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In the season opener, Pentucket stopped Hamilton-Wenham, 3-2, halting the Generals’ 40-match winning streak in the Cape Ann League.

North Andover's dream run through the Division 2 North tourney came to a sudden stop after Winchester issued the Knights a season-ending 5-0 loss.

The sixth-seeded Knights (15-5) won three tourney matches before yesterday's exit in the sectional finals.

All the other matches were finished and North Andover and Cambridge were tied with a trip to the Division 2 North final on the line.

North Andover's Mike Terranova, a junior playing first singles, was the last set of the day. His game was tied 1-1, and with the other action complete, the attention of the entire court turned to the last set of the day.

Battling against a tough opponent, nagging calf cramps and 50 vocal Malden fans, Sherwin Yamin's stirring victory at second singles earned North Andover a 3-2 victory and a berth in the Division 1 North semifinals. Trailing 5-0 in the final set, Yamin fought off three match points to win seven straight games in a near-three-hour marathon.

 Pentucket's boys tennis team lost its first match of the season, 4-1 to Bedford in the Division 3 North quarterfinals.

"We had a great season, but Bedford plays in a tough league and we didn't play as well today as we have been," said Pentucket coach Christian Langlois.

No. 4-seeded Andover posted a 3-2 victory over No. 5 seeded-Boston Latin Academy in the Division 1 North quarterfinals