ECC tennis: Stonington girls dominate on Day 1 of tournament
Stonington — All four Stonington High School singles players won their opening round matches in the Eastern Connecticut Conference girls' tennis tournament on Tuesday.
Most of the first round matches were completed before rain halted play. Action will resume on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., using both the high school and community center courts, and tournament officials are hoping to complete all singles and doubles play through the quarterfinals.
Junior Gabby Dellacono, the two-time defending champion and top seed, won her opener 8-0 while No. 2 Charlotte Johnstone (8-3), No. 8 Makenzie Sadler (8-4) and No. 21 Hannah Middleton (8-2) also advance to the second round.
Middleton and Bacon Academy's Caroline Banning (No. 20) were the lowest seeds to advance.
In doubles plays, Stonington's No. 17 seeded team of Holly Foster and Cassie Onorato won 8-0. They will play the Bears' top-seeded team of Margot Goodman and Ainsley Johnstone in the second round. Goodman and Johnstone had a first-round bye.
ECC AWARD WINNERS / GIRLS' TENNIS
Following are 2018 Eastern Connecticut Conference girls' tennis all-stars, sportsmanship and scholar-athlete award winners:
Division I
First team — Singles: Samantha Cote (Fitch), Sneha Kumar (Fitch), Anna Slopak (NFA), Shauna Kim (East Lyme); Doubles: Charlina Holloway-Emmy Powdrill (Fitch), Erin Peteric-Neha Ande (East Lyme), Lila Burdo-Marissa Howard (Ledyard).
Honorable mention — Singles: Erika deAndrade (Ledyard), Mary Kathryn Taylor (East Lyme); Doubles: Kaitlin Cavanaugh-Emma Price (NFA).
Sportsmanship — Shauna Kim (East Lyme), Greysan Scherer (Fitch), Cara Tran (Ledyard), Alaysia Thomas (New London), Michelle Loo (NFA).
Scholar-athlete — Mary Kathryn Tabor (East Lyme), Sneha Kumar (Fitch), Rachel Kane (Ledyard), Tessa Rock (New London), Hannah Crary (NFA).
Division II
First team — Singles: Gabby Dellacono (Stonington), Charlotte Johnstone (Stonington), Clara Siegmund (Woodstock), Sophie Wang (Waterford); Doubles: Margot Goodman-Ainsley Johnstone (Stonington), Phoebe Townsend-Brielle Fratoni-Jaskiewicz (Stonington), Mackenzie Eaton-Codi Staveski (Woodstock).
Honorable mention — Singles: Makenzie Sadler (Stonington), Mari Ruggeri (Woodstock); Doubles: Hannah Darigan-Rachel Holden (Woodstock).
Sportsmanship — Caroline Banning (Bacon Academy), Hannah Middleton (Stonington), Stacey Tasoulas (Waterford), Ellie Chervenkova (Woodstock).
Scholar-athlete — Evie Boenig (Bacon Academy), Charlotte Johnstone (Stonington), Sophie Wang (Waterford), Samantha Sheldon (Woodstock).
Division III
First team — Singles: Hannah Brule (Windham), Julia Moosey (Killngly), Lauren O'Donnell (St. Bernard), Jenna McCauley (Killingly); Doubles: Isabel Tang-Mackenzie Chatelle (Killingly), Luisa Alarcon-Lori Li (Montville), Allison Levesque-Alexis Lirette (Killngly).
Honorable mention — Singles: Briann Gomez (Windham), Sabrina Berard (Killingly); Doubles: Kayla Heath-Maggie McKnerney (Lyman Memorial).
Sportsmanship — Jenna McCauley (Killingly), Hailey Tompkins (Lyman Memorial), Man Wai Chan (Montville), Kaila Sprecace (St. Bernard), Hannah Brule (Windham).
Scholar-athlete — Allison Levesque (Killingly), Elizabeth Spedaliere (Lyman Memorial), Linda Chen (Montville), Michelle Huang (St. Bernard), Ailen Cuevas (Windham).
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