2023 TIMES-TRIBUNE ALL-REGION BOYS TENNIS ALL-REGION TEAM

Joby Fawcett, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.
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Jun. 4—PLAYER OF THE YEAR

TRISTAN VIVONA

Western Wayne, Freshman

District 2 Class 2A singles champion. ... Finished with an overall record of 17-1 after suffering his first loss of the season in the first round of the PIAA Class 2A Tournament. ... Went 13-0 in the regular season, which included wins over District 2 Class 3A Champion Luke Kotcho, 2022 Times-Tribune Player of the Year Praneel Mallaiah, and District 2 Class 2A Singles Champion Akhilesh Velaga. ... Went 4-0 in the District 2 Class 2A Singles Tournament and lost only seven games. ... Lackawanna League Coaches Class 2A Player of the Year.

LUKE KOTCHO

Valley View, Senior

District 2 Class 3A Singles Tournament champion. ... Helped lead Valley View to the District 2 Class 3A Team runner-up finish. ... Finished with an overall record of 14-4 and went 4-0 in the District 2 Class 3A Singles Tournament to capture the title as the No. 4 seed. ... Had a career record of 42-9 in the last three seasons at No. 1 singles. ... Lackawanna League Coaches Class 3A all-star. ... Three-time All-Region selection.

PRANEEL MALLAIAH

Abington Heights, Sophomore

District 2 Class 3A Singles Tournament semifinalist. ... Teamed with Luke Morgan to win the District 2 Class 3A doubles championship. ... Led Abington Heights to an undefeated season in the Lackawanna League and to the District 2 Class 3A team championship. ... Finished with an overall record of 16-3 at No. 1 singles and has a career record of 33-4. ... Lackawanna League Coaches Class 3A Player of the Year. ... Two-time All-Region selection.

AKHILESH VELAGA

Scranton Prep, Sophomore

District 2 Class 2A Singles Tournament runner-up. ... Teamed with Ethan Borick to win the District 2 Class 2A doubles championship. ... Led Scranton Prep to the District 2 Class 2A Team Tournament semifinals. ... Finished with an overall record of 15-3 at No. 1 singles and has a record of 31-6 in his first two seasons. ... Lackawanna League Coaches Class 2A all-star. ... Two-time All-Region selection.

SAM CHRISTMAN

Abington Heights, Senior

District 2 Class 3A Singles Tournament semifinalist. ... Teamed with Domenic Peters to finish as the runner-up in the District 2 Class 3A Doubles Tournament. ... Helped Abington Heights to an undefeated season in the Lackawanna League and the District 2 Class 3A Team Tournament championship. ... Finished with an overall record of 18-2 at No. 2 singles and had a record of 49-6 in the last three seasons. ... Lackawanna League Coaches Class 3A all-star. ... Third All-Region selection.

PATRICK CAWLEY

North Pocono, Senior

District 2 Class 2A Singles Tournament quarterfinalist. ... Teamed with Fred Kloss to reach the District 2 Class 2A Doubles Tournament quarterfinals. ... Led North Pocono to the District 2 Class 2A Team Tournament. ... Finished with a record of 12-5 at No. 1 singles and had a record of 34-16 in the last three seasons. ... Lackawanna League Coaches Class 2A all-star. ... Second All-Region selection.

ETHAN BORICK

Scranton Prep, Junior

District 2 Class 2A Singles Tournament semifinalist. ... Teamed with Akhilesh Velaga to win the District 2 Class 2A Doubles Tournament championship. ... Helped Scranton Prep reach the District 2 Class 2A Team Tournament semifinals. ... Finished with a record of 11-2 at No. 2 singles and has a record of 44-7 in three seasons. ... Lackawanna League Coaches Class 2A all-star. ... Third All-Region selection.

COACH OF THE YEAR

JOHN AZZARELLI

Holy Cross

Led Holy Cross to an overall record of 14-2 and 12-1 in the Lackawanna League after the Crusaders finished with a record of 5-8 in the Lackawanna League in 2022. ... Holy Cross also advanced to the District 2 Class 2A Team Tournament championship final.

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