Sports
Darien No Match For New Canaan In FCIAC Tennis Semifinals
The Blue Wave falls to the Rams, 4-0.
No. 3 seed New Canaan dealt No.7 Darien a decisive 4-0 blow Wednesday in the FCIAC boys' tennis semifinals at New Canaan High School.
The Rams advanced to face top-seeded Staples in the finals Thursday at Wilton High School.
"They just have more in their arsenal," Blue Wave coach Tom Stepkoski said.
Find out what's happening in Darienfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Lonnie Rawden, playing in the first singles slot, went down, 6-0, 6-2, against the Rams' Ben Lee.
"It was tough going against a nationally ranked player," Rawden said. "He was as good as I thought he was going to be, and that's all there is to it."
Find out what's happening in Darienfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The Blue Wave's Britt Gordon, who was playing second singles, fell to Chase Urban, 6-0, 6-1.
"In the second set I was down 1-2 and had a chance to come back 2-2," Gordon said, "but I had a double fault and a careless error. I definitely could have done better, even with the heat."
The Rams' Kevin Budrawich, manning the third singles slot, dominated Reilly Harmer, 6-1, 6-3. Likewise, the Blue Wave's Cal Kevorkian lost to Will Burger, 6-0, 6-1, in the No. 4 number singles.
"New Canaan has a fantastic team," Stepkoski added. "They have a lot of power and a much better shot selection than we have. It was a privilege to play them."
