Wildcat Roundup, Postseason Edition: May 31-June 2

May 31

Boys Tennis

Lyme-Old Lyme’s season came to an end with a 7-0 loss to Suffield in the first round of the Class S tournament after the Wildcats opened postseason play with a 7-0 sweep of Immaculate in a state tournament play-in match.

Class S State Tournament, Play-In
Lyme-Old Lyme 7 – Immaculate 0

Singles

Nicholas Moraillon def. Luke Budzynski 7-5, 6-3
Gavin Gray def. Johnny Ceccarli 6-4, 6-0
Oliver Wyman def. Jersen Duque 6-3, 6-1
James Dahlke def. Charlie Messinger 7-5, 7-5

Doubles

Chris Dagher/Ryan Olsen def. Brennen Heminski/Clifford Schwaim 7-5, 6-2
Ryan Miller/John Turick def. Logan Simao/Derek Betts 6-1, 6-0
Jack Montmeat/Parker Forbes def. David Quesada/Mark Rynkiewicz 6-1, 6-0

Class S State Tournament, Semifinals
Suffield 7 – Lyme-Old Lyme 0

Singles

Nicholas Moraillon lost to Tommy Bishop 3-6, 2-6
Gavin Gray lost to Harrison Stauffer 2-6, 6-1, 4-10
Oliver Wyman lost to Niko Kappen 3-6, 4-6
James Dahlke lost to Jackson Davis 1-6, 4-6

Doubles

Chris Dagher/Ryan Olsen lost to Nayan Tummalapally/Joe Zenczak 2-6, 1-6
Ryan Miller/John Turick lost to Arnar Ukidwe/Nick Zenczak 2-6, 4-6
Jack Montmeat/Parker Forbes lost to Colvin Adappoor/Avishkar Kasiliya 2-6, 4-6

The Wildcats finished 10-5, placed third in the Shoreline Conference, earned a state tournament victory and qualified all 10 varsity players for the Shoreline individual tournament.

Coach Andrew Tyrol in an email said it’s been his “favorite year coaching by far.”

He credited strong leadership from captains Ryan Miller, Ryan Olsen and Chris Dagher, and said the seven seniors’ kindness, positivity and work ethic will leave a lasting legacy on the program. The Wildcats will return a strong young core led by Nicholas Moraillon and Gavin Gray along with freshmen Jack Montmeat and Parker Forbes.

“I am upset that the season is over but so happy for this team,” he said.

June 2

Girls Lacrosse

Class S State Tournament, First Round
Lyme-Old Lyme 7 – Old Saybrook 6

The Wildcats advanced to the second round of the Class S tournament. They will travel to Granby on Friday, June 5, after the Bears defeated Valley Regional.

Maya LeQuire (3 goals, 2 draw controls) led the Wildcats offensively.

Anna Bussman (1 goal, 2 assists, 1 draw control), Brooke Burgess (1 goal), Jill Kleefeld (1 goal, 3 interceptions, 2 draw controls) and Anne Marie Hinckley (1 goal) also scored. Elise Marchant and Reagan Christopher each added an assist.

Charlotte Antonio made four saves in goal.

Girls Tennis

Class S State Tournament, Semifinals
Laurelton Hall 5 – Lyme-Old Lyme 2

Lyme-Old Lyme’s postseason run ended in the Class S semifinals.

Singles

Katherine Zhang def. Valentina Ramirez 7-6, 6-4
Mari Munster lost to Leela Farzam 6-4, 7-5
Rose Dimmock lost to Chloe Costeines 6-1, 6-0
Ainsley Rinoski def. Maeve Varian 6-1, 6-2

Doubles

Addy Morosky/Katie Ferman lost to Maddie Tennaro/Anna Morris 6-3, 7-5
Allegra Schaedler/Stella Young lost to Katie Leavey/Ava Costeines 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
Lana Brunza/Cat Wilson lost to Emilia Coppola/Clare Conlon 6-2, 7-5

Track & Field

Class S Championship

Boys

100 Meters
Patrick Lynch – 8th (11.38)

200 Meters
Jonah Filardi – 22nd (23.87) PB

800 Meters
Ryan Ortoleva – 5th (2:01.66)
Maxwell Paonessa – 15th (2:09.50)

4×800 Relay
Maxwell Paonessa/Miles Coppola/Cole Haslam/Ryan Ortoleva – 8th (8:51.92)

Shot Put
Tyler Cann – 4th (50’4.50″)

Discus
Tyler Cann – 3rd (153’5″)

Javelin
Rowan McCormick – 16th (105’9″)

Pole Vault
Carson St. Louis – 12th (9’6″)

Long Jump
Patrick Lynch – 1st (23’4.50″) PB

Girls

100 Meters
Serena Mazzi – 8th (12.86)

800 Meters
Chase Gilbert – 1st (2:13.88) SB
Parker Fedorich – 7th (2:29.83)

1600 Meters
Chase Gilbert – 1st (4:56.80) SB

3200 Meters
Chase Gilbert – 1st (10:51.42)

4×400 Relay
Vivian Boller/Serena Mazzi/Parker Fedorich/Maia Guisti – 6th (4:19.25)

4×800 Relay
Maia Guisti/Vivian Boller/Teya Vernon/Parker Fedorich – 7th (10:19.74)

Shot Put
Margaret Thuma – 10th (28’4.25″)
Ava Novak – 15th (25’5.5″)

Discus
Margaret Thuma – 3rd (100’9″)

High Jump
Beatrix Rubino – 14th (4’6″)

Long Jump
Samantha Fulara – 7th (15’5.25″)

SB = Season Best; PB = Personal Best