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04/09/2017 12:00 AMBoys’ Tennis
The Knights’ boys’ tennis team had two matchups to begin the 2017 campaign and were victorious in both of them to jump out to a quick 2-0 start.
Westbrook was at home for Coginchaug on April 3 and won 7-0. In singles play, senior Gus Marx claimed a 6-2, 6-3 win at the No. 1 spot; senior David Amendola earned a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 2; senior Dylan Martinson won his match 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3; sophomore Nate Comment won 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 4 spot; and senior Jason Raunikar won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5. In doubles, seniors Austin Herzy and Phil Hartzell won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1; while junior Kevin Dickey and sophomore Jack Lyman won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2.
On April 7, the Knights played Old Saybrook at home and won 7-0. In singles, Marx won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1; Amendola grabbed a win 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2; Martinson won 6-2, 6-2 at the No. 3 spot; Comment earned a 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 4; and Raunikar won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5. For doubles, Herzy and Hartzell won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1; and Dickey and Lyman claimed a 6-1, 7-5 victory at No. 2.
Girls’ Tennis
Westbrook played two contests last week, winning one of them to get its 2017 season started with 1-1 record.
The Knights played their first matchup against Coginchaug and lost 5-2 on April 3. Senior Casey Burns grabbed a 6-0, 6-0 win in the No. 1 singles spot; and sophomore Sara Farnoli claimed a 1-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory in the No. 2 spot.
On April 8, Westbrook played its first home match against Portland and earned a 7-0 victory. In singles play, Burns netted a 6-0, 6-0 win at the No. 1 spot; Farnoli won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2; junior Victoria Koplas grabbed a 6-0, 6-0 win at the No. 3 spot; and senior Aerial Ulanowicz won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4. In doubles play, junior Marilyn Ulanowicz and junior Alexi Vumback won 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 1 spot. The duos of sophomore Savannah Marshall and junior Meredith Farrell, as well as juniors Tehya Hargett-Cerase and Alyssa Esposito, both won by default.
Girls’ Outdoor Track
Westbrook took part in the Bellringer Invitational in East Hampton last week and earned fourth place with a score of 68 points on April 8.
Junior Danyelle Engles recorded two first-place finishes for the Knights, winning the shot put with a distance of 33 feet-7.25 inches and the discus behind a distance of 108 feet-3 inches
Boys’ Outdoor Track
Last week, the Knights competed in the Bellringer Invitational, where they took fifth place by tallying 70.9 points.
Westbrook received first-place finishes from junior Vincent Dyer in the discus with a distance of 126 feet-7 inches, along with junior Elijah Panzera in the javelin at 130-2.
Softball
The Knights played three games to start the 2017 campaign and dropped a trio of decisions last week
Westbrook opened the season at home against East Hampton and lost 9-2. Senior Alexa Mulvihill recorded three strikeouts on the mound and went 1-for-3 in the batter’s box with a run scored for the Knights.
Next, the Knights hit the road to face Old Lyme and lost a close game, 7-6, on April 5. Senior Biance Ferrucci went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI for the Knights. Freshman Jaclyn Grace went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a RBI. Mulvihill and freshman Callie Newberg shared the pitching duties for Westbrook.
On April 5, the Knights were on the road again to play North Branford and took a 23-0 defeat.
Baseball
Westbrook began its season by playing one game last week. The Knights took a 4-1 loss at Old Lyme on April 5.