boys tennis team saw its incredible

The Phoenixville Area High School boys tennis team saw its incredible 196-match Pioneer Athletic Conference (PAC-10) winning streak end Thursday in a 6-1 loss to league newcomer Methacton during a showdown match for first place at the Fairview Village courts.
Methacton also defeated Phoenixville, 6-1, in a non-league match last year for the first time ever, also at the Warriors’ courts. Both teams have most of the same players returning to the lineup.
The Phantoms are coached by Leo Scoda, who is in his 46th year at the helm and is also the mayor of the borough of Phoenixville. Methacton is coached by Cara DeCicco, who is in her ninth season.
Methacton is led by senior Kyle Colliluori, senior David Goldenberg, junior Evan Lord, sophomore Nish Ravichandran and sophomore Keenan McAuliffe. Colliluori placed second in the Suburban One League singles tournament last year, and he and Lord combined to capture the loop doubles crown.
Phoenixville’s regular lineup includes junior Steve Tassone at first singles, senior John Reading at second singles and junior Mike Potts at third singles. The Phantoms blanked Boyertown, 7-0, in their last match at the Leo J. Scoda Tennis Courts Tuesday afternoon. Tassone was sidelined with a sprained ankle in that one so the players moved up and sophomore John McInally played third singles instead of his normal fourth doubles spot.
The Phantoms doubles teams include seniors Steve Ng and Yusuf Brown at first doubles, seniors Mike Reeves and Adam Leggieri at second doubles, seniors Kyle Taylor and James Churgai at third doubles and McInally andsenior Kyle Eldridge at fourth doubles. Another doubles player who has seen time in the lineup is freshman Doug Reeves.
In the Methacton-Phoenixville match, Methacton won the three singles matches in straight sets. Phoenixville won at first doubles and the Warriors took the other three matches. Methacton won three-set matches at third and fourth doubles.