Jacob Delancy, Shawnee, def. Sufi Zekaria 1-6, 7-5, 6-3

3rd: James Murray, Shawnee, def. Vijay Ramu 6-3, 7-5

Doubles

1st: Anshui Shetty and , Shawnee, def. Dante Grilli and Blake Sokol 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

2nd: Matthew Orth and Jake Sclar, Cherokee, def. Ashwin Nayak and Thomas Juliano 6-1, 6-4

Cherokee 0 @ lenape 5

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Singles

1st: Jack Lavin, Lenape, def. Arjun Mannan 6-2, 7-5

2nd: Sreejith Nair, Lenape, def. Sufi Zekaria 6-2, 6-3

3rd: Jimmy Li, Lenape, def. Adam Lammers 6-4, 6-4

Doubles

1st: Brett Chow and Brandon Hsiao, Lenape, def. Dante Grilli and Blake Sokol 6-3, 6-1

2nd: Marc Ignarri and Jeremy Shpigel, Lenape, def. Jake Sclar and Vijay Ramu 6-0, 6-1

Cherokee 5 @ Cherry Hill West 0

Monday, April 9, 2018

Singles

1st Singles: Arjun Mannan, Cherokee, def. Nathan Harrison 6-0, 6-0

2nd Singles: Blake Sokol, Cherokee, def. Jared Sinrich 6-0, 6-1

3rd Singles: Vijay Ramu, Cherokee, def. Ben Isakovich 6-0, 6-2

Doubles

1st Doubles: Dante Grilli and Jake Sclar, Cherokee, def. Xander Deblauwe and Jack McCandless 6-0, 6-0

2nd Doubles: Salvatore Basile and Matthew Orth, Cherokee, def. Andrew Sagedy and Khylei Neal 6-1, 6-1

Eastern 3 @ Cherokee 2

Friday, April 6, 2018

Singles

1st: Arjun Mannan, Cherokee, def. Yinin Li 6-0, 6-0

2nd: Sufi Zekaria, Cherokee, def. Pranay Jaggi 6-3, 6-4

3rd: Ben Dias, Eastern, def. Blake Sokol 7-6 (3) , 7-6 (1)

Doubles

1st: Adrian Condes and Jaisal Khatiwala, Eastern, def. Dante Grilli and Jake Sclar 6-4, 6-7 (5) , 6-1

2nd: Kareem Abdelkader and Abhi Kulkarni, Eastern, def. Salvatore Basile and Matthew Orth 6-3, 6-3

Washington Twp 2 @ Cherokee 3

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Singles

1st: Arjun Mannan, Cherokee, def. Nick Curcio 6-1, 6-1

2nd: Sufi Zekaria, Cherokee, def. Sean McAteer 6-1, 6-3

3rd: Blake Sokol, Cherokee, def. Marcus Kern 6-1, 6-3

Doubles

1st: Jeffrey Ferraino and Raj Saraiya, Washington Twp, def. Dante Grilli and Jake Sclar 4-6, 6-3, (10-3)

2nd: Alex Carraro and Edmond Fellona, Washington Twp, def. Matt Orth and Salvatore Basile 6-4, 6-1