Millers Tennis Wins State Section Title Again

The Millburn boys tennis team secured its 25th straight and 35th overall state section title when it beat second-seeded Mendham High School 4-1 on Tuesday.

Miller first singles Eric Cohen cruised past Tony D'Angelo, 6-0, 6-4, mixing atomic serves and ground strokes with deft drop shots and lethal lobs. Following Cohen off the court, Dan Feldman and Mac Johnson at first doubles downed Mendham's Chase Matthisson and Nirav Shah, 6-4, 6-4, through well-placed returns and rapid-fire net play.

Rob Xie, Millburn's dependable second singles player, answered Eli Samaan's punishing drives with gutsy winners, taking the match, 6-4, 6-4. Millburn's fourth point was notched by brothers Sebastian and Nicky Chen-Schmidt at second doubles, who roared back from a 4-6 first set loss to win the next two sets, 6-0, 6-1, against Jeremy Holtzman and Rishi Shah.

Third singles Ray Chase scored Mendham's only point, defeating Tristan Lane in a hard-fought match, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Today's victory elevates the Millers, who are 21-6 overall, into the semifinals of the NJSIAA Group III competition. They play Ramapo High School at Mercer County Park in West Windsor on Thursday at 9 a.m.