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Unionville's Wu earns state singles gold

John Wu found himself in an unfamiliar position Saturday afternoon. After rolling past his first three opponents in straight sets, the Unionville senior dropped the first set of the Class AAA state boys' tennis final at the Hershey Racquet Club.

John Wu found himself in an unfamiliar position Saturday afternoon.

After rolling past his first three opponents in straight sets, the Unionville senior dropped the first set of the Class AAA state boys' tennis final at the Hershey Racquet Club.

But Wu shook off the early deficit and rallied to defeat Central Catholic's Adam Blasinsky, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, and take the title.

Abington's Dan Tornea and Thomas Christian finished in fourth place in the AAA doubles.

The Results

Class AAA Singles

CHAMPIONSHIP

John Wu, Unionville, def. Adam Blasinsky, Central Catholic, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4

THIRD PLACE

Andrew Sinai, Bethlehem Freedom, def. Chad Kissell, Greater Latrobe, 6-4, 6-4.

SEMIFINALS

Wu def. Kissell, 6-2, 6-2; Blasinsky def. Sinai, 7-5, 6-2.

Class AAA Doubles

CHAMPIONSHIP

Kevin Goth and Jared Isaacs, North Allegheny, def. Chris Grubbs and Michael Kann, Shade Side Academy, 6-4, 6-4.

THIRD PLACE

Nolan Perugini and Jonah Buczewski, Exeter, def. Dan Tornea and Thomas Christian, Abington, 6-3, 6-0.

SEMIFINALS

Goth and Isaacs def. Tornea and Christian, 6-3, 6-3; Grubbs and Kann def. Perugini and Buczewski, 6-3, 6-1.

Class AA Singles

CHAMPIONSHIP

Andre Fick, Wyomissing, def. Luke Ross, Sewickley Academy, 6-0. 6-0.

THIRD PLACE

Blaise Casselbury, Lancaster County Day, def. def. Henry Paiste, Northwestern Lehigh, 6-4, 7-5.

SEMIFINALS

Fick def. Paiste, 6-4, 6-3; Ross def. Casselbury, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.

Class AA Doubles

CHAMPIONSHIP

Madhav Sekar and Zach Shaff, Moravian Academy, def. Pete Kazmierczak and Tony Kuts, Scranton Prep, 6-0, 6-1.

THIRD PLACE

Sebastian Pena and Karl Anderson, Lancaster County Day, def. Ryan Gex and Luke Vith, Sewickley Academy, 6-2, 7-6 (4).

SEMIFINALS

Kazmierczak and Kutz def. Gex and Vith, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3; Sekar and Shaff def. Pena and Anderson, 6-2, 6-4.