Abington Heights is looking to make it a baker’s dozen.
The undefeated and dominant boys’ tennis program takes the courts at Kirby Park on Tuesday morning, set to play in the District 2 Class 3A Team Championship semifinals in a quest for a 13th straight title.
The Class 3A semifinals start at 1 p.m. Top-seeded Abington Heights (13-0) plays No. 4 Hazleton Area (6-7), and second-seeded Valley View (12-4) plays No. 3 Crestwood (8-5). The winners advance to the final at 3 p.m.
The Class 2A semifinals are scheduled for 11:30 a.m., with the final at 2:15 p.m.
Abington Heights won all of its matches this season by shutout.
Prayush Mallaiah (13-0), William Arp (13-0), and Brady Comstock (12-0) are unbeaten in singles matches. More impressive is that they have not lost a set.
The team’s depth is evident in doubles. Liam Farrell, an All-Region player last season and a District 2 Class 3A doubles champion with Brady Comstock, teams with Bryce Comstock this season. Brody Goldberg and Sebastoan Meyer earned a forfeit win against Scranton in the quarterfinals.
Hazleton Area defeated Wyoming Valley West, 4-1, in the quarterfinals. Mateo Feola and Hernan Arias lead the Cougars.
Valley View won six of its last seven matches to reach the semifinals. Nick Burak leads the Cougars at No. 1 singles. Billy Giovagnoli and Kevin Dougher are solid at No. 2 and No. 3 singles. All three had straight-sets wins in a quarterfinal shutout of Delaware Valley.
Kevin O’Shea and Cooper Rawlings, the Cougars’ No. 1 doubles team, have only one loss this season, and Hunter Kissell and Tyler Bradock earned a three-set win against Delaware Valley.
Spencer Young and Jack Groth earned wins at No. 2 and No. 3 singles to lead Crestwood into the semifinals with a 3-2 win over West Scranton last week.
Holy Cross (12-1) is in the semifinals in Class 2A. The Crusaders’ only loss this season came against Abington Heights.
Alex Harrison (12-1), Ray Zhang (12-1), and Alfred Butts (12-1) swept the singles matches to help push Holy Cross past Dunmore in the semifinals.
Dallas (12-1) finished second to Wyoming Seminary in the Wyoming Valley Conference regular season. The Mountaineers reached the district semifinals with a 3-2 win over MMI Prep, with Andrew Avila providing a win at No. 3 singles. The team of Preston Harris and James Rakos, and the team of Nathan Eyet and Zane Drezek had wins in the doubles matches.
Nate Linnen is Dallas’ No. 1 singles player, and Theo Barr is at No. 2 singles.