Knights finish in 2nd place in Lee's Summit West Tournament

The Barstow boys tennis team played three complete duals all on Monday to finish second in the LS West Tournament. In the first match, the Knights took on 2021 CLASS THREE 3rd place state winners, the Titans at LS West and came out with a resounding 9-0 win. At #1 singles senior captain Richey King rolled to an 8-1 victory while freshman brother Bobby King finished off his opponent at #2, 8-0. Sunny Gandhari played a methodical game for an 8-5 victory while junior George Colombo added a win and some excitement with an 8-7 (7-5) tiebreaker win. Sophomore Dylan Markey picked up an 8-4 win at #5 singles and at #6 freshman Liam Groden dominated with an 8-0 sweep. In doubles, Richey and George won 8-6 and Bobby and Sunny rolled to an easy 8-1 win. Finally, in doubles junior, Aaram Salam teamed with freshman Shayan Ahmed for a convincing 8-3 victory. In the second round, the Knights lost to Pembroke Hill, 3-6. Richey and Bobby King combined for an impressive win at #1, 8-3 against a very strong #1 duo from Pem Hill. The other victories for the Knights were Richey and Bobby King at #'s 1 and 2 respectively, with Richey with a convincing 8-4 win and Bobby dominating at 8-3. The Knights finished off a long day of tennis with a 9-0 sweep over the Tigers from Lee's Summit. The Knights swept the doubles with 8-0 winns at #1 from George Colombo and Richey King as well as an 8-0 roll at #2 from Bobby King and Sunny Gandhari. Dylan Markey and Araam Salam dominated at #3 with an 8-1 win. Individual medals were won by several Knights. Richey King 1st place at #1 singles Bobby King 1st place at #2 singles Sunny Gandhari 2nd place at #3 singles George Colombo 2nd place at # 4 singles Dylan Markey 2nd place at #5 singles and a Thursday playoff at practice for the #6 second place medal among Liam, Shayan and Aaram (all 3 won at that position. In doubles Richey and Bobby 1st place at #1 George and Sunn 2nd place at #2 and Liam and Shayan 2nd place at #3. In their pursuit of a tough schedule, the Knights take on Pembroke Hill again on Tuesday at Pembroke Hill. Congratulations guys!!