Champions Crowned In CIAC Tennis Finals

MIDDLETOWN, CT — The tennis courts at Wesleyan University were filled with familiar high school uniforms Thursday, as eight team champions were crowned in the CIAC boys and girls divisional championships.

Some schools won state titles for the third or second straight season, others prevailed for the first time in ages (or ever), and still others with dominant programs found themselves on the rare short end of the stick.

Four schools found themselves in the position of adding a pair of titles to their collections, as Stonington, Avon, New Canaan and Greenwich were each represented in both a boys and girls final. However, none of the four were able to pull off a sweep of the crowns.

Here are summaries of all eight finals. Click the highlighted headers for complete brackets.

CLASS LL

Boys

• No. 2 Greenwich 4, No. 12 Staples 0
• Since sharing 2016 title with Staples, Greenwich had lost to the Wreckers in the finals four times, including 2022
• Staples had won last six Class LL tournaments, 11 overall

Girls

• No. 5 New Canaan 4, No. 2 Greenwich 2
• The Rams won their 21st overall state title, but first since the last of their 10 straight championships in 2013
• Greenwich lost in the finals for the fourth time since its last of 10 championships in 2009

CLASS L

Boys

• No. 1 Wilton 5, No. 10 New Canaan 1
• Fourth overall title for Wilton, but first since Class M co-championship in 1995
• New Canaan second straight runner-up finish, won 13 titles from 1999 to 2017

Girls

• No. 4 Guilford 4, No. 3 Avon 3
• Second consecutive state crown for Guilford
• Avon finished runner-up for sixth time since winning 2006 co-championships

CLASS M

Boys

• No. 1 Avon 7, No. 6 Weston 0
• Third straight championship and eighth overall for Falcons
• Avon lost just five sets in 16-0 regular season, two in 4-match tournament play
• Weston won 13 titles from 2005 to 2018 (9 Class S, 4 Class M)

Girls

• No. 9 Daniel Hand 5, No. 2 Stonington 2
• Tigers had lost to Stonington 6-1 in 2022 finals
• Sixth state championship for Daniel Hand since 2011

CLASS S

Boys

• No. 3 Stonington 6, No. 4 Nonnewaug 1
• Stonington won its first state championship; placed second in 2019 and 2011
• Nonnewaug sought its first state title since 1997

Girls

• No. 1 Old Lyme 7, No. 2 Westbrook 0
• Third straight title for Old Lyme, second consecutive finals victory over Westbrook
• Third runner-up finish for Westbrook since winning in 2012

All photos courtesy of CIAC