Old Lyme Tennis Girls Win Shoreline Championship for Third Year in Succession

Old Lyme Number One Singles player Samantha Tan stands with her proud parents after her win over Valley Regional.

OLD LYME — The Old Lyme girls varsity tennis team continued its extraordinary run of unbeaten games Monday with a 7-0 victory over previously unbeaten Valley Regional High School. Not only did this win extend the team’s record to 52-0, but also secured the team its third Shoreline Conference in a row.

Old Lyme then continued their undefeated run with a 7-0 victory over Cromwell on Wednesday.

Old Lyme Number One Doubles pair Alexis Fenton ( left) and Livie Bass were interviewed by Vickie Fulkerson from ‘The Day’ after the team’s 7-0 victory over Valley Regional, who were also undefeated up until playing OL.

The full results of Monday’s game are as follows (Old Lyme players are listed first in each case)

1st Singles:
Sam Tan vs Joanna Petrone 6-2, 6-3

2nd Singles:
Elaina Morosky vs Natalie Novak 6-3, 6-0

3rd Singles:
Callie Bass vs Hannah Schwartzman 6-0, 6-0

4th Singles:
Katherine Zhang vs Sophia Bonamo 6-0, 6-0

Old Lyme’s #2 Doubles pair Aggie and Beatrice Hunt (at left) stand smiling with Alexis Fenton and Livie Bass, the #1 Doubles pair, after the team’s 7-0 team victory over Cromwell on Wednesday, which officially clinched the Shoreline Championship for Old Lyme.

1st Doubles:
Livie Bass / Alexis Fenton vs. Samara Shankar / Clara Shea 6-0, 6-0

2nd Doubles:
Aggie Hunt/ Beatrice Hunt vs. Regan Grow / Alessia Pisanzio 6-4, 6-1

3rd Doubles:
Izzy Reynolds/Natalie Buckley vs. Ashley Cap / Fallyn Belisle 6-2, 6-2