New Paltz sophomore Issac Cheruiyot’s quest to win his second straight MHAL doubles title remains alive.
Cheruiyot and Noah Kalus advanced to the MHAL semifinals with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Spackenkill’s Colin Smith and Eric Choi (Spackenkill) 6-1, 6-2. Cheruiyot won the doubles championship and placed third in Section 9 with Alessandro Mauceri last season. He and Kalus plays Marlboro’s Charles Benfer and Yazeed Haidaoui in the semifinals at noon Tuesday at Bard College.
Benfer and Haidaoui survived a three-setter against Spackenkill’s Alex Ristic and John Conti 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
MHAL championships
(at Bard College)
Singles
Quarterfinals: Tomas Pesko-West (Onteora) d. Claude Stephens (Marlboro) 6-0, 6-0; Sofia Feigelson (Millbrook) d. Zach Bonitz (Ellenville) 5-7, 7-6 (7-2); Ryan Ackert (Spackenkill) d. Caleb McMenemy (Onteora) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2; Naveen Chowhury (Roosevelt) d. Cory Gallinger (Roosevelt) 6-3, 6-2.
Round of 16: Stephens (Marlboro) d. Kush Patel (Roosevelt) 6-1, 7-6; Bonitz (Ellenville) d. Charles Newman (Pine Plains) 6-2, 6-2; Feigelson (Millbrook) d. Jude Martini (Wallkill) 6-0, 6-3; McMenemy (Onteora) won by forfeit over Dhruv Odedra (Highland); Ackert (Spackenkill) d. Lucas Dodd (Onteora) 6-0, 6-2; Gallinger (Roosevelt) d. Omar Santiago (Pine Plains) 6-4, 6-0.
Doubles
Quarterfinals: Alec Gautier-Mitch Hutchins (Rhinebeck) d. Jamie Derbyshire-Jed Hammoud (Rhinebeck) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5; Ethan Husted-Colin Sullivan (Red Hook) d. Josh McCormick-Chris Backus (Saugerties) 6-4, 6-2; Noah Kalus-Issac Cheruiyot (New Paltz) d. Colin Smith-Eric Choi (Spackenkill) 6-1, 6-2; Charles Benfer-Yazeed Haidaoui (Marlboro) d. Alex Ristic-John Conti (Spackenkill) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Round of 16: Gautier-Hutchins (Rhinebeck) d. Donwook Kim-Dan Balutowski (NP) 6-2, 6-4; Derbyshire-Hammoud (Rhinebeck) d. Carter Vail-Noah Barbaro (Saugerties) no score available; Husted-Sullivan (Red Hook) d. Owen Sheekey-Logan McPherson (New Paltz) 6-4, 6-3; McCormick-Backus (Saugerties) d. Josue Lorenz-Rylie Lake (Ellenville) no score available; Kalus-Cheruiyot (New Paltz) d. Aidan Higgins-Connor Kortright (Marlboro) 6-1, 6-2; Smith-Choi (Spackenkill) d. Lucas Smith-Justin Smith (Wallkill) no score available; Benfer-Haidaoui (Marlboro) d. Justin Maglione-Nick Wallingford (Wallkill) 6-1, 7-6; Ristic-Conti (Spackenkill) d. Luckner Bellavue-Sebastian Ottaviani (Red Hook) 6-4, 7-5.
Round of 32: Kim-Balutowski (New Paltz) d. Ryan Baxter-Daniel Parada (Ellenville) 10-8; Vail-Barbaro (Saugerties) d. Josh Sharac-John Hafner (Pine Plains) 10-6; Husted-Sullivan (Red Hook) d. Peter Ritinevault-Angel Ocampo (Roosevelt) 10-4; Lucas Smith-Justin Smith (Wallkill) d. Kai Watson-Tobias Schilinger (Spackenkill) 10-2; Maglione-Wallingford (Wallkill) d. Collin Nagle-Alex Meci (Onteora) 10-8; Ristic-Conti (Spackenkill) d. Marc Melita-Harrison Pietrzak (Marlboro) 10-3.
