Published July 22, 2019
WAKEFIELD — The WMHS boys’ tennis team had two All-Stars to cap off what will go down as one of the best seasons in program history.
The Warriors finished at 11-10 and made the tournament for the first time since 2004. Wakefield was the lowest seed in the Div. 2 North Tournament and found themselves paired with No. 1 Somerville. The Warriors won a thrilling 3-2 match.
Named to the 2019 Middlesex League Freedom Division All-Star team were juniors Lucas Smith and Noah Greif. Greif, a captain and Wakefield’s first singles player, and Smith their second singles player, were both consistent all season as they took on the challenge of competing against each team’s top players.
Smith was named the team MVP at the end of season banquet while Greif earned the most improved player award.
Greif and Smith will both be captains along with Jack Palmer next season.
Leading the balloting in the Freedom Division was Burlington with seven selections. Melrose was next with four, followed by two from Wakefield, Wilmington and Stoneham. Watertown had one All-Star, Freedom MVP Evan Fleischer.
In the Liberty Division, Lexington also had their entire lineup make the All-Star list with seven selections. Winchester was next with four selections, followed by three from Reading, two from Belmont and Arlington and one from Woburn. Belmont’s Shaw Rhinelander was the MVP.
2019 MIDDLESEX LEAGUE BOYS’ TENNIS ALL-STARS
Freedom Division
Name School
David Koliflath Burlington
Jordan Kalatcher Burlington
Keegan Mahoney Burlington
Wes Hogan Burlington
Jordan Latchev Burlington
Ansul Shilare Burlington
Connor Collins Burlington
Harry MacDonnell Melrose
Griffin Castergine Melrose
Tyler Janzen Melrose
Russell Darwin Melrose
Noah Greif Wakefield
Lucas Smith Wakefield
Chris Spinazola Wilmington
Anay Gandhi Wilmington
Evan Celli Stoneham
Kevin Sarkis Stoneham
Evan Fleischer Watertown – MVP
Liberty Division
Name School
Kyle McCandless Lexington
Patrick Bodrog Lexington
Charles Wang Lexington
Aaron Chen Lexington
Roger Lacson Lexington
Edward Lacson Lexington
Sam Charney Lexington
Eli Criss Winchester
Varun Swaminathan Winchester
Owen Sullivan Winchester
Will Hofheinz Winchester
Alec Plano Reading
Griffin Collins Reading
Chris Sewall Reading
Shaw Rhinelander Belmont – MVP
Ezra Copes-Finke Belmont
Aadya Paudel Arlington
Eli Barlow Arlington
Al Aksadi Woburn