Tennis: Lynnfield boys eke out win over Ipswich

Joe Crowther pulled out a win in three sets at second singles Monday to left the Lynnfield boys tennis team to a 3-2 win over Ipswich at Ipswich.The match was tied 2-2 second singles still playing. Crowther won the first set, 6-4, lost the second, 5-7, and won the third, 6-4. Lynnfield also had wins from Mike Romano at third singles, 6-2, 6-2, and the first doubles team of Ethan Forrest-Will Durkee, 6-1, 1-6, 6-1.The Pioneers finished 8-7 last year, losing to Bedford in the first round of the tournament.?It was a good way to start the year,” coach Adam Milholland said.English 4, Salem 1At English, the Bulldogs (1-0) got off on the right foot. Eddie Ayinla won at second singles, 6-1, 6-4; Bryan Sang, third singles, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5); Jarry Ngunda-Nick Madden, first doubles, 6-1, 6-3, and Shawn Duong-Jonathan Acevedo at second doubles, 6-1, 6-3.St. Mary’s 4, Bishop Fenwick 1At GEEAA Courts, the Spartans (2-1) had wins from Brady Ryan at first singles, 6-0, 6-0; Matt McManus, second singles, 6-1, 6-2; Noah Camelo, third singles, 6-0, 6-0, and Patrick Morin-Plante – Conor Foley, second doubles, 6-1, 6-1. The Crusaders (1-2) had a win from Ty Mirra and Ryan Trott at second doubles. They won 8-6 in pro set.Beverly 5, Classical 0At Beverly, the Rams (0-1) had a strong outing from the second doubles team of Alex Chey and David Hincapie, who lost 2-6, 6-4, 4-6. St. John’s 5, Cath. Memorial 0At Prep, the Eagles improved to 2-0 with a clean sweep of the visiting Knights. Dan Cunningham (6-0, 6-1), Alec McNiff (6-0, 6-0) and Sean Nork (6-0, 6-0) recorded singles wins from their respective Nos. 1-3 spots. The hosts? got a 6-0, 6-0 win from Chase Davis/Mateo Jacome and a 6-1, 6-0 victory from Tom Shea/David Cunningham. PPeabody 5, Revere 0At Peabody, the Patriots (0-1) had solid play from David Henao and David Grujic at doubles. They lost 4-6, 4-6.GIRLS TENNISBeverly 3, Classical 2At Kings Lynne, the Rams (0-1) came up short in a hard-fought match. Meredith MacDonald, a sophomore playing her first varsity match, won 6-4, 6-2, at third singles and the doubles team of Janelle Way-Shea Dunnigan won a three-setter, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0.Beverly’s Becca Kaplan won at first singles, 6-2, 6-1; Sophie Claus won 7-5, 6-1, 6-1, at second singels over Anna Athanasopoulos and Veronic Mun/Caroline Josephwon at first doubles, 6-0, 6-4. The Panthers are 1-0.Fenwick 3, St. Mary’s 2At Fenwick, the 2-3 Spartans got winning matches from Ana DeBernadino (7-5, 6-1) and the second doubles duo of Adelina Katzounos-Julie Shea, 6-2, 6-4Lynnfield 5, Ipswich 0At Lynnfield, the Pioneers opened their season with the shutout. The winners were Sarah Mezini, first singles, 6-2, 6-1; Kelley Nevils, second, 6-0, 6-0; Izzy Figucia, third, 6-3, 6-0; Danielle Soden-Olivia Skelley, first doubles, 6-4, 6-2; Sloan and Logan Colby-Nunziato, second doubles, 6-2, 6-0.Peabody 5, Revere 0At Revere, it was Sara Grujic falling, 1-3, 3-6 in first singles; Yesenia Mazo, second (1-6, 1-6); Andrea Rueda, third (0-6, 0-6).In doubles, it was Leila Darouey-Cassidy Hernandez (1-6, 0-6) and Rina Lerari-Lyba Khan (1-6, 3-6).