A year ago, Parkland senior Nishad Gothoskar paired up with sophomore Nate Lyman at No. 2 doubles during the Trojans' district title match.

This year, squared off against No. 2 seed Stroudsburg in the District XI Class AAA championships, Gothoskar was once again competing in No. 2 doubles action. But this time he lined up with a different partner sophomore Alex Wu.

The switch didn't have any effect on the Trojans capturing a third consecutive district trophy.

Gothoskar and Wu defeated Stroudsburg's team of Andy Hendry and Connor Cassady, and along with victories for Lyman (No. 2 singles) and Pete Harrison (No. 3 singles), the Trojans captured district gold on Saturday afternoon at Northwood Racquet and Fitness Club with a 3-0 victory.

"When you start off a year, you don't know each other, but over the year you get to learn each other's styles and you build a relationship with them," Gothoskar said. "I remember playing with Nate last year, [and] we didn't know each other at all at the beginning of the season. By the end, we were like best friends. I feel the same thing happened this year with Alex."

A tough first set for Gothoskar and Wu took the pair into a tiebreaker where the Trojan tandem would eventually go on to win, 11-9. But after that grind in the first set, Gothoskar and Wu took care of business in the final set, 6-1.

The duo faced two match points in the first set, and after that slight scare, their mental focus was the reason for the quick turnaround.

"Sometimes what would happen early in the season is we would have a tough time controlling our heads," Gothoskar said. "Today, we knew coming to districts we had to keep our heads on our shoulders. I think we did that well."

Unlike Gothoskar, this was Wu's first opportunity to earn a district nity to earn a district championship. He couldn't be happier of himself and the entire Trojan team.

"I would feel really proud of our team," Wu said as he awaited one of his Trojan teammates to earn the third and final victory. "I would also feel great because it's my first time. It reassured my belief that my team is one of the best in this region."

Lyman's 6-4, 6-1 victory over Chris Vo cemented the Trojans' third straight District 11 team title.

As an underclassmen, Lyman admits he may have not have been expected to win in singles competition. But he was able to prove the doubters wrong with his consistent play all afternoon.

He now has two district gold medals under his belt, both coming in different areas on the team.

"This one somehow felt better because I think there was a lot of competition, and I wasn't exactly expected to win," Lyman said. "It's a really good feeling when you come out on top, and you're sort of the underdog and when no one really expected you to."

At No. 1 singles, sophomore Nick Kshatri was in a tight match with Stroudsburg's Brady Wyant before it was called. Kshatri won the opening set 6-3, and after allowing Wyant to respond in the second set (6-4), he held a 3-2 advantage in the decisive third.

Like their No. 2 doubles team, Pete Sohn and Aneesh Kapoor also faced a tiebreaker at No. 1 doubles against Will Lynch and Brian Smith. After falling 7-4 in the first set tiebreaker, the two were ahead 7-6 in the second set.

The Trojans' season came to an end on Tuesday at the hands of Lower Merion in their PIAA first round match.