Lewisburg boys tennis tops Towanda 4-1 behind deep lineup

Lewisburg’s depth carried the day Thursday, as the Green Dragons took four of five matches and beat Towanda 4-1 in non-league boys tennis. Towanda’s Bayley Poll stayed unbeaten with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Henry Heintzelman at first singles, but that was the Black Knights’ only point.

The rest of the lineup belonged to Lewisburg. Canyon Swartzentruber shut out Matrix McCarter 6-0, 6-0 at second singles, and Luke Azeredo followed with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Kellen Colton at third singles. In doubles, Colby Jacob and Olin McIlwaine handled Emma Ackley and Brody Hennessy 6-3, 6-1 at first doubles, while Tyson Nicholls and Clark Nicholls beat Travyn Lewis and Ethan Lane 6-2, 6-1 at second doubles.

The result fit the pattern Lewisburg has built through the first half of April. The Green Dragons had already blanked Hughesville 5-0 on April 3, beaten Shikellamy 4-1 on April 7 and edged Central Columbia 3-2 on April 8 by sweeping both doubles matches. Against Towanda, Lewisburg again showed it can win in more than one way, taking both singles and doubles lines behind a lineup that did not need one runaway star to control the match.

That balance matters as the schedule gets tighter. PIAA District IV listed the Lewisburg-Towanda result on its April 16 scoreboard alongside a full slate of spring sports, a reminder that the Green Dragons are moving through a stretch where every match can help sharpen postseason readiness. Matches like Thursday’s also give coaches a chance to test combinations and measure how well the roster holds up against an opponent with a proven top-of-the-order player.

Towanda brought its own credential to the court in Poll, who had been the 2024 NTL Player of the Year and finished undefeated in league play. Lewisburg answered with a group result that felt more telling for late April: Henry Heintzelman and Canyon Swartzentruber had reached the District 4 doubles semifinals last season, and the Green Dragons looked like a team with enough experience and depth to keep building toward another postseason run.