Lyme-Old Lyme Tennis Girls Remain Unbeaten, “They are Determined Players … and it Shows” (Coach Rahr)

The undefeated Lyme-Old Lyme High School team gathers for a celebratory photo. All photos by A. Fenton.

OLD LYME — The Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) girls’ tennis team is enjoying a truly remarkable season. Look at the scoresheets below and you will see that the girls not only remain undefeated, but also have hardly dropped an individual match this season.

Abby Sicuranza demonstrates the strength of her serve in this game against Morgan. Sicuranza is the Wildcats’ #1 singles player.

Coach Lauren Rahr admits with complete honesty that this situation is something, “I don’t think I have fully wrapped my head around.”

Rahr, who is a math teacher at LOLHS, recalls that “Last year was truly a dream season with all we accomplished and how it all flowed together so well,” but notes, “This year has presented different challenges.”

Asked how she would summarize the team’s performance to date this season, Rahr responded, “From last season to this season, I have seen a lot of growth and maturity from all of my players.”

Elaina Morosky is having a terrific season regularly playing in the #3 or #4 singles spot.

She said they had clearly put in a great deal of time in the off-season to continue improving their games, and as a result, “… came into this season with specific goals in mind that they want to accomplish both as individuals and as a team.”

Lyme-Old Lyme High School Girl’s Tennis Coach Lauren Rahr celebrates her team’s continuing success in this photo with her father, Dave Rahr, who serves as the team’s Junior Varsity Coach. Photo submitted.

She added, “Every match we go out and play, they continue to amaze me. There are always things we can continue to improve upon, but overall, they are determined players this year and it shows, not only in how they carry themselves but also in how they play each point.”

The #3 doubles partnership of senior Fiona Hufford and junior Izadora Reynolds has played some memorable games.

Expanding on how she feels when she is watching a match, Rahr said she finds herself thinking, “Wow, I am so lucky to have a team that is not only this strong, but this passionate about what they do.” She explained that this year she feels  they are trusting themselves more, noting, “You can see them playing smart tennis on the court, while also taking the risk of applying new skills and strategies we have talked about.”

Sam Tan, who regularly plays in the #2 singles spot, celebrates after winning her game at Waterford following a third set tie-breaker.

Rahr says Old Lyme’s toughest opponent so far this season has been Westbrook since, going into it, the girls knew they were going to be facing strong competition, which meant they were eagerly anticipating the match. The expectation was fulfilled with three out of the seven matches going to three sets, with, in Rahr’s words, “Each of them a battle. You could feel the energy on the sidelines just watching all of the matches finish.”

From left to right, Lyme-Old Lyme 2nd doubles sophomore Aggie Hunt, 1st doubles Junior Livie Bass,  1st doubles Junior Alexis Fenton, and 2nd doubles Sophomore Beatrice Hunt celebrate their respective wins over Waterford.

Recalling one of her favorite memories of the season was during the Westbrook match when the whole team was sitting at the fence watching the Old Lyme #3 finish her third set. Then, “As soon as she was done, they all sprinted down to the #3 doubles with their blankets and snack bags just in time for them to hit a volley winner to end the match.”

Callie Bass always comes through with a strong game.

Rahr said, “It was nice to see them all support each other. It is moments like these that not only bring a team together, but remind everyone why they chose to play tennis.” She explained, “Playing better competition brings out the best in teams, and I was happy to see the girls step up to the challenge so early on in the season.”

Elaina Morosky (at front in photo) has played consistently well throughout the season.

Questioned as to the factors to which she credited the team’s amazing success, Rahr replied, “This is a tough question as I have thought about this often recently. There have been so many factors that have come together to contribute to our team’s success: the new courts, the passion of the girls, the support of families…just to name a few.”

The Lyme-Old Lyme #1 doubles team of juniors Alexis Fenton (right) and Livie Bass handily defeated their Morgan opponents.

She continued, “Many people have asked me, “Is it that you are a good coach or is it that they are just good players?” In her always humble fashion, she commented, “I like to think it is a little of both. We both work together to bring out the best in each other, and that has allowed us to reach our goals and create a team chemistry that I will truly never forget.”

