NORWICH – The Norwich boys varsity tennis team saw a bright sunny spring day unfold before their eyes as Monday evening looked to present some reasonable weather for their home opener against the visiting Owego Indians.

Nevertheless, this sunny spring day would not present itself with a positive outcome for the hopeful Tornado tennis players, as the team – led once again by longtime head coach John Stewart – dropped their season-opener to Owego by a tight score of 4-3.

The bright spot for the Tornado would prove to be its doubles play, where the team team downed Owego in two out of three possible outings. Contrary to the two team points scored by the doubles on Monday, April 3, Norwich managed to only claim one team point off its singles play – as the top three singles players fell to the vicious Indian attack.

Taking the sole point for Norwich – at fourth singles – was Joel Fazio who managed to win in straight sets at 6-2, and 6-0 over Owego’s Gary King.

Norwich’s remaining two points came by way of the first and second doubles teams – as the duo of Austin Benenati and Carson Maynard – at first doubles – easily defeated Nick Almy and Jim Grant of Owego at 6-3, and 6-0