{"id":1209,"date":"2026-05-25T23:35:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1209"},"modified":"2026-05-25T23:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:35:06","slug":"boston-latins-vanessa-vu-middlesex-schools-declan-power-rule-state-individual-tennis-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1209","title":{"rendered":"Boston Latin\u2019s Vanessa Vu, Middlesex School\u2019s Declan Power rule state individual tennis championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>WELLESLEY \u2014 Trailing 5-4 in the second set of the girls\u2019 championship match of the USTA\u2019s Massachusetts Individual Tennis Tournament, Boston Latin senior Vanessa Vu felt the pressure during every point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1207\">Stan Wawrinka waves emotional goodbye in final French Open<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Even as the stakes mounted and adversity struck, Vu never let her demeanor waver.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>MIAA postseason guide: Every date you need to know for the 2026 spring playoffs<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Vu battled back to win the final three games of the set, highlighted by a key service break at 5-5, en route to a 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 victory over Ursuline freshman Kiera Delima at the Longfellow Club in Wellesley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cEvery time I would get down I would just tell myself I could get back up, and I would take deep breaths to focus,\u201d said Vu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Vu\u2019s victory concluded three days of single-elimination competition, which brought together top players from public, private, and prep schools across the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Organized for the third year by the United States Tennis Association, the event featured a boys\u2019 singles draw with 65 participants, a girls\u2019 singles draw with 43 participants, and boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 doubles draws with 20 and 12 pairs, respectively. Competition was moved inside Sunday and Monday because of the wet weather.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Vu entered as the top seed and dropped just five total games across her first three matches, highlighted by a dominant 6-0, 6-1 dispatching of Newton South junior Manel Guermazi in the semifinal earlier on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Though only a freshman, Delima\u2019s blend of power and consistency pushed Vu to the brink. Vu cut down on her unforced errors as the second set wore on and buried winners into both corners with her lethal backhand to seal the win. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou see the growth in her maturity,\u201d  said Boston Latin oach Paulanne Wilson. \u201cIn matches like this, you have to stop, refocus, take a deep breath, get your act together, and somebody like Vanessa can regroup. Not everyone can.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u25aa Since 2017, Middlesex junior Declan Power and Newton North senior Johnny Wastcoat have trained alongside one another at The Thoreau Club in Concord.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But until Monday\u2019s boys\u2019 singles championship match, the longtime friends had never faced one another in an official match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The two staged a back-and-forth battle in the opening set, before Power pulled away in the second set for a 6-4, 6-0 triumph. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The victory marked Middlesex\u2019s second straight year winning the boys\u2019 singles crown, after teammate Lachlan McCaghren won the title last season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1205\">Even After a Strait of Hormuz Deal, Moving 1,500 Ships Won\u2019t Be Easy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI knew [Wastcoat] was amazing, but I didn\u2019t know he was that amazing,\u201d said Power. \u201cI knew it would be incredibly difficult, and I would have to play really well to have a chance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u25aa For the Winchester girls\u2019 team, which posted a 19-0 regular season and is seeded No. 2 in the upcoming MIAA Division 1 tournament, Monday offered the latest display of its formidable depth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Both Red &amp; Black doubles teams reached the girls\u2019 doubles finals, where the pairing of junior Esha Bhalla and freshman Kaiyal Kumaran downed seniors Mia Lock and Cate Sheehan, 6-1, 6-1. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe set each other up really well,\u201d said Bhalla. \u201cWe dominate the net. I set Kaiyal up, and Kaiyal rips the ball.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bhalla and Kumaran were pushed to the limit in their semifinal match earlier on Monday, where they prevailed 6-4, 7-6 (7-1), over Boston Latin sisters, Maya Nguyen and Lillian Nguyen. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After a brief rest period before the final, the pair viewed topping their older teammates as icing on the cake. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think it was just about having fun, because there are also teammates,\u201d said Kumaran. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u25aa Leading 5-2 in the second set, Lexington seniors Ryan Wade and Evan Saptari appeared to be cruising to the boys\u2019 doubles title. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That\u2019s when adversity struck. The Lincoln-Sudbury tandem of Pranit Rao and Lance Taylor fought back to win the next three games, forcing the Minutemen seniors to regroup for a 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) victory. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The performance was the latest step in a dominant season for the two captains, who went 18-1 at first doubles as part of Lexington\u2019s undefeated regular season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe just like to lift each other up, and when the other person\u2019s shot goes out or misses, just move on and forget about the point and focus on the next one,\u201d said Wade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1203\">Newton\u2019s Chad Palumbo scores 4 goals to lead Princeton past Notre Dame for NCAA lacrosse championship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lexington boys&#8217; duo of Ryan Wade\/Evan Saptari, and the Winchester girls&#8217; pairing of Esha Bhalla\/Kaiyal Kumaran won doubles titles in the USTA event at the Longfellow Club in Wellesley. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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