The Waterford and Old Lyme coaches review the rules prior to the match against Waterford. The Old Lyme girls stand to the left and the Waterford team to the right.

Reviewing the season as a whole, Rahr concluded on an upbeat note, “Another thing I think that is really important is that we take each match as a new opportunity to play the sport we love.”

Here are the results of the most recent games with the LOL players indicated in blue.

Tuesday, May 3
Old Lyme Defeats Coginchaug
6-1 

1st Singles:
Abby Sicuranza vs Piper Remillard 2-6, 1-6

2nd Singles: 
Callie Bass vs Estella Perel 6-0, 6-0

3rd Singles: 
Elaina Morosky vs Maggie Ross 6-1, 6-1

4th Singles: 
Olivia Schaedler vs Grace Hinsch 6-2, 6-1

1st Doubles: 
Livie Bass / Alexis Fenton
Nora O’Connell / Karenna Patel 6-0, 6-0

2nd Doubles:  
Aggie Hunt/ Beatrice Hunt
Monica Garbacz / Sawyer Stone 6-0, 6-0

3rd Doubles:
Fiona Hufford / Izzy Reynolds
Diya Patel / Taylor Cooney 6-0, 6-0

Saturday, April 30
Old Lyme Defeats Waterford
6-1

1st Singles:
Abby Sicuranza vs Sarah Hage 2-6, 1-6

2nd Singles:
Sam Tan vs Autumn Brothers 4-6, 6-2, tiebreak for 3rd 12-10

3rd Singles: 
Callie Bass vs Michelle Liu 6-0, 6-1

4th Singles: 
Elaina Morosky vs Ava Tinnerello 6-3, 6-1

1st Doubles: 
Livie Bass / Alexis Fenton 6-0, 6-1
Maple Siu / Hazel Siu

2nd Doubles:  
Aggie Hunt / Beatrice Hunt 6-1, 6-0
Joyce McK / Lillian Steinhouse

3rd Doubles:
Fiona Hufford / Izzy Reynolds 3-6, 6-0
Maria Molina / Bre Kilcolmons tiebreaker for 3rd 13-11

Wednesday, April 27:
Old Lyme Defeats Morgan 7-0

1st Singles:
Abby Sicuranza vs Abbie Vitola 6-1, 6-0

2nd Singles:
Sam Tan vs Molly Vitola 6-0, 6-0

3rd Singles:
Callie Bass vs Ana Colebank 6-0, 6-1

4th Singles:
Elaina Morosky vs Riley Schmidt 6-0, 6-0

1st Doubles:
Livie Bass / Alexis Fenton 6-1, 6-0
Kyra Savage / Maggie O’Donnell

2nd Doubles:
Aggie Hunt / Beatrice Hunt 6-1, 6-4
Ava Johnson / Ainsley Corgan

3rd Doubles:
Fiona Hufford / Izzy Reynolds 6-3, 6-3
Sara Morrissey / Gavin Gersz

Monday, April 25:
Old Lyme Defeats H-K 7-0

1st Singles:
Abby Sicuranza vs Elanna Tousignant 6-0, 6-0

2nd Singles: 
Sam Tan vs Kami Narducci 6-0, 6-0

3rd Singles: 
Callie Bass vs Brenna Lonergan 6-0, 6-0

4th Singles: 
Elaina Morosky vs Jenna LeMontagne 6-0, 6-0

1st Doubles: 
Livie Bass / Fiona Hufford 6-0, 6-0
Adrianne Wolf / Lauren Macy

2nd Doubles:  
Olivia Schaedler / Eva D’Onofrio 6-1, 6-0
Maddie Gordon / Devon Haase

