To win at tournament time, a good closer is a must. But equally important is the setup man. In the case of the Pinelands Regional boys tennis team on May 29, it needed setup men to keep its hopes alive for advancing in the state tournament.

“We had the mentality the whole time that we weren’t going to lose,” said senior Dan Eberlin, who alongside classmate Ian Cahill bounced back from a first-set loss to win a 3-6, 6-4, 11-9 first doubles contest, as the third-seeded Wildcats knocked off…