PHILADELPHIA -- After dealing with a few weather cancellations, Germantown Academy's boys tennis team got its season underway on March 21. The reigning Inter-Ac League Champions took to the road to take on league opponent Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and began their title defense in spectacular fashion, winning the contest, 5-2.

Armon Meinstein '24, Aiden Swartz '25, and Alex Katzer '25 each won their singles matches in two sets, while the pairs of Max Baer '24 and Vincent Zhou '26, and Ben Getson '25 and Yash Kandanuru '25 picked up wins for doubles. 

The Patriots are scheduled to next play on April 5 at Princeton Day School at 4pm.

GA 5, SCH 2

SINGLES

1st Singles: Armon Meinstein (GA) def. Andrew Blum (SCH), 6-3, 6-2

2nd Singles: Aiden Swartz (GA) def. Drew Sharan (SCH), 6-0, 6-1

3rd Singles: Alex Katzer (GA) def. Ethan Eckert (SCH), 6-0, 6-1

DOUBLES

1st Doubles: Max Baer & Vincent Zhou (GA) def. Josh Miller & Stone Xin (SCH), 6-4, 6-1

2nd Doubles: Sam Miller & David Kim (SCH) def. Chase Goldoor & Taran Kaistha (GA), 6-2, 6-7, 10-4

3rd Doubles: Ben Getson & Yash Kandanuru (GA) def. Arjun Goswami & Will Kolmar (SCH), 6-2, 6-3

4th Doubles: Dilon Frankel & Peter Guagliardo (SCH) def. Alex Wang & Harrison Steinberg (GA), 6-1, 6-1