Tennis: Classical girls edge English

Classical’s girls tennis team inched out a win against cross-town rival English, 3-2, to close out a very successful regular season.Click here for a photo gallery.”Anytime you can beat English in any kind of match it’s going to be back-and-forth,” Rams coach Tom Clark said.The Rams (10-8) swept the doubles play, with both matches in straight sets: Sheba Neak and Amanda Pearson, first, 6-0, 6-3; and Tara Gunderman and Nanouma Joachim, second, 6-1, 6-3.Saska Icitovic won in first singles: 6-1, 6-4.Swampscott 3, Marblehead 2At Swampscott, the Big Blue earned their third consecutive Northeastern Conference title, in Lenny Polacco’s third year as the coach. Kara Gilberg was forced to take the injured Jen Cleary’s first singles spot. She did well, winning a tough three-set match: 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Shannon Toner won in third singles, 6-1, 6-0. Kelsey O’Brian and Mara Gabe won the deciding match in three sets, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2.Lynnfield 5, North Reading 0At North Reading, Karen Kelter and Carolyn Williams battled for a tough three-set win in second doubles to preserve the shutout: 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. The Pioneers (13-2) picked up a pair of wins in retired matches: Julia Broding, second singles, 6-0, 5-0; and Molly McCarthy, third doubles, 4-1 (retired). The remaining two matches were earned in straight sets: Allison Bodek, first singles, 6-1, 6-2; and Alicia Leone and Courtney McQueen, first doubles, 6-3, 6-0.Peabody 5, Revere 0At Peabody, the Tanners (14-4) took all of the matches in straight sets: Alaina Warren, first singles, 6-0, 6-1; Emily Athas, second singles, 6-0,6-0; Sarah Athas, third singles, 6-0, 6-2; Kerrianne O’Brien and Kayli Lohman, first doubles, 6-3, 6-4; and Erica Reeves and Michelle McCarthy, second doubles, 6-1, 6-3.Saugus 5, Winthrop 0At Winthrop, the Sachems (5-11) won four of the matches in straight sets: Meghan Callahan, first singles, 6-1, 6-1; Taryn Medeiros, second singles, 6-0, 6-1; Lisa Belyea, third singles, 6-3, 6-2; and Briana Evans and Amanda Terrazzano, first doubles, 6-1, 6-1. The Vikings forfeited the second doubles match.Beverly 5, Salem 0At Beverly, the Panthers won all five matches to raise their team win total to nine and qualify for the state tournament. Winning for Beverly (9-6) were Sophie Leau, first singles (6-2, 6-2); Robin Spiridigliozzi, second singles (6-1, 6-0); Hannah Albee, third singles (6-0, 6-0); Liz Zarkades and Hannah Robinson, first doubles (6-1, 6-1); and Mary Brennan and Maggie Manzo, second doubles (6-2, 6-2).BOYS TENNISLynnfield 3, North Reading 2At Lynnfield, Mike Arsnow overcame a tough first set to come back and win the deciding match in first singles: 2-6, 6-2, 6-2. The Pioneers (5-11) swept the doubles play: Andy Durkee, first, 6-3, 7-6; and James Hook and Andrew Fabiszewski, second, 7-6, 6-2.”I’ve been telling the guys all year long that they are a lot better team than their record shows,” Lynnfield coach Scott Gordon said. “They proved it today. They played aggressive and smart, and got to end the season on a high note.”Peabody 5, Revere 0At Peabody, the Tanners (12-4) took all of the matches in straight sets: Cody Famiglietti, first singles, 6-1, 6-0; Mike Warren, second singles, 6-2, 6-0; Vinnie McMahan, third singles, 6-1, 6-1; Nico DiSalvo and Dimitri Kritikos, first doubles, 6-4, 6-2; and Ryan and Sean McGlone, second doubles, 6-0, 6-0.The freshman tandem of Nick Mucci and Mladen Pepic played very well in first doubles for the Patriots.Danvers 4, Gloucester 1At Gloucester, it took Mike Olszak three sets to finish off his third singles foe: 5-7, 6-1, 6-0. The Falcons (11-8, 10-5 NEC) took three matches in straight sets: Matt Arias, second singles, 6-3, 7-6; Kevin McManus and Mike DeSantis, first doubles, 6-2, 6-4; and Dan Gagnon and Jim Grace, second doubles, 6-0, 6-0.Marblehead 5, Swampscott 0At Marblehead, Dylan White and Peter Jackson outlasted Josh Lunder and Sam Crimmins in the match of the day in first doubles: 3-6, 6-4 (10-7). The Magicians (18-1, 16-0 NEC) won all