By Rod Pakus, HKHS Tennis Coach
(May 16, 2024) — The Haddam Killingworth High School Boys Tennis team dropped a close decision, 4-3, to Valley in a home match played on May 13, 2024. Captains Bryce Leiberman and Eddie White were winners in singles, and Larson Mc Laughlin and Joe Lucero provided a win at #3 doubles for the Cougars. The Valley team picked up wins at the other two singles and doubles matches to secure the win.
In the home match played against Windsor Locks on May 14, 2024, the Cougars won 7-0. Adam Livingston and Luke Frolich won their match at #2 doubles, and Joe Wessinger regained his winning ways at #3 singles with a straight-set win after a few previous tough conference match losses.
Individual match scores for the Valley match are as follows:
Singles
#1 Bryce Leiberman (H-K) d. Tomas Dahl (VR) (6-2, 6-4)
#2 Eddie White (H-K) d. Luis Taverner (VR) (6-3, 7-5)
#3 Deryck Clivichuzkhal (VR) d. Joe Wessinger (H-K) (2-6, 6-4, 7-5)
#4 Shepard Whitnery (VR) d. Chase Smalley (H-K) (1-6, 7-6 TB7-4, 7-5)
Doubles
#1 Johnson/Fitton (VR) d. Stevens/Merwin (H-K) (6-2, 6-0)
#2 Cartagena/Poulin (VR) d. Livingston/Frolich (H-K) (6-4, 6-3)
#3 McLaughlin/Lucero (H-K) d. Samphel/Morrissey (VR) (6-4, 6-1)
Individual Match scores for the match with Windsor Locks are as follows:
SINGLES
#1 Eddie White (H-K) d. Aryan Patel (WL) (6-0, 6-1)
#2 Bryce Leiberman (H-K) d. Yush Paravidya (WL) (6-0, 6-0)
#3 Joe Wessinger (H-K) d. Antonio Uryo (WL) (6-2, 6-1)
#4 Chase Smalley (H-K) by forfeit (6-0, 6-0)
Doubles
#1 Stevens/Merwin (H-K) by forfeit (6-0, 6-0)
#2 Livingston/Frolich (H-K) d. Patel/Jones (WL) (6-0, 6-4)
#3 McLaughlin/Lucero (H-K) by forfeit (6-0, 6-0)