3rd Doubles:
Old Lyme wins by forfeit

Friday, April 22:
Old Lyme Defeats Portland 7-0

1st Singles:
Abby Sicuranza vs Mia Lapinski 6-0, 6-0

2nd Singles: 
Sam Tan vs Nat Przes 6-0, 6-0

3rd Singles: 
Callie Bass vs Allison Scott 6-2, 6-3

4th Singles: 
Olivia Schaedler vs Morganne Plneda 6-0, 6-0

1st Doubles: 
Livie Bass / Fiona Hufford
Amella Hair / Isa McLelland 6-3, 6-0

2nd Doubles:  
Aggie Hunt/ Beatrice Hunt
Maddy Varano / Emily Dering 6-0, 6-1

3rd Doubles:
Elaina Morosky / Natalie Buckley
Joda Cohen / Anna Stone 6-0, 6-0

Monday, April 18
Old Lyme Defeats East Hampton 7-0

1st Singles:
Abby Sicuranza vs Liz MacDonald 6-0, 6-0

2nd Singles: 
Sam Tan vs Eshani Karkun 6-1, 6-2

3rd Singles: 
Elaina Morosky vs Charlotte Minnick 6-0, 6-0

4th Singles: 
Callie Bass vs forfeit *forfeit* 

1st Doubles: 
Livie Bass / Fiona Hufford
Emma Giovanelli / Jen Trip 6-1, 6-0

2nd Doubles:  
Aggie Hunt/ Beatrice Hunt
Melanie Hurt / Ginneg Decker 6-0, 6-0

3rd Doubles:
Olivia Schaedler / Karissa Huang
Addi Howard / Baylee Olzacki 6-0, 6-0

Lyme-Old Lyme Boy’s Lacrosse Roundup: Cox Consistently Top Scorer for Wildcats

Nick Cox (#12) is currently the Wildcats leading scorer for this 2022 season.

LYME/OLD LYME — The Old Lyme boys’ lacrosse team experienced a slow start to the season but has now rallied with two wins in a row, defeating both Cromwell and Old Saybrook.

The Wildcats’ record in the Shoreline Conference currently stands at 2-3, and 2-5 in the season overall.

Nick Cox of Old Lyme has been the leading scorer in all the team’s games to date.

Here is a roundup of the team’s recent results:

April 21: Old Lyme Defeats Cromwell 12-6

Top scorer for the Wildcats in this a Shoreline Conference game was Nick Cox with six goals and one assist. Sam Mullaney and Mason Bussman scored two goals apiece, while Macklin Cushman and Brodie Lippincott scored one each.

April 19:
Old Lyme Secures Win Over Old Saybrook 14-8

Top scorer for the Wildcats was Nick Cox with seven goals and two assists. Sam Mullaney scored four goals and Mason Bussman added two. Liam Grethel notched one.

April 12:
Valley Defeats Old Lyme 10-7

Top scorer for the Wildcats was Nick Cox with four goals and one assist. Sam Mullaney, Kian Kardestuncer and Brendan O’Brien made up the remainder of the scoring with one goal each.

April 2:
St. Joe’s Takes Victory Over Old Lyme 17-5

Top scorer for the Wildcats was Nick Cox with two goals, while Sam Mullaney and Liam Celic each scored one.

Lyme-Old Lyme Baseball Roundup

LYME/OLD LYME BASEBALL
April 25:
East Hampton defeats Old Lyme 7- 6 

The game was tied at five with East Hampton batting in the bottom of the sixth when Hall (2-4; 2 RBI) doubled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run.

Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats lost despite out-hitting East Hampton nine to eight. Lyme- Old Lyme scored 3 runs in the top of the first inning to take an early lead.

East Hampton took the lead back in the bottom of the first inning when Scovill (1-1; 2 RBI) singled on a 2-2 count, scoring two runs.

East Hampton knotted the game up at five in the bottom of the fourth inning.  East Hampton scored one run when Hall singled.

Paluska got the win for East Hampton. He went four and two-thirds innings, allowing one run on three hits and striking out three.

Both Santiago Rodriguez and Maverick Swaney had 5 strikeouts a piece for the Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats.

Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats had nine hits in the game.  Owen Snurkowski (2-4; 1 RBI) , Grady Lacourciere (2-3; 1 RBI), and Riley Warecke (2-4; 3 RBI) all managed multiple hits for Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats.

East Hampton collected eight hits on the day.  Diaz (2-4) and Hall each collected multiple hits for East Hampton.

April 22:
Cromwell defeats Old Lyme 8-2 

DiMenna was credited with the victory for Cromwell as he surrendered only two runs on six hits over seven innings, striking out two.

