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Nine seniors lead highly ranked Ridgewood into the 2015 season. FRONT ROW, from left: Scott Ho, Harrison Feenaghty and Lucas Veca. BACK ROW, from left: Thomas Kelly, Roshaan Iqbal, Eric Park, Derek Etzrodt and Nikhil Mendiratta. Not pictured: Berfu Yildiz.
Ridgewood Tennis readies itself for season on the road
April 10, 2015 Last updated: Friday, April 10, 2015, 12:30 AM
By Matthew Birchenough
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR |
The Ridgewood News
RIDGEWOOD — Not even a week into the 2015 campaign, the Ridgewood High School boys tennis team has already faced a season’s worth of challenges.
The team has been forced to relocate all its home matches to its opponents’ courts until further notice after snow removal efforts damaged two of the high school’s five courts, rendering them unplayable.
Then, after winning the team’s opener on Monday versus Paramus, the Maroons’ match with Ramapo was postponed due to rain and foreboding skies threatened the rest of the week’s slate.
“It’s been that kind of season so far,” head coach Deirdre Tobin said with a laugh Tuesday.
Unfortunately, that wasn’t the end of it. Just minutes after making that statement, Ridgewood’s best player and captain, Berfu Yildiz, sprained his ankle on a team run and was expected to sit out the rest of the week, according to Tobin.