Photos: Eagles Soar In Home Opener
On Friday, April 4, the Bethlehem boys’ tennis squad opened up its 2025 season at home as they took on Shenendehowa. From the first serve to the last winner, the Eagles soared, winning 8 to 1.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Hard hit: Bethlehem’s Aadi Ohja stands on his toes as he watches his backhand shot fly towards Shen’s Easton Chichak. Ohja won in straight sets 6-0, 6-3.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Ready to go: Bethlehem’s Kevin Wang throws the ball up for a serve to start the point as his teammate Arnav Jarkamsetti stands ready. Wang/Jarkamsetti won over Shen’s Chase Staker/Wilham Xu 6-2, 6-1.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
On their toes: Bethlehem’s Derek Clark stares at the ball in the air as he prepares to hit his serve as teammate Rowan Chamberlain stands for a comeback. Clark/Chamberland won over Shen’s Taarak Ramamurthy/Prateek Chinni 6-0, 6-0.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Running to a hit: Bethlehem’s Armen Amirbekian shuffles his feet over to make contact on a forehand shot back towards Shen’s Aiden Wan. Amirbekian won 6-1, 6-0.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Two sets of eyes on the ball as Bethlehem’s Justin Scherer intensely stares at the ball as he prepares to volley the ball back over as teammate Gabe Pattison watches. Scherer/Pattison won over Shen’s Jierui Zhu/Joseph Cao 6-2, 6-1.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Stepping into it: Bethlehem’s Ian Jin keeps his eyes on the ball as he positions himself to hit a backhand shot back to Shen’s Mayank Kumar. Jin won 6-1, 6-2.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Locked in: Bethlehem’s Jacob Lyubarv keeps his head down as the ball falls towards the court as he looks to hit a backhand chip back towards Shen’s Vivek Venkat. Lyubarv won 6-3, 7-6.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Fall away shot: Bethlehem’s Henry Wang lends to his left as he is able to get a backhand shot back towards Shen’s Andrew Hwang. Wang lost 6-7, 2-6.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Planting hard: Bethlehem’s Michael Hanlon stops on a dime as he looks to hit a backhand towards Shen’s Rohan Akkaya. Hanlon won 6-2, 7-6.