Grady Lacourciere went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats in hits.

Cromwell racked up nine hits in the game.  DiMenna (2-4; 2 RBI) and Ucol (2-4) each managed multiple hits for Cromwell.

April 20
Valley Regional Crushes Old Lyme 16- 1

Valley got things moving in the first inning, when James Marsden(1-4; 1 RBI) hit a solo homer.

Old Lyme knotted the game up at one in the bottom of the first inning, when Sparaco threw a wild pitch allowing Grady Lacourciere to reach home for Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats.

Valley pulled away for good with one run in the second inning.  In the second, Shea hit a solo homer.

Valley scored six runs in the sixth inning.  Valley’s big inning was driven by home runs by Carver (3-4; 1 RBI) and Hutchinson (3-4; 7 RBI) and a single by Finnegan (1-2; 1 RBI).

Sparaco took the win for Valley Regional. The pitcher allowed three hits and one run over two innings, striking out three and walking one.

Hutchinson threw four innings in relief out of the bullpen.

Valley Regional tallied six home runs on the day. Marsden had a long ball in the first inning. Carver went for the long ball in the sixth inning. Hutchinson had a homer in the fifth and sixth innings. Shea (2-3; 3 RBI) went deep in the second and third innings.

Lacourciere led Old Lyme with two hits in four at bats.

Valley collected 14 hits on the day. Carver, Hutchinson, Shea, Sparaco, and Salbiniski each collected multiple hits for Valley.

Valley was sure-handed and didn’t commit a single error. Erwin made the most plays with  11.

April 18:
North Branford defeats Old Lyme 8- 4 

North Branford got on the board first and scored on a sacrifice fly by Garett (1-2; 1 RBI) , a triple by Scalia (1-2; 2 RBI), and an error in the second inning.

Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats lost despite out-hitting North Branford ten to five.

Mike Virginelli pitched North Branford to victory. He allowed nine hits and three runs over six and a third innings, striking out four.  Oconner threw two-thirds of an inning in relief out of the bullpen.

As the Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats racked up ten hits in the game.  Owen Snurkowski (2-3), Alex Roth (2-4), and Grady Lacourciere (2-4; 2 RBI) each had multiple hits for Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats.

Nuzzo went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI at the plate to lead North Branford in hits.

Lyme-Old Lyme HS Sports Roundup

Girls Tennis 2022

Wednesday, April 13
Old Lyme Routs North Branford 7-0

Scores:

1st Singles:
Abby Sicuranza Vs Dhruvi Patel 6-0, 6-1

2nd Singles: 
Sam Tan vs Payton Kamienski 6-0, 6-0

3rd Singles: 
Callie Bass vs Molly LaCroix 6-0, 6-0

4th Singles: 
Elaina Morosky vs Bridget Betzner 6-0, 6-0

1st Doubles: 
Livie Bass / Fiona Hufford
Catherine Pollock / Cynthia Pujols 6-2, 6-2

2nd Doubles:  
Aggie Hunt/ Beatrice Hunt
Christin Wessoleck / Karma Melillo 6-1, 6-0

3rd Doubles:
Olivia Schaedler / Tova Toriello
Diya Patel / Daytona Kamienski 6-3, 6-0

Tuesday, April 12
Old Lyme Defeats Coginchaug 6-1

Scores:
1st Singles:
Abby Sicuranza Vs Piper Remillard 2-6, 4-6

2nd Singles: 
Sam Tan vs Estella Perel 6-0, 6-0

3rd Singles: 
Callie Bass vs Maggie Ross 6-0, 6-0

4th Singles: 
Elaina Morosky vs Grace Hinsch 6-2, 6-1

1st Doubles: 
Livie Bass / Fiona Hufford
Nora O’Connell / Karenna Patel 6-2, 6-0

2nd Doubles:  
Aggie Hunt/ Beatrice Hunt
Izzy Weissberg / Diya Patel 6-0, 6-0

3rd Doubles:
Olivia Schaedler / Alex Tinniswood
Monica Gabreaz / Alex Nick 6-0, 6-1

Baseball

Thursday, April 14
Old Lyme Defeats Portland 7-4

Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats got on the board in the first inning when Alex Roth (1-2; 2 BB; 2 RBI) doubled on a 1-2 count, scoring two runs.

Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats scored three runs in the sixth inning.  The offensive came from a single by Casey Hurtgen (1-3; 1 RBI) and a double by David Evers (1-3; 2 RBI).

Maverick Swaney (1-4; 1 RBI) was the winning pitcher for Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats. Swaney surrendered four runs on five hits over six and two-thirds innings, and struck out nine batters.

Grady Lacourciere (2-4; 1 RBI) led Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats with his two hits.

Portland’s catcher Quesnel (2-3; 2 RBI) hit a 2 run home run in the last inning and lead Portland in hits.

Wednesday, April 13
Old Lyme Loses to H-K 4-5

In the second inning, Haddam-Killingworth got their offense started.  An error scored one run for Haddam-Killingworth.

In the bottom of the second inning, Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats tied things up at one.  Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats scored one run when Santiago Rodriguez (2-3; 1 RBI) singled.

Haddam-Killingworth pulled away for good with three runs in the third inning.  In the third Powers (1-4; 1 RBI) doubled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run, Glynn (2-4; 1 RBI) singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run, and Butler (1-2; 1 RBI) doubled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run.

Powers got the win for Haddam-Killingworth. The pitcher lasted seven innings, allowing nine hits and four runs (only one earned) while striking out six and walking zero.

Rodriguez took the loss for Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats. Rodriguez lasted seven innings, allowing seven hits and five runs (only one earned run) while striking out four.

Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats had nine hits in the game.  Rodriguez and David Evers (2-3; 1 RBI) each racked up multiple hits for Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats.

Haddam-Killingworth scattered seven hits in the game.  Glynn and Erskine (2-3; 1 RBI) all managed multiple hits for Haddam-Killingworth.

Lyme-Old Lyme had one final chance when Casey Hurtgen (1-4) doubled on the first AB of the last inning with no outs, but was left stranded.

Golf

Tuesday, April 12
Cromwell Defeats Old Lyme 185 – 214

Match played a
t TPC River Highlands

Old Lyme Cromwell
Pat Flanagan 43 Jack Wise  39  co-medalist
Andrew Hedberg  58 Dillon Rozich 39  co-medalist
Evan Montville 58 Dylan Bathrick 54
Manu Geronimo 55 Owen Kellcher 61
Justin Bonatti 68 Jay Vaughn 53


Old Lyme Defeats Valley Regional 216-223

Match played Thursday, April 14 at Black Hall Club

Old Lyme Valley Regional 
Pat Flanagan 43 Kevin King DNF
Andrew Hedberg  52 Joe Castellano
Evan Montville 58 Tyler Ruel
Manu Geronimo 63 Kendra Cika 65
Justin Bonatti 68 Will McLaughlin

Softball

Wednesday, April 13
Haddam-Killingworth Defeats Old Lyme 5-4

Winning Pitcher: Kaleigh Bodak
Losing Pitcher: Emma Bayor
OL:
Ava Roth: 3 for 4 with 1 run scored, SB
Jamie Bucior: 1 for 3, 1 run scored, 2 RBI’s
OL fell behind 5-0 and rallied back to 5-4 through 6.
OL fell short as the team failed to score in the top of 7.
Pitching: Old Lyme
Emma Bayor-6 innings pitched-7 K’s, 2 BB, 6 Hits, 5 runs, 3 earned runs.
HK:
Kaleigh Bodak-5.1 innings pitched-7 hits, 4 runs, 4 earned runs, 13 K’s, 0 BB
Tuesday, April 12
Old Lyme Defeats Coginchaug 4-3
Winning Pitcher: Emma Bayor
Losing Pitcher:
OL:
Ava Roth: 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored-scored the winning run in the bottom of the 7th
Victoria Gage: 2 for 4, 2 RBI’s
Emma Bayor: 1 for 1, 3 walks

Jenna Schauder: 1 for 3, 1 RBI-Game winning bunt with bases loaded on first pitch.

