SPORTS

East tennis jumps out to 3-2 start

By ALEX SPONSELLER

Posted 4/26/23

The Cranston East boys tennis team has jumped out to a solid start this season with a 3-2 record.

After winning its first three matches, it has since dropped its past two meetings, most recently …

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SPORTS

East tennis jumps out to 3-2 start

LOOKING TO GET BACK ON TRACK: After winning its first three matches of the season, the Cranston East boys tennis team has dropped its last two to sit at 3-2 overall. A key piece to the team’s success has been singles standout Eston Fowler, pictured at left. (Photos by Alex Sponseller)

RETURN SHOT: East’s Jason Barrera lunges to return a shot last week.

DOUBLES: East’s Erioluwa Ogunde competes in a doubles match.

Posted Wednesday, April 26, 2023 12:00 am

By ALEX SPONSELLER

The Cranston East boys tennis team has jumped out to a solid start this season with a 3-2 record.

After winning its first three matches, it has since dropped its past two meetings, most recently falling to North Smithfield 5-2. Adrian Rosales earned a singles win while Shou Jun Shi and James Fabiano took home a doubles win.

St. Ray’s dealt the Bolts their first loss of the season last week at Slater Park in a 4-3 decision. All three East doubles pairing took home wins, including Shi-Fabiano, Ansony Chavarria-Erioluwa Ogunde and Danny Song-Kyle Herman.

East would shut out its first three opponents to roll to 3-0 to start the spring. Rosales, Eston Fowler, Jason Barrera and Jackson Sigler all earned singles wins in the opener against Woonsocket while Shi-Fabiano, Chavarria-Ogunde and Song-Herman won doubles.

The Bolts then shut out Central 4-0, with Fowler, Rosales and Shi getting singles wins. Chavarria-Ogunde won their doubles matchup. East beat North Providence 6-0 the following match to improve to 3-0. Fowler, Barrera, Rosales and Shi all took home singles wins while Chavarria-Ogunde and Fabiano-Herman won their doubles matches.