A new era in boys tennis has begun as Burbank High has three freshmen occupying all three singles positions in the Bulldog lineup.
Their youth did not make much of a difference Thursday when the Bulldogs took on visiting Burroughs. Burbank won five sets in singles and swept in the doubles, earning a 14-4 victory.
“This win means a lot for us. We heard that they had lost to Glendale, but we also heard that four of their players were gone, so we definitely were not underestimating them,” Burbank senior Harut Keklikyan said.
Burbank (2-1) got a sweep in singles from Apollo Harbaugh.
“I think we all played pretty well,” Harbaugh said of his team.
He defeated Burroughs No. 1 Adi Kiran 6-3. He defeated Burroughs No. 2 Jaden Chapman 6-4 and No. 3 player Iulian Lundburg 6-0.
Burbank No. 2 Emil Lazaryev lost 6-2 to Kiran and 6-2 to Chapman. He defeated Lundburg 6-0.
Burbank No. 3 Levon Kassouny lost 6-2 to Kiran and 6-2 to Chapman. He defeated Lundberg 6-2.
In doubles, the Burbank No. 1 team of Keklikyan and Rithun Gopalakrishnan went 6-2 over the Burroughs No. 1 team of Isaac Ayala and Nolan Jennings,. The defeated the No. 2 team of Nick Devite and Andre B. Francis 6-0 and the No. 3 team of Cody Baer and Diego Kitzi 6-1.
Burbank’s No. 2 team of Michael Fan and Quinlan Cramer went 6-1 over Ayala and Jennings, 6-1 over Devite and partner Dominic Carlebach and 6-1 over Baer and Kitzi.
Burbank’s No. 3 team of Alec Safarian and Monte Gharibian went 6-3 over Ayala and Jennings, 7-6(7-5) over Devite and Carlebach and 6-2 over Baer and Kitzi.
Burroughs is 0-3 overall.
