Newtown High School's girls' and boys' tennis teams both picked up their first wins of the campaign. The girls, following losses to Joel Barlow of Redding and Bunnell of Stratford April 6 and 8, respectively, defeated Immaculate of Danbury and Brookfield on back-to-back afternoons, April 11 and 12. All of the girls' team matches were at home. The boys, after falling to host Barlow and visiting Pomperaug of Southbury, April 6 and 8, bested Immaculate on the road on April 11.

In a 6-1 loss to Barlow, the girls' squad got its win at the top singles position as Lauren Beier earned a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over Olivia Massey. At third singles, Anna Biondi pushed Barlow's Callie Higgins to a third set, before Higgins prevailed 6-1, 7-5, 6-2.

Against Bunnell, in a 4-3 defeat, Newtown's doubles teams all picked up wins in shortened eight-game pro sets necessitated by the cold weather. The top doubles tandem of Emily McCoy and Julia Anderson came out on top 8-6, the No. 2 team of Tessa Leon-Gambetta and Sophie Wolfman won 8-1, and the third team of Simran Chand and Hayley Lambert won 8-2.

Newtown beat Immaculate, the girls won 5-2 as singles players Amanda Berry, Anna Biondi, and McCoy all won in two sets. The top doubles team of Leon-Gambetta and Wolfman also came out on top in a two-setter, and the second doubles team of Anika Dholakia and Lambert went three sets before falling.

In the win over Brookfield, a 6-1 triumph, Beier, Berry, and Biondi won at first through third singles., and all three doubles teams came out victorious: McCoy and Anderson in the top spot, Leon-Gambetta and Wolfman at second doubles, and Dholakia and Lambert in the third position. The first and second doubles matches both went three sets.

The girls were beaten 6-1 by host Barlow on April 13 to carry a 2-3 overall record into a Monday, April 18 visit to Bunnell, beginning at 3:45 pm.

The boys' tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision at Barlow on April 6 and a 6-1 match to visiting Pomperaug of Southbury two days later. Newtown then earned a 6-1 win over Immaculate.

Top singles player Joey Conrod won his match against Joel Barlow in a tight match, edging Dheven Duenwald 7-6, 7-5.

Constantine Vogiatzis and Matt Frazzetta won at third doubles in three sets against Pomperaug, defeating Joe Sullivan and Matt Zakin 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. Conrod went three sets with Nick Stoiana before falling 6-2, 2-6, 3-6. Fourth singles player Jackson Dooley also went three sets, losing 4-6, 6-2, 5-7 to Ryan Dagan.

In the first team win of the campaign, Conrod, Matt Carino, and Dooley won at first, second, and fourth singles, respectively. All three doubles groupings won as James Frazzetta and Grant Larson came out on top at first doubles, Vogiatzis and Jordan Klein won at the second position, and Matt Frazzetta and Sean Bollman earned a win at third doubles.

Conrod, Carino, and Dooley all played strongly from the back court in their wins, Coach Alex Bollman said. Peter Winans, who fell at third singles, is showing improvement, the coach notes. All of the doubles teams were aggressive in their triumphs, Bollman added.

In a rematch with Barlow, on April 13, the Nighthawks fell just short, 4-3. Newtown fell to 1-3 heading into a Thursday, April 14 visit to Brookfield. The boys will host Bunnell on April 18. Both matches are at 3:45 pm.