Girls Tennis Roundup: Lynnfield earns at least a share of CAL Small title

The Lynnfield High girls tennis team captured at least a share of the Cape Ann League Small championship Monday with a 3-2 win over Manchester at Lynnfield.The Pioneers (11-1, 11-0 CAL) won the title outright the last two years and can do it again with a win in their final match. Lynnfield also has a 36-league-match winning streak that dates back to 2005.”I’m really excited the way people are playing,” coach Craig Stone said. “They’re stepping up and meeting the challenge of playing in new positions.”The Pioneers picked up their three points before Manchester won the final two matches. Lindsey Buchanan won at second singles, 6-3, 6-3; Allison Bodek at third singles, 7-6 (11-9), 6-3; and Jessica DiFillippo and Kristen DiFillippo, second doubles, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3).Classical 3, Revere 2At Breed, the Rams pulled out the victory with wins from Julie Lundrigan at first singles, Amanda Harney at second singles and Sochitta Men-Jesse Caradano at second doubles.S’scott 5, Danvers 0At Swampscott, Jen Cleary avenged an early-season loss against Danvers’ Anna Dokina at first singles with a 6-1, 6-4 win. The first time around, Dokina won in a tiebreaker in the third set.The Big Blue (12-0, 10-0 Northeastern Conference) also had wins from Micalla Hootstein, second singles, 6-0, 6-2; Yuliya Sergeyeva, third singles, 6-2, 6-2; Kara Gilberg-Kate Hall, first doubles, 6-1, 6-1; and Rebecca Ruskin-Jane Malinkovich, second doubles, 6-3, 6-4.Salem 5, English 0At Salem State College, the Witches (2-9) had wins from Ani Angalatyan at first singles, 6-2, 6-0; Jen Bedard, second singles, 6-1, 6-1; Collette Borys, third singles, 6-2, 6-1; Ishrat Raji-Malaney Gautreau, first doubles, 6-3, 6-4; and Denise Caceres-Danitza Bambrana, second doubles, 6-3, 6-3.Arl. Cath. 3, Fenwick 2At Arlington, the Crusaders (9-4) ran into a red-hot team and came up short. Vanessa Poirier won at second singles, 6-0, 6-4, and Lizzy Trainor at third singles, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.M’head 4, Saugus 1At Saugus, the Magicians improved to 8-2 with wins from Ryan Heffrin at second singles; Morgan Sharrio, third singles; Elisa Hamilton-Shelby Carroll, first doubles; and Jess Sokol-Lydia Smith, second doubles.Beverly 5, Peabody 0At Peabody, the Panthers (10-1) rebounded nicely from their only loss of the season (vs. Swampscott). Sabrina Salmela won at first singles, 6-0, 6-1; Meghan Corcoran, second singles, 6-2, 6-1; and Sophie Blau, third singles, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.In doubles play, Amanda Krugman-Gina Pinciaro won 6-0, 6-0, and Kate Johnson-Robyn Spiridigliozzi won 6-1, 6-3. The Panthers have already qualified for the state tournament.