State Tournament Scoreboard: Multiple local boys tennis teams advance & more

Division II

No. 9 Northampton (4), No. 24 Oliver Ames (1)

No. 9 Northampton defeated No. 24 Oliver Ames in the boys’ tennis Division II Round of 32 state tournament run, 4-1, on Wednesday afternoon.

Northampton dominated the singles matches before losing the first doubles match to the Tigers and closing out with a win in the second singles.

Reilly Fowles won the first singles match over Alex Fremidis, 6-1, 6-0. Galen Fowles battled Patrick Doland before winning 6-3, 6-3. Durrell Patrick swiftly moved past Max Westerbeke to clinch the win 6-2, 6-3.

Olivier Ames’ Nick Wagner and Brendan Teehan went into a three-set battle to defeat Oliver Levine and Reed O’Connor 6-3, 4-6, and 6-3. Kaz Sugihara and Eli Wool battled back to defeat Oliver Ames’ Alex Vasilon and Jack Andromolas in a tie-break win, 7-6, (7-6), in the first set and 6-3 in the second set.

Oliver Ames finished its season at 10-8, while Northampton will face the winner of No. 25 Melrose and No. 8 Mansfield in the D-II Round of 16, with a time and location to be announced.

No. 10 Hingham (5), No. 23 Amherst (0)

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No. 7 Longmeadow (5), No. 26 Plymouth North (0)

On Wednesday afternoon, the No. 7 Longmeadow boys’ tennis team started the Division II state tournament in style, winning 5-0 at home against No. 26 Plymouth North.

The first singles were the only match to go three sets, as the Eagles’ Danny Stephenson won the opening set against Kevin Liang, 6-4. But that was the only set the opposition claimed on Wednesday as Liang countered with back-to-back 6-2, 6-2 wins to ensure the Lancers an opening 1-0 lead in this best-of-three series.

Fellow second and third singles contributors Ben Norman and Jackson Combe followed suit with straight-set wins to triple Longmeadow’s cushion. It was smooth sailing from there, as first doubles partners Ben Mahoney and Richard Li defeated their opponents Jack Cleland and Bryce Murray by 6-3, 6-3 to keep the streak alive.

Second doubles partners John Rousou and James Wray then completed what the Lancers started with an easy 6-1, 6-0 sweep of Brody McGraw and Matt Wong to finish the match.

Behind their fifth-season shutout, the Lancers improved to 17-3 and will now welcome No. 10 Hingham in the D-II Round of 16, with a time and date to be announced.

No. 3 Duxbury (5), No. 30 Minnechaug (0)

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Division III

No. 16 Old Rochester (5), No. 17 Belchertown (0)

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No. 25 Medway (4), No. 8 Pioneer Valley Christian (1)

The No. 25 Medway boys tennis team ended No. 8 Pioneer Valley Christian’s season in a five-set loss during the Division III Round of 32 on Wednesday afternoon.

The Eagles didn’t claim their first point until the third set, as third singles member Sam Shively defeated opponent Jayson Ettenhufer in straight sets (6-3, 6-2) to cut the home team’s deficit in half.

Despite a valiant first doubles effort from Alejandro Rodriguez and Gabe Malloy, opponents Alex Menard and Tommy Stotz earned an impressive 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 win to ultimately help Medway seal the win for good.

Pioneer Valley Christian completed its season with an impressive record of 15-4, while Medway will face the winner of Thursday’s matchup between No. 24 Dighton-Rehoboth and No. 9 Medfield in the D-III Round of 16, with a time and date to be announced.

Division IV

No. 33 Mashpee (3), No. 32 Turners Falls (2)

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No. 14 Ipswich (4), No. 19 Hampden Charter East (1)

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