By Tristen Critchfield / for the Journal
Austin Curtis and Ketan Garg have been playing tennis against each other since elementary school, but the stakes were arguably at their highest for their showdown on Saturday.
The latest chapter in their rivalry played out in the finals of the APS Metro Tournament, with Albuquerque Academy’s Curtis besting La Cueva’s Garg in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 at Albuquerque Academy. While both have enjoyed moments of success while playing against each other over the years, the top-seeded Curtis admitted that this victory might have been a little more meaningful.
“I’d probably say so, because (it was) the first high school match between us, actually,” Curtis said. “We’ve played each other in USTA state tournaments, beaten each other. And this was the first time on the high school stage, a big tournament, the final.”
