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Knights clutch in regionalFree Access


At the beginning of the season, head coach Mark Sobieralski saw an inexperienced team struggle through the first few tournaments.

Things clicked last week as the Knights won a Division 4 regional championship.

“This is one of the most satisfying wins in my career,” Sobieralski said. “We came a long way since the beginning of the season. Winning this regional was something special for our players. They worked hard to make this happen.”

Leading the way was William Cooksey, who won the No. 1 singles flight with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Almont’s Thomas Manko. Not only did Cooksey win the flight, but he won all three of his matches 6-0, 6-0.

ULS earned 15 points to take the title, while Almont also made the state finals with a runner-up finish with 13 points.

Alec Azar and Matt Lesha, the only seniors on the squad, cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Yale in the title match at No. 1 doubles, and the duo of Bode Neumeister and Jack Estes won 6-4, 6-1 over Frankel Jewish Academy in the finals at No. 4 doubles.

Vincent Maribao and Rocco Scarfone won 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 over Pontiac Notre Dame Prep in the finals at No. 3 doubles, and a key win was posted by the No. 2 doubles team of Ryan Warezak and Jacob Tomlinson.

Warezak and Tomlinson lost the first set 6-0 and trailed 4-1 in the second set. A loss would give Almont a chance to catch ULS in the team standings, but they battled back to win the second set 7-5 and then crushed the Prep duo 6-1 in the third set to win the match and give the Knights the title.