Newtown Beats Bethel Twice, Falls to Weston

The Newtown High School boys’ tennis team overcame an improved Bethel squad for a 5-2 win on the road on Monday — it was the Nighthawks’ second win over Bethel in less than a week. The Nighthawks boosted their conference record to 4-3 and improved to 7-3 overall following a 7-0 setback to Weston on May 1. In Monday’s win at Bethel, the overall team score was the same as in the non-league match between the two schools last Wednesday. The individual results of Monday’s match are as follows:

Singles

1 Kyle Hine, B, d. Mario Roehrs, N,  6-4, 6-3.

2 Evan Batzer, N, d. Mike Blades, B, 6-2, 6-1.

3 Adam Wenick, N, d. Bob Wagnerman, B, 6-2, 6-0.

4 Peter Manos, N, d. Kris Korvalis, B, 7-6 (7-2), 7-5.

Doubles

1 Casey Tenney/Timo Roehrs, N, d. Matt Streaman/Clay Caron, B, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. 

2 Joe Cappiello/Colin Jacob, N, d. Steve Biscxhoff/Ed Couta, B, 6-3, 6-1.

3 Louis Pepe/Richard Maimone, B, d. Dan Cassidy/Rich Andreotta, N, 2-6, 7-5, 7-2.  (Note:  a tiebreaker was played in lieu of a full third set.)

Newtown head coach Marty Margulies commended his top doubles tandem of Tenney and Timo Roehrs for coming back from a 5-3 third set deficit and then hanging on to clinch the win their second match this season over their Bethel opponents. The first meeting between these doubles teams was also closely fought, with the Newtown tandem prevailing in a similarly-close three-setter, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Manos also showed poise, Margulies noted, in staving off a late comeback and then rallying himself when he was down 5-4 in the second set.

On April 30, Newtown hosted Bethel at Treadwell Park in what was designated a non-league match. The individual results of this 5-2 win are follows:

 Singles

1 Kyle Hine, B, d. Mario Roehrs, N, 6-0, 6-3;

2 Evan Batzer, N, d. Bobbie Wagnerman, B, 6-4, 6-1;

3 Adam Wenick, N, d. Kris Korvalis, B, 6-3, 6-0;

4 Dan Cassidy, N, d. Art Hauser, B, 6-1, 6-2.

Doubles

1 Casey Tenney/Timo Roehrs, N, d. Clay Caron;Matt Streaman, B, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4;

2 Joe Cappiello/Colin Jacob, N, d. Steve Bischoff/Ed Carter, B, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2);

3 Rick Maimone/Louis Pepe, B, d. Eric Sippin/Tyler Reszoly, N, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Senior Dan Cassidy, who normally plays at third doubles, played and won his first-ever varsity singles match. Margulies moved him up in order to give his younger players a third doubles opportunity. Sippin, a freshman, and Reszoly, a sophomore, pulled off an opening set win against their senior doubles team counterparts.

The Nighthawks are making a push for a spot in the South-West Conference Tournament. The Hawks, following matches with Bunnell and New Fairfield this week, are scheduled to play Immaculate, Brookfield and Masuk in succession this coming Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to close out the regular season.