The No. 3 Lynnfield girls tennis team hasn’t made it easy on itself in the first two rounds of the Division 4 state tournament, but the Pioneers were once again able to pull things out in the final match to notch a 3-2 victory over No. 14 Rockport in the Round of 16 Wednesday afternoon at Lynnfield Middle School.
First and third singles players Paige Martino and Genna Gioioso both dominated their matches and got off the court quickly, with Martino winning 6-0, 6-1 and Gioioso winning 6-1, 6-0.
The doubles matches were also happening at the same time, but they both went to three sets and took a bit longer. The team of Lauren Grava and Maddie Sieve took the opening set 6-4 before dropping the next two 1-6, 3-6. In the other match, the team of Sarah Breslow and Leticia Marafon battled back after losing the first set 2-6 to win the second set 6-4. But after forcing a tiebreaker in the third set, the duo came up just short in a 5-7 loss.
But luckily for the Pioneers, second singles player Anna Radulski was still on the court, and the senior captain delivered. Radulski dispatched her opponent by set scores of 6-3, 6-2 to hand the Pioneers another victory.
Lynnfield (15-5) will now move on to the Div. 4 Round of 8, where the Pioneers will face off against another familiar foe in No. 6 Manchester-Essex on Saturday (4) back at Lynnfield Middle School.
GIRLS TENNIS
Division 3 Round of 16
No. 1 Newburyport 5, No. 17 Swampscott 0
Swampscott closes out the 2022 season at 9-11.
BOYS TENNIS
Division 1 Round of 16
No. 6 St. John’s Prep 5, No. 11 Cambridge 0
The Prep swept all three of its singles matches and both doubles matches in the home victory Wednesday.
St. John’s Prep (17-3) will now move on to the Div. 1 Round of 8, where the Eagles will face off against either No. 3 Acton-Boxborough or No. 14 Lincoln-Sudbury at a date and time to be determined.
Division 3 Round of 16
No. 4 Wilmington 3, No. 13 Swampscott 2
Swampscott closes out the 2022 season at 9-8.
BASEBALL
Division 2 Round of 16
No. 3 Mansfield 5, No. 14 Marblehead 1
The Magicians fell behind early and were only able to scatter three hits in the losing effort on the road.
Shane Keough went 1-for-2 with the lone RBI in the loss for Marblehead, while Liam McIlroy (2-for-3, double) provided the other two hits for the Magicians.
Drew Whitman took the loss on the mound after getting the start and not completing a full inning, allowing three runs on no hits with one strikeout. Bjorn Pluss went 4 1/3 innings in relief and allowed two runs on four hits with one strikeout, while Damien King allowed two hits in one inning of relief work.
Marblehead closes out the 2022 season at 14-8 after winning 13 of its final 16 games.
BOYS LACROSSE
Division 3 Round of 32
No. 5 Foxborough 13, No. 28 Bishop Fenwick 5
Bishop Fenwick finishes the 2022 season at 9-11.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Division 1 Round of 32
No. 9 Hingham 17, No. 24 Peabody 5
Ally Bettencourt had one goal and one assist to lead the way for the Tanners, while McKenna Forni, McKayla Fisher and Brooke Lomasney each scored one goal in the loss. Emily McDonough and Kayla Landry both played well on the defensive side of things, while goalie Caitlin Snow made nine saves in net.
Peabody wraps up the 2022 season at 15-4.
Division 3 Round of 32
No. 21 Bishop Fenwick 14, No. 12 Apponequet 8
The Crusaders went on the road and came home with an upset win Wednesday night.
Sam Montecalvo led the offensive attack for the Crusaders with an eye-popping seven goals and one assist, while Karina Gyllenhaal backed her up with five goals and two assists of her own. On the other end of the field, goalie Courtney McKenzie notched eight saves to pick up the win in net.
Bishop Fenwick (9-10) will now move on to the Div. 3 Round of 16, where the Crusaders will face off against either No. 5 Pentucket or No. 28 Dedham at a date and time to be determined.
Division 4 Round of 32
No. 4 Nantucket 16, No. 29 Winthrop 3
Winthrop wraps up the 2022 season at 9-11.
No. 9 Mount Greylock 20, No. 24 Lynnfield 8
Lynnfield finishes the 2022 season at 5-14.
