Tennis: Spartans outlast Fenwick in boys tennis

The St. Mary’s boys tennis team ran its winning streak to four with a 3-2 win over Bishop Fenwick at Lynn.The Spartans (8-5) took the last three matches, although it wasn’t easy. Grant McKinnon won at third singles (3-6, 6-3, 6-2); Kevin McCarthy and Matt McDermott, first doubles (6-2, 6-3) and Conor Janson and Dennis Bertocchi, second doubles (6-4, 7-6). The team of McCarthy and McDermott maintained its perfect record in doubles (11-0).Andover 4, St. John’s 1At Andover, Brad Noyes earned the Eagles’ lone win in third singles: 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. St. John’s fell to 12-3.Marblehead 5, Saugus 0At Saugus, Justin Hyte shut out the competition in first singles to highlight the Magicians’ (13-0) day. Marblehead won all of the matches in straight sets: Tyler Gelineau, second singles, 6-0, 6-1; Ian Hyte, third singles, 6-2, 6-0; Ryan Dempsey and Dylan White, first doubles, 7-5, 6-0; and Seamus McGuire and Jonah Katz, second doubles, 6-1, 6-2.Salem 4, English 1At Lynn, Kerlay Der earned the Bulldogs’ (0-14) lone victory in third singles: 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (8-6).GIRLS TENNISSwampscott 5, Revere 0At Swampscott, Tatum Pederson had a tough battle in second singles, but still took the match in straight sets: 6-2, 7-5. All of the Big Blue’s (13-0) victories came in straight sets: Kara Gilberg, first singles, 6-2, 6-2; Francesca Pelletier, third singles, 6-1, 6-1; Kate Hall and Rita Tsokanis, first doubles, 6-2, 6-1; and Kelsey O’Brian and Shannon Toner, second doubles, 6-0, 6-0.Lynnfield 5, Amesbury 0At Amesbury, the Pioneers (10-1) took all of the matches in straight sets: Jordan Miller, first singles, 6-1, 6-2; Tori Copelas, second singles, 6-1, 6-2; Ava Grava, third singles, 6-0, 6-3; Courtney McQueen and Molly McCarthy, first doubles, 6-4, 6-0; and Karen Kelter and Caroline Williams, second doubles, 6-3, 6-4.Lowell Catholic 4, St. Mary’s 1At Lowell Catholic, the Spartans had a strong team performance despite the result. Winning for St. Mary’s was Lauren Carifio, third singles (6-2, 6-1). Cindy Garcia and Nicole Ferrari lost a highly competitive match in second doubles (6-2, 6-7, 5-7). St. Mary’s finished the season at 11-7.