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Woodland boys net best year on the court
BEACON FALLS — Woodland boys tennis coach Jim Amato didn’t want to acknowledge a potential peak in his program with this month’s Class S state tournament, but he couldn’t really hide the notion, either. “I don’t want to make it sound like a culmination, but it was an incredible run of individual success and... »
Naugy boys face stiff competition at Class Ls
WILTON — The competition was fierce at the Class L opening round of the boys tennis tournament on Tuesday. The Greyhounds finished the day 1-7 with top singles player Julian Milek posting the only victory in the first round. “We had a tough day,” Naugatuck head coach Tony Loomis said. “There were a couple... »
Woodland boys sweep up NVL gold
Woodland boys tennis coach Jim Amato doesn’t like to call his team dynastic, but at this point it’s tough to label it anything else. For the second year in a row, the Hawks swept the NVL boys tennis titles last week at Wolcott. Kyle Beynor repeated his singles championship with a 6-3, 6-4 win... »
Milek making the most of his new surroundings
NAUGATUCK — Naugatuck boys tennis coach Tony Loomis thought he knew exactly what he had coming back for this season: a young, fresh, energetic team coming off a 14-4 ledger that exceeded all expectations. The ‘Hounds lost five seniors from last year, though, so there was bound to be a bit of inexperience. Then,... »
Woodland’s Beynor serves up wins
BEACON FALLS — Kyle Beynor has been the driving force behind a pair of the most impressive feats in the recent history of Naugatuck Valley League tennis. His Woodland squad hasn’t lost a conference match in its last 50. And he hadn’t lost a league singles match in even longer than that — until... »
Hawks hand ‘Hounds first loss
NAUGATUCK — The streak lives on. The Woodland boys tennis team extended its Naugatuck Valley League winning streak to 45 matches in a row with a 5-4 victory Monday over previously unbeaten Naugatuck. The Hawks dominated singles play, winning the first five matches to clinch the win without any drama. Woodland (9-1, 9-0 NVL)... »
Naugy boys off to perfect start
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck boys tennis team continues to gather steam as it swept Crosby, 9-0, Tuesday to start the season 7-0. The ‘Hounds had a tough opening stretch to the season with Wolcott, Holy Cross and Torrington, but they bounded out of the gate to get by all three nemeses and have not... »
Woodland boys racking up the wins
BEACON FALLS — The 42nd straight Naugatuck Valley League victory for the Woodland boys tennis team very nearly saw the end of an even more impressive streak. The Hawks had no problem as a team in Monday’s 8-1 win at Wolcott, but No. 1 singles player Kyle Beynor found himself in more trouble than... »
Woodland boys aiming for NVL 3-peat
BEACON FALLS — There’s no hiding the fact that the Woodland boys tennis team is the hands-down favorite to three-peat as Naugatuck Valley League champion. It’s easy to see why the Hawks are about as solid a lock as any team in any sport this academic year. They bring back every player but one,... »
Greyhounds ready to take next step
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck boys tennis team spent some long, hard hours last summer trying to hone its game. That work looks like it’s about to pay off as second-year coach Tony Loomis noticed the change in the Greyhounds’ play when practice opened this season. “You could tell the difference immediately when they stepped... »






