Tennis Roundup: Beverly girls end jinx against Marblehead

Beverly girls coach Karen Corcoran knew her team had a shot at defeating perennial powerhouse Marblehead after coming close last year, but she also knew it would be a challenge. The Panthers hadn’t beaten the Magicians in at least the seven years she has been head coach.Beverly’s losing streak came to an end Monday with a 3-2 win at Marblehead. The Panthers are 8-0; Marblehead is 5-1.”The girls were definitely happy,” Corcoran said. “The girls knew it had been a long time.”Beverly took all three singles matches, with Sabrina Salmela defeating Adrienne Schenkel, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 1. Meghan Corcoran defeating Amy Mishkin at two, 6-0, 6-0; and No. 3 Sophie Blau defeating Morgan Sharrio, 6-2, 6-0. Beverly won at first doubles with Amanda Krugman-Gina Pinciaro, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), over Shelby Carroll-Elise Hamilton.Lydia Smith-Ryan Heffrin won 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 at second doubles for Marblehead.English 3, Winthrop 2At Winthrop, the Bulldogs broke into the win column in a match that was decided at second doubles, where Anjeza Beheraj-Mariah Dooley won 6-1, 6-1. English also had wins from Alexandra Pascu at first singles, 6-4, 6-2, and Ashley Turner, third singles, 7-5, 6-2. Winthrop’s Jessica Gobiel won at second singles, 6-2, 6-1, and Sonny Rosenthal-Alba Balla won 6-3, 6-1, at first doubles.S’scott 5, Revere 0At Swampscott, the Big Blue (8-0, 6-0 NEC) got wins by Jen Cleary at first singles, 6-0, 6-0; Yuliya Sergeyeva, second singles, 6-0, 6-0; and Shannon Toner, third singles, 6-0, 6-0. In doubles, Kara Gilberg-Kate Hall won 6-0, 6-1, and Rebecca Ruskin-Jane Malinkovich won 6-1, 6-1, in the two spot.G’ster 5, Classical 0At Gloucester, Julie Lundrigan played well at first singles for the Rams (3-5) in a tough one; they are at Saugus today.Danvers 5, Salem 0At Danvers, the Falcons (7-3) had wins from Anna Dokina at first singles, 6-1, 6-4; Kat Pavlou, second singles, 6-3, 6-1; Rachel Gershaw, third singles, 6-0, 6-0; Kristen Parker-Alicia Franklin, first doubles, 6-1, 6-0, and Danielle Kurman-Darcy Cherlin, second doubles, 6-3, 6-0.Fenwick 5, Cathedral 0At Boston, the Crusaders (7-3) got wins from Ami Ingemi at first singles, 6-1, 6-1; Vanessa Poirier, second singles, 6-2, 6-0; Lizzy Trainor, third singles, 6-1, 6-0; Chrissy Koehler-Courtney Ryan, first doubles, 6-0, 6-1, and Emma Luster-Alexis Folta, second doubles, 6-1, 6-0.L’field 5, Wilmington 0At Wilmington, the Pioneers (7-1) tuned up for today’s meeting against undefeated Masconomet. Jen George won 6-0, 6-0, at first singles; Lindsey Buchanan, 6-2, 6-1, at second doubles; and Allison Bodek, 6-0, 6-0, at third singles. Kara Soni-Julia Broding won 6-1, 6-4, at first doubles and Jess DiFillippo-Kristen DiFillippo won 6-3, 6-0, at second doubles.St. Mary’s 3, P. John 2At GE Courts, Lauren Carifio won at second singles, 7-6 (7-3, 6-0); Stacey Politis-Alex Smith at first doubles, 6-0, 6-0, and Ashley Crawford-Danielle Steuve at second doubles, 6-4, 6-0, for the Spartans (5-3).BOYS TENNISS’scott 5, Revere 0At Swampscott, the Big Blue (9-1, 8-0 NEC) had wins from Alex Hanbury at first singles, 6-2, 6-1; Brandon Poulin, second singles, 6-4, 6-3; Josh Lufkin, third singles, 6-2, 6-2; Sam Andler-Chris Kalpin, first doubles, 6-0, 6-2; and Scott Leffler-Brett Jacobs, 6-0, 6-2.Swampscott and Marblehead are undefeated in the league heading into today’s match.Classical 4, G’ster 1At Breed, the Rams’ (6-1) Larry Cheung won 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 at first singles; Alex Rittershaus defeated Chris Lufkin 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 at second singles; Daveth Cheth lost 6-7, 5-7 at three; Eric Silva-Ben Wheeler won at first doubles, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1; and Brian Houde-Zac Osborne won at second doubles, 6-2, 6-4.St. Mary’s 3, Arl. Cath. 2At Arlington, the Spartans (6-1) qualified for the state tournament for the third year in a row. Nico DiSalve won at third singles, 6-4, 6-1; Kevin McCarthy-Mike Maghsoudi at first doubles, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5; and Mike Conti-Matt O’Hare at second doubles, 6-3, 6-2.L’field 5, Wilmington 0At Lynnfield, the P