By Rod Pakus, HKHS Tennis Coach
(May 8, 2025) — In an away match, the Haddam-Killingworth High School Boys Tennis team defeated Westbrook on May 7, 2025 to remain undefeated in Shoreline Conference play.
Senior Co-Captains Bryce Leiberman and Joe Wessinger both won at #1 and #4 singles in straight sets. Their wins were complemented by Tyler and Matthew Medina, who were victorious at #2 and #3 singles for the Cougars. In doubles play, seniors Chase Smalley and Michael Perry kept their record as unbeaten intact for the fifth consecutive Conference match at #1 doubles while AJ Livingston and Joe Lucero at #2 and Joe Castelli and Larson McLaughlin at #3 doubles completed the sweep with third set wins in their matches.
H-K next plays Coginchaug in a home match on Friday May 9, 2025.
Individual Match Scores are as follows:
Singles
1 Bryce Leiberman (H-K) d. Miles Hayden (W) 6-2, 6-0
2 Tyler Medina (H-K) d. Yasreth Antunez (W) 6-0, 6-1
3 Matthew Medina (H-K) d. Evan Lessard )W) 6-0, 6-0
4 Joe Wessinger (H-K) d. Griffin Donley (W) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles
1 Chase Smalley/Michael Perry (H-K) d. Karl Shilling/Aiden Otrin (W) 6-3, 6-4
2. Adam Livingston/Joe Lucera (H-K) d. David/Michel Erraez (W) 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-0
3 Joe Castelli/Larson McLaughlin (H-K) d. Nick English/Jinn Ham (W) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1