H.S. tennis: Waterford girls beat NFA 5-2 in ECC Div. I match

The Day, New London, Conn.
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Apr. 20—WATERFORD — Sarah Hage, Autumn Brothers and Alli Silva won singles matches in straight sets as Waterford defeated Norwich Free Academy 5-2 in an Eastern Connecticut Conference Division I girls' tennis match on Monday.

Jen Leblanc and Michele Lill won at doubles for Waterford (2-1, 2-1) as did Nidhi Somineni and Nitya Somineni. The Wildcats (1-1, 1-1) had wins from Sarah Ericson and the doubles team of Jenissa Varela and Valeria Yraita.

In other matches:

— Mara Wolff, Yurina Shirai and Ritisha Ande each won in straight sets for East Lyme in its 6-1 win over Ledyard in an ECC Division I match. The doubles team of Jeanette Liu and Mannat Kadian won in straight sets for the Vikings (2-0, 2-0) while Ella Arustei and Alissa Li and Iris Liu and Avery Rindell each won in three sets. Sarah Bailey won at No. 3 singles for the Colonels (1-2, 0-2).

— Julia Meilguj, Haley Rodgers, Hayden Kowalski and Fiona Kennedy each won in straight sets in Fitch's 7-0 win over St. Bernard. Gabby Patel and Anjali Patel, Michaela Ellis and Fiza Shariff, and Charlotte Carney and Ariana Timmerman all won at doubles for the Falcons (2-0). The Saints are 0-1.

— Abigail Sicuranza, Callie Bass, Sam Tan and Livie Bass all won in straight sets as unbeaten Old Lyme beat Portland, 7-0, in the Shoreline Conference. The teams of Lauren Wallace and Alexis Fenton, Fiona Hufford and Izzy Reynolds and Aggie and Beatrice Hunt all won at doubles for the Wildcats (5-0, 5-0).

Boys

— Ian Straub, Aidan McLean and Tim Lynch all won in two sets as Fitch beat St. Bernard, 6-1. Charlie Cartier and Calvin Lupo won at No. 1 doubles for Fitch (2-0). Liam Peters won for the Saints (0-1).

— George Danes, Charles Hinckley, Griffin McGlinchey and Pat Dagher all won their singles matches to lead Old Lyme past Portland, 6-1, in a Shoreline Conference match. The team of Regan Kaye and Tim O'Brien won for Old Lyme (4-1, 4-1) as did Will Danes and Sam Koenigs.

— Enzo Guarnieri won at No. 1 singles for Waterford in its 6-0 win over NFA in an ECC Division I match. Gabe Parent and Corey Sammatoro won at No. 1 doubles for the Lancers (1-1, 1-1). The Wildcats (0-1-1, 0-1-1) had to forfeit four matches.