Newtown High School’s tennis teams competed in the South-West Conference Championships in mid May — the girls at Joel Barlow in Redding and the boys at Wolfe Park in Monroe. The boys crowned at champion at No. 2 singles with Frankie Cannizzo working his way to the title and another championship earned at No. 3 doubles as the tandem of Theo Anderson and Liam Conlin came out on top in their bracket.

The NHS boys finished the year 11-1, second place in the SWC. The entire team qualified for the SWC Tournament. A.J. Singh lost in the semifinals at number 1 and was named First Team All SWC. Cannizzo avenged his only loss, to Barlow, for the title and was named First Team All SWC.

Trevor Hislop lost in the semifinals at 3 singles. He was Honorable Mention in the SWC. Aarav Shetty lost in the semifinals at number 4 singles. Carter Briggs and Finn Clancy lost in the first round at SWCs; They were named to the SWC’s Second Team.

Michael Berry and George Eppers lost in the finals in the third set at the SWC tournament; they were named to SWC’s Second Team. Conlin and Anderson were also named to the SWC’s Second Team.

Weston won the team title, Newtown finished second and won the Colonial Division of the SWC. The Nighthawks are ranked No. 1 in the State Class L rankings.