Girls Tennis
The New Canaan girls tennis team opened the week with a dominant 7-0 win over Norwalk on April 8, controlling every match from singles through doubles.
At first singles, Chloe Hoegstedt earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Maha Elbahr. The rest of the singles lineup gave Norwalk little room to respond. Sasha Belov defeated Sofia Mejia 6-0, 6-0, Aarna Gupta beat Rachel Meek by the same score, and Pari Mathur also won 6-0, 6-0.
The Rams were equally strong in doubles play. Camryn Lee and Bella Calaba won 6-0, 6-0 in first doubles, while Sophie Adamczyk and Lucy Bench matched that score in second doubles. In third doubles, Olivia Valente, Sofia Giammarco, and Olivia Vellante completed the sweep with a 6-0, 6-1 victory.
Two days later, New Canaan faced a stronger Fairfield Ludlowe team and fell 5-2, with both Rams points again coming in doubles.
Lee and Calaba recovered after dropping the opening set to win a competitive first doubles match 4-6, 6-4, 10-4. Bench and Adamczyk added another point with a straight-set 6-2, 6-0 win in second doubles.
Fairfield Ludlowe won all four singles matches. In third doubles, Sophia Giammarco and Ella Park pushed their match to a deciding tiebreak before falling 10-7 after splitting the first two sets.
Girls Lacrosse
The girls lacrosse team split two games against New York opponents during the week, opening with a strong home win before running into a difficult Manhasset team.
On April 8, New Canaan defeated Westhampton Beach 10-5 behind a standout performance from Ashton Pinkernell, who finished with five goals and two assists.
Pinkernell helped lead an offense that found contributions throughout the lineup. Zanna Moor scored twice, while Riley Schlafman, Lucy Detmer, and Phoebe Schuh each added one goal. Lucy Casey contributed two assists.
The game was close early, with New Canaan leading 3-2 after the first quarter, but the Rams gradually widened the margin by holding Westhampton Beach scoreless in both the second and fourth quarters. Macyn Callahan made six saves in goal.
Against Manhasset on April 10, New Canaan fell 11-3. The Rams scored once in the first quarter and added two goals late, but Manhasset built control through each quarter.
Phoebe Schuh, Lucy Casey, and Riley Schlafman each scored for New Canaan, while Callahan recorded eight saves against steady pressure throughout the game.
Boys Lacrosse
The boys lacrosse team produced one of its strongest offensive performances of the season in a 17-7 win over Christian Brothers of New Jersey on April 10.
New Canaan took command immediately, scoring seven goals in the first quarter and another seven in the second to build a 14-2 halftime lead.
Brady Mazabras led the attack with four goals. Cole Campisi added three goals and one assist, while Willie Ericson and Grey Wildman each scored three goals of their own. Wildman also added an assist.
Matt Reed scored twice, and Finn Roeder finished with one goal and two assists. Wyatt Rotchford also scored once.
Charlie Sullivan distributed three assists, Leo Raab added two assists, and Ryan Stannard and Nick Cerami each contributed one assist.
In goal, Jack Crowell made six saves and Cam Lyden added three more as the Rams stayed in control throughout the second half.
Girls Softball
The softball team played three games during the week and came away with one win in a stretch that included two close losses.
New Canaan opened with a 6-3 loss to Brookfield on April 7. Brookfield scored three runs in the first inning, and while the Rams answered with one run in the first and two more in the fourth, they were unable to erase the early deficit.
Brookfield added two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth to hold its lead.
The Rams responded on April 10 with a 14-2 conference win over Norwalk in one of their strongest offensive games of the season.
New Canaan scored five runs in the first inning and collected 18 hits overall. The Rams continued to add runs throughout the game, scoring in five different innings while keeping Norwalk to four hits and no extended rallies.
On April 11, New Canaan nearly came back again but fell 7-6 to New Milford.
The Rams built a five-run third inning and later added another run in the sixth, but New Milford answered with a four-run fifth inning that proved decisive. Both teams finished with nine hits in a game that stayed close until the final out.
Boys Volleyball
The boys volleyball team continued its strong early-season form with two straight-set victories.
On April 8, New Canaan defeated Joel Barlow 3-0, winning by scores of 25-14, 25-22, and 25-17.
The second set was the most competitive, but the Rams stayed ahead late and closed the match without allowing Joel Barlow to build momentum.
Two days later, New Canaan delivered an even more decisive 3-0 conference win over Greenwich.
The Rams won 25-11, 25-9, and 25-16, controlling the match from the opening serve. Greenwich never reached 20 points in any set as New Canaan continued to show strong consistency on both offense and defense.
Boys Baseball
The baseball team added two more non-conference wins during the week, winning at home against New Fairfield and then on the road against Masuk.
On April 8, New Canaan beat New Fairfield 5-2.
The Rams scored once in the first inning, added two more in the second, then scored single runs in the fifth and sixth innings. New Fairfield finished with eight hits, but New Canaan’s defense played clean baseball without an error.
On April 10, the Rams defeated Masuk 5-3 after building an early lead.
New Canaan scored four runs in the first inning and added another in the second. Masuk scored once in the fifth and twice in the sixth, but the Rams held on in the final inning to secure the win.
New Canaan finished with seven hits and once again relied on an early offensive push to control the game.
