Borough hosting tennis tournament
NAUGATUCK — Calling all tennis players.
The Naugatuck Open Tennis Tournament will be held Monday, July 25 through Saturday, July 30 at Naugatuck High...
Greyhounds advance, Hawks fall
The goal at the start of the season for both the Naugatuck and Woodland boys tennis teams was to reach the NVL tournament.
The...
Patience pays off for Mayne
BEACON FALLS — Woodland’s Ally Mayne has waited three years to walk off the court as NVL champion. The wait is finally over.
Mayne, a...
Local players compete in state open
NEW HAVEN — Eight local players were selected to participate in the girls state tennis open tournament.
Meghan Toth, Naugatuck’s senior captain, won her opening-round...
NHS girls’ tennis 9-0 with win over Kennedy
NAUGATUCK — It’s no surprise that halfway through the season, a local girls’ tennis team is undefeated. That the team hails from the borough, not the Woods, however, is a stunner.
The Greyhounds are led by a coach, Jodie Ruccio, who had never played tennis—never mind taught it—until March. Their roster is such a hodgepodge of first-time players and athletes borrowed from other sports that 14 different girls have played in at least one match.
Spring high school sports return
By Ken Morse, Citizen’s News
Starts, stops and postponements mark beginning of season
After two years, spring high school sports are back.
The season kicked off April...
Hawks seek to carry momentum into new season
BEACON FALLS — Familiar faces can be seen all around the net for the Woodland girls tennis team. With not a single senior graduating...
Tournaments start up
The NVL tennis team tournaments kicked off Monday with the quarterfinal rounds.
The Naugatuck boys and girls earned first-round wins to advance to the semifinals,...
Bulldogs too tough for Greyhounds on court
All three Naugatuck doubles teams won their matches, but it wasn't enough to overcome Crosby's sweep of the singles matches, as the Bulldogs won in the borough Wednesday, 6-3.
Tennis players take on state competition
After successful Naugatuck Valley League seasons for the Naugatuck and Woodland tennis teams, both schools mostly wrapped up their spring campaigns in state tournament...
