Nine-year-old Michael Fotin, who is entering fourth grade at Westport’s Greens Farms Academy, has been ranked New England’s top tennis player among boys 10 and under, according to the United States Tennis Association (USTA).

Michael Fotin: hopes to be in world top 10. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Michael, who first held a tennis racquet at age 3 and began playing competitively at 7, has won 25 of his last 26 USTA tournament matches, according to Alex Fotin, his father.

He plays tennis regularly at the tennis club Chelsea Piers in Stamford, his father said.

“His ultimate goal is to become a tennis pro and get ranked top 10 in the world,” the proud father said.

Jonathon Blansfield, 17, of Westport finishes first today in the 36th annual Westport Weston Family Y Point to Point swim race at Compo Beach. Blansfield, who completed the one-mile, open water course in 17:07, won the competition for the second consecutive year. A 2014 graduate of Staples High School, he will attend Northwestern University in the fall. According to Nicole Turecheck, Family Y aquatics director, 105 participants registered for today’s event. Ages ranged from 10 to 76. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Jonathon Blansfield, 17, and Danielle Honrath, 29, were the male and female first place finishers in the 36th annual Point to Point swim race at Compo Beach today. Blansfield, a 2014 Staples High School graduate, finished in 17:07. Honrath, whose time was 18:40, said it is the fourth time she competed in the Point to Point and just on Saturday earned a first place finish in a one-mile swim in Greenwich. Formerly of Monroe and now residing in New York, Honrath is an advertising account director for Young & Rubicam. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Swimmers set out today in the 36th annual Point to Point swim at Westport’s Compo Beach sponsored by the Westport Weston Family Y. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Scenes from today’s 36th annual Point to Point swim at Compo Beach. Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The USRowing Club National Championships are under way in Oak Ridge, Tenn. and Westport’s Saugatuck Rowing Club has produced medal winners. Pictured (l-r) are Coach Sharon Kriz, intermediate men’s pair gold medalists Nico Merget and Fabian Bindenberger, and men’s junior single bronze medalist Christoph Bub. The event began Wednesday on Melton Hill Lake and winds up Sunday. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Hopes of a repeat fairytale ride to the Little League World Series for Westport ended today as the Westport U12 team went down to defeat to Fairfield American 8-3 at Unity Park in Trumbull.

It was a must win for Westport to survive to play Fairfield American again on Sunday, but it was not to be.

The Westport team, hoping to emulate the success of last year’s team, was down 3-1 in the fifth when Adam Petro homered over the centerfield fence with a man on to even the score.

But Fairfield came back in the sixth with a three-run homer by Jamie Flink and added on with a two-run homer by Vince Camera to clinch the victory.

The Westport Little League 12U team celebrates today after they advanced to the District 2 finals with an 11-1 victory over Monroe. Westport will play Fairfield American in the championship round at Unity Park in Trumbull at 4 p.m. Saturday in a must win game. Should Westport win, they will face Fairfield American again for the District Championship on Sunday. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

This was Preston Hirten Weekend for Westport Staples High School soccer fans. Preston is a former Staples (and all-state) soccer player (Class of 2007) who died of an undetected heart ailment during preseason training at the University of Mary Washington in 2009. Every summer since, former Staples and UMW players have come to Westport to honor his memory. There was a seven-against-summer soccer tournament, a cookout at the Hirtens’ house, and a barbeque at Compo Beach tonight. “It’s a way for his friends to get together, for the Hirtens to realize he’s not forgotten, and for the current Staples players to learn about his legacy,” said Coach Dan Woog. Pictured at the beach are (l-r) rising Staples seniors Patrick Beusse, Nate Argosh and Michael Reid. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com