Pitching: Old Lyme
Victoria Gage-5 innings pitched-3 K’s, 1 BB’s, 4 hits, 2 runs total, 2 earned runs

Emma Bayor-2 innings pitched-3 K’s, 0 BB, 1 Hit, 1 run, 0 earned runs.

Coginchaug led 2-0 through 4 innings. Old Lyme scored 3 in the 5th to take a 3-2 lead.
Coginchaug scored an unearned run in the top of 7 to tie at 3-3.
Old Lyme’s Ava Roth led off with a bunt single. Victoria Gage followed with a single.  Emma Bayor was intentionally walked. Jenna Schauder had a bunt base hit on the first pitch to score Ava Roth from 3rd.
Monday, April 4
Old Lyme Crushes Old Saybrook 21-2
Winning pitcher: Emma Bayor
Losing Pitcher: Sophia Barker
OL:
Ava Roth: 4 for 4, 2 doubles, 3 runs scored, 4 RBI’s, 2 stolen bases
Victoria Gage: 2 for 2, double, 2 runs scored, 3 walks, 1 RBI
Abby Hale: 2 for 2, double, 2 runs scored, 3 RBI’s
Maddie Hubbard: 4 for 4, 3 runs scored, 2 RBI’s, 1 stolen base, 1 walk
Pitching OL:
Emma Bayor: 3 innings pitched, 7 K’s , 2 walks, 2earned runs
Victoria Gage: Save, 2 innings pitched, 5 K’s, 0 hit, 0 runs
Old Lyme scored 15 runs in the second inning to break the game open.
Saturday, April 2
Old Lyme defeats Hale-Ray 8-4

Winning Pitcher: Victoria Gage
Save: Emma Bayor
Losing Pitcher: Sammie LaFemia
OL:
Ava Roth: 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and an RBI
Emma Bayor: 1 for 2 with an RBI double in the first. 2 RBI’s on game
Jenna Schauder: 2 for 4 with 2 RBI’s
Hale Ray:
Sammie LaFemia: 2 for 3 with 3 RBI’s and a HR.
Pitching: Old Lyme
Victoria Gage-4 innings pitched-4 K’s, 4 BB’s, 6 hits, 2 runs total, 1 earned run
Emma Bayor-3 innings pitched-4 K’s, 0 BB, 1 Hit, 2 runs, 0 earned runs.

Old Lyme Tennis: Girls Win, Boys Lose Against Westbrook

Boys’ Tennis:

Old Lyme lost 2-5 to Westbrook April 11. In an extremely competitive match, several games went into the third set to achieve a result.
Singles:

1. Charles Hinckley vs. Joey Caslin: 6-7, 6-4, 2-6
2. Griffin McGlinchey vs. Elliot Koplas: 1-6, 4-6
3. Will Danes vs. Jonah Freuud: 0-6, 4-6
4. Nikolai Stephens-Zumbaum vs. Josh Davey: 4-6, 6-4, 3-6

Doubles:
1. Micah Bass and Aidan Kerrigan vs. Mason Malchiodi and Ryan Engels: 1-6, 6-4, 1-6
2. Mike Klier and Andy Sicuranza vs. Enzo Adorno and Jon Freuud: 6-1, 6-1
3. Jed Arico and Nevin Joshy vs. Dev Patel and Justin Tapia: 6-0, 6-0
Girls’ Tennis
On April 11, Old Lyme defeated Westbrook 6-1. The detailed match scores are below:
1st Singles:
Abby Sicuranza Vs Julia Farnoli 6-0, 0-6, 2-6

2nd Singles: 
Sam Tan vs Gianni Salisbury 6-1, 6-1

3rd Singles:
Callie Bass vs Megan Bache 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

4th Singles:
Elaina Morosky vs Caroline Dias 6-0, 6-11st Doubles:
Livie Bass / Alexis Fenton
Bree Koplas / Delany Belcourt 6-0, 6-0

2nd Doubles:
Aggie Hunt/ Beatrice Hunt
Olivia Palumbo / Jami Sacco 6-3, 6-3

3rd Doubles:
Fiona Hufford/ Izzy Reynolds
Xan Zanzalari / Adriana Stranieri 3-6, 6-3, 6-2