Lucas Castillo-Sanchez was fighting for every point in the Section 9 semifinals and his older brother, Gabe, was pacing back and forth in the seating area above the Match Point Tennis courts.
Lucas, a seventh-grader, clinched a state-tournament berth with three-set, 2.5-hour marathon win over Newburgh Free Academy’s Troy Steiner and set up a historic Section 9 final of brother vs. brother.
A few months ago, the Castillo-Sanchez brothers were volleying at Match Point Tennis, preparing for the season. Now, they were taking center stage.
Age prevailed over youth as Gabe captured his second straight Section 9 title.
#V845 Tennis Brothers make history as Washingtonville junior Gabe Castillo-Sanchez defeats seventh-grader Lucas Castillo-Sanchez for second straight Section 9 singles title https://t.co/WZkQrobzFX— Varsity845 (@Varsity845) May 24, 2019
Cornwall eighth-grader Gurv Suri was leaning toward playing singles in the postseason earlier this spring. When Will Webber starting playing fourth singles in Cornwall’s lineup, a position not eligible for the postseason, this season, Suri entertained the idea of joining forces with the senior as a wild-card doubles team. Suri decided to team with Webber, an experienced doubles player and the Cornwall duo has yet to lose a match, adding a Section 9 title to its Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association.
#V845 Tennis Banner Day for Cornwall’s Gurv Suri and Will Webber. Section 9 champs remain undefeated in postseason.https://t.co/NadV48Kde8— Varsity845 (@Varsity845) May 24, 2019
SECTION 9 CHAMPIONSHIPS
(at Match Point Tennis, Goshen)
Singles
Final: Gabe Castillo-Sanchez (Washingtonville) d. Lucas Castillo-Sanchez (Washingtonville) 6-0, 6-2.
Consolation: Troy Steiner (Newburgh Free Academy) d. Dan Leach
(Cornwall) 7-5, 6-2
Semifinals: Gabe Castillo-Sanchez (Washingtonville) d. Dan Leach (Cornwall) 6-1, 6-0; Lucas Castillo-Sanchez (Washingtonville) d. Troy Steiner (Newburgh Free Academy) 6-7 (7-5), 6-3, 6-4.
Doubles
Final: Gurv Suri-Will Webber (Cornwall) d. Arnav Shah-Aarav Shah (Newburgh Free Academy) 6-4, 6-3.
Consolation: Noah Kalus-Isaac Cheruiyot (New Paltz) d. Zach Taub-Cyrus Yarpezeshkan (Cornwall) 6-1, 6-2.
Semifinals: Gurv Suri-Will Webber (Cornwall) d. Zach Taub-Cyrus Yarpezeshkan (Cornwall) 6-3, 6-2; Arnav Shah-Aarav Shah (Newburgh Free Academy) d. Noah Kalus-Isaac Cheruiyot (New Paltz) 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 6-4
VIDEO: Check out interview with Washingtonville brothers Gabe Castillo-Sanchez and Lucas Castillo-Sanchez and Cornwall’s Section 9 doubles champions Gurv Suri and Will Webber