East Lyme — The only battle Finn Power lost on Thursday came off the court.

He was bloodied thanks to a run-in with a tennis ball can, but the East Lyme junior would not be beaten. Power topped Stonington's Jacob Stiger 6-2, 6-0 in the singles final of the Eastern Connecticut Conference boys' tennis tournament for his second straight title.

And the Vikings, who went 12-0 this season and have won 52 straight matches, made it a sweep as the top-seeded doubles team of Jonathan Tan and Guillem Colom beat teammates and No. 3 seed Sujesh Kurumbail and Ethan Stewart 7-5, 6-4.

Top-seeded Power, who beat Stonington's William Michelson in last year's final, also beat No. 3 Stiger 6-1, 6-1 on May 14 in East Lyme's 6-1 win. The experience came in handy.

"It made it easier because I knew how to get through it,'' said Power. "I knew even in times when I was getting mad I had to get really focused, get back on track.''

And while he never really got mad, talking to himself during matches helps his game.

"Every time I lose a point I like to say something to myself to just get out the anger, and then I snap back quickly to focus on the next point,'' Power said. "I think my big issue at the start of the game is I was playing a bit soft.

"I just wasn't attacking the ball and as soon as I felt really confident with my shot — confidence is a big key — I really just started crushing the ball.''

Stiger, a senior, played better than the score indicated.

"I think the scoreline doesn't really show the actual score,'' said Power. "I think (Stiger) played very well and there were many games when I was down quite convincingly and managed to come back.''

Now back to that tennis can.

"The side of the can popped and I got a little cut (pinky finger on his right hand), and I bled everywhere, on my racket, on my hands,'' he said.

For East Lyme coach Susan Welshock the sweep was a fitting end to a dominant season.

"It's awesome. It was an all-East Lyme final and we had players in three of the four matches,'' said Welshock. "It's very exciting because it was between us and Stonington all year.''

Tan, a senior, and sophomore Colom played together more than Kurumbail and Stewart this season. Kurumbail, who won the ECC doubles title with Conrad French last year, split the season between singles and doubles.

"It definitely makes a difference,'' said Colom. "We had a connection. We had a lot of chemistry going.''

Said Tan: "It's just the cherry on top that we won singles and doubles.''

Mike Abate, East Lyme' co-coach, saw a big difference between Power this season and last.

"It's not like he's got better strokes than everybody, but he's determined and he's fast,'' said Abate. "Finn did the right things in the offseason. He worked with a trainer, he's physically stronger, faster and he's better emotionally.''

And he'll have a chance to three-peat next season.

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