Sports Highlights 04.14.2014

The Martlets are off to a strong start with wins this week over Suffield and Wilbraham on Wednesday, and Kent and Berkshire on Saturday. Addison Cilmi ’16 claimed match medalist honors on both days, shooting a 35 and 37 respectively. In Wednesday’s match, Cilmi’s outstanding round included four birdies. George Doolan ’15 (39) and Philippe Morin ’15 (38) also managed scores under 40.
 

The Martlets had a great start to the season defeating Loomis by a score of 199 to 220. The Black and Gold were led by BrysonTomcik ’15 and MacKenzie Hawkes ’15, both of whom shot a fine 38. Other scores included WonjuneKang ’16 (40), Rylan Williams ’16 (41), George Crawford ’15 (42) and Will Swanson ’14 (45).
 

First Boys’ Tennis team posted two wins this week over Pomfret and Salisbury. The boys won the doubles point in both matches. Against the Griffins, Harry Ganek ’14 and Stephen McCormick ’14 had to overcome first-set losses to secure their wins. Charlie Russell ’14, GustavsGerkens ’15, Alvin Heumann ’14 and Andrew Bell ’14 were straight-set winners this week.
 

After a very tight 4-3 win over Kent, the Martlets had an easier time with Pomfret on Saturday. Against the Lions, Frankie Sullivan ’15 had a big three-set win and KJ Maturine ’15, Mario Benicky ’14 and Eric Rost ’14 were victorious in two sets each. Against the Griffins in singles play, Stone Brown ’17 played a strong second set to earn the win. Benicky hit some great lobs and one fantastic drop shot in his match. Cal Perkins ’15 and Rost were the most efficient players for this match.
 

The Martlets notched wins against Choate and Taft. In a balanced and well-played game with the Wild Boars, the Martlets played as a team. Scoring came from a variety of players with Chris Swanson ’17 leading the charge with two tallies. Mac McCormick ’16, George Brown ’15, Mac Larned ’16, Jake Beizer ’15, and David Hagen ’16 also contributed. Max Powers ’17 and Trent Lefler ’16 were steady, making well-timed saves.
 

The Martlets faced Eaglebrook for their first game of the year and after a close first period, the Black and Gold pulled away. Andrew Lee ’17 and Alec Costanza ’17 dominated at face-offs, extending the lead to 6-2 by halftime. The game ball went to Lee for his four-point day and his hard work all day facing-off. The defense was anchored by Max Powers ’17 in net with 14 saves.
 

The Martlets played in two very different games this week: one that went to extra innings against Suffield and another that showed the power of the Martlet bats against Kent. In the 7-6 game with the Tigers, Jordan Gowdy ’14 blasted a two-run homer over the centerfield fence in the sixth inning to erase a 5-3 deficit. Gowdy also singled, stole a base, and scored the winning run on a wild pitch. Defensive standouts for the Martlets included Paige Capistran ’16, who made a sensational diving catch in left field. Gowdy called a strong game behind the plate, and Rachel Monroe ’14 made a number of fine plays at shortstop. Amanda Savino ’14 pitched very well against a formidable Suffield lineup, striking out 10 and allowing just two earned runs. In a lopsided win against the Lions, Brooke Wolejko ’14 launched two home runs. Rachel Monroe, Mackenzie Griffith ’17 and Brenna Monroe ’17 each had three RBIs in the win. Brenna Monroe pitched a strong game, allowing only three Kent base hits, and Kaitlyn McCausland ’16 played well behind the plate.
 

In their only game of the week, the Martlets pulled away from Pomfret to win 15-7. Susanna Baker ’15, Eliza Christman ’15, Mary French ’15, Kelcie Finn ’14, StinaLadd ’15 and Sarah Migliori ’16 all had great games; they executed both goals and assists beautifully. One great moment of the game was a feed made by French to Finn, who patiently kept possession of the ball as Pomfret defenders closed down her drive; Finn fed to Baker, who then popped a quick pass to Sarah Melanson ’16, and she had a pretty goal. Katie Savage ’15 made some big saves in goal.
 

Thirds Girls' Lacrosse had an excellent win against Taft, with a final score of 14-2. Rachel Halfon ’16 was on fire with four goals, BrinleyCuddeback ’17 and McKennaBurelle ’17 both had two, and Dora Mitchel ’17, Julia Carter ’16, Lily Mahoney ’17, Ana Wigmore ’16 and Hallie Feibel ’16 all scored one. Cynnie White ’17 was phenomenal in goal, blocking a tremendous amount of goals.
 

The Martlets earned their first win of the season against Millbrook, 6-1. Playing in the 4-3 format, No.1 Lia Petersen ’14 won in a third set super tie-breaker, 6-3, 4-6, (10-6); No. 2 Katherine Kelter ’14 gained confidence and momentum as the match wore on, winning 6-2, 6-1. At No. 3, Ginny Durfee ’15 posted a nice 6-3, 6-0 win, as did Katherine Ogden ’16 at No. 4, 6-1, 6-0. In doubles action No. 1 Julia Cooper ’15 and Wells Poler ’16 won 6-2, 6-4, and the No. 2 team of Aliza White ’15 and Emma Alfeld ’16 came on strong after being down 4-1 in the first set. They won 7-6, 6-1.
 

The Black and Gold earned their first win of the season in an exciting match with visiting Hopkins. Leta Giordano ’17 and Margot Hahn ’14 were dominant in taking straight-set wins at Nos. 2 and 4 respectively. The No. 2 doubles team of Maggie DeDomenico ’16 and Ellie Klein ’16 also won in two sets. Annie Hicks ’17 at No. 1 singles and Paige Brackett ’16 at No. 3 single both won in third set super tie-breakers to get the win.
 

The boys’ performance this week was outstanding and showed significant progress as they defeated Trinity-Pawling and came close to beating Choate. The improvement was profound and highlighted by Aaron Rubin ’15 breaking the school record in the 3000 with a time of 9:20.97. In the throwing events, Ricardo Vazquez ’16 again managed to beat his PR by over 20 feet in the javelin, and DerinOzturk ’15 added more than 10 feet to his best throw in the discus. In the long and triple jump, Jackson Price ’15 continued to dominate. In the sprinting events, Stephan Reyes ’14 put forth an incredible display of speed and tenacity, and in the hurdles, Aaron Poston ’15 took first and second in the 300 and 110 respectively. To finish the meet, the 400-relay team beat both Choate and Trinity Pawling to secure the win over T-P.