Millburn Tennis Hands Newark Academy Its First Defeat

Millburn High's tennis matches against archrival Newark Academy are always exciting, and Wednesday's contest in Livingston was no exception. The Minutemen started the day with a 12-0 season record. They ended it with a 4-1 loss.

The first Millburn team point belonged to second singles Dean Koman, who dismantled Chris Paradis 6-3, 6-2.

Next, Miller first doubles came through with a 6-4, 6-3 defeat of Ben Hyatt and Jonathan Holtzman, notching a second team point for Millburn.

Tyler Schick at first singles clinched the match for Millburn with his win against Daniel Eatroff. Schick had been down 0-4 in the first set before solving the problem and taking six straight games for the set. The second set score was a more comfortable 6-2.

Newark Academy's only point was won at third singles, when Dylan Flanagan edged out Teddy Moskovitz 7-5, 6-3.

The last point was decided when Miller second doubles Josh Landau and Jon Duan battled back from a first-set loss to defeat Reid Schalet and Arjuna Siva, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. 

Millburn's next contest is against Montclair High School in the semifinal round of the Essex County Tournament, scheduled for Saturday morning at 10:30 at Branch Brook Park in Newark, with a rain date of Sunday.