Roundup: Prep tennis wins Division 1 North final

With a dominant performance, the St. John’s Prep tennis team captured the Division 1 North title by defeating Westford Academy, 5-0, at Woburn Racquet Club on Saturday.”We brought our A game,” Prep coach Mark Metropolis said. “The kids did a great job. Everyone came out and played well.”The Eagles winners were: Chris Toner at first singles, 6-1, 6-1; Dan Cunningham at second singles, 6-1, 6-2; Nico Limacher at third singles, 6-0, 6-1; Ian Wright and Sean Nork at first doubles, 6-3, 6-4; and Alec McNiff and John Shaffer at second doubles, 2-6, 7-5, 10-7.Metropolis said that the Eagles’ win in first doubles “set the tone early,” as Westford had previously ousted the Prep’s first and second doubles teams in the individual tournament. Yet Wright and Nork built a 3-1 lead en route to a victory on Saturday.The Eagles advanced to the state semifinals against BC High, scheduled for today at Newton South (3:30 p.m.). The Prep split a pair with BC High during the regular season, winning 3-2 and losing 4-1. BC High has the top player in the state.BASEBALLMasco 5, Danvers 2At LeLacheur Park, in the Division 2 North final, Danvers built a 2-0 lead before the No. 5 Chieftains steadily chipped away.Masco pulled within 2-1 before tying the score, 2-2, then took a 3-2 lead before getting a pair of insurance runs for the final score.”I didn’t expect to win as many games as we did,” Falcons coach Roger Day said. “I was really excited to get as far as we did. It was a real productive year. We achieved way more than we expected.”No. 2 seed Danvers finished 21-3.Rich Tenorio can be reached at [email protected].