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Four Avon teams win NCCC championships

AVON – The Avon High boys tennis team won its third straight NCCC championship this spring, rolling through the league undefeated (14-0) for the second straight year. The Falcons (15-2, 14-0 NCCC) have won 39 straight league matches since 2010.

The Avon High girls tennis team went 17-1 to win the NCCC championship by two games over Ellington/Somers (15-3). The Falcons finished 18-2 on the year and 17-1 in the league.

The Avon High girls lacrosse team won its first NCCC championship since 2010 by rolling through the regular season undefeated in the league. The Falcons (12-4, 10-0 NCCC) also captured the league tournament with a dominant 13-8 win over Granby, who lost just three regular season games – two to Avon.

The Avon High boys lacrosse team finished a game behind Granby in the NCCC but rebounded to win the NCCC Tournament with a 12-3 decision over Granby. The Falcons went 14-2 on the year and 8-2 in the league.

 

Girls Tennis
2012 NCCC Tournament
At Suffield
Team scores — 1. Avon 17; 2. Ellington/Somers and Granby 9; 4. Windsor Locks and Bolton 4; 6. East Granby 3; 7. Canton 2; 8 Suffield 1; 9. Coventry and Enfield 0.
Singles finals
No. 1: Hannah Riley (Ellington/Somers) def. Pam Fetzer (Avon), 6-1, 6-1
No. 2: Kendall Held (Avon) def. Emily Ohanessian (Granby), 6-1, 6-2
No. 3: Mary Pearce (Avon) def. Carolyn Vo (Windsor Locks), 6-1, 6-1
No. 4: Shivani Sinha (Avon) def. Ashley Bakes (East Granby), 6-0, 6-1
Doubles finals
No. 1: Madeline Clark-Hannah Clark (Avon) def. Paige Lee-Maddy Dixon (Granby), 6-2, 6-2
No. 2: Holly Salter-Alanna Bergman (Granby) def. Gabby Berns-Nicole Norman (Avon), 6-2, 6-2

No. 3: Katelyn Powers-Courtney Binkowski (Ell./Somers) def. Devon Santos/Anya Petrushka (Bolton), 6-2, 7-6.

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Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of The Collinsville Press. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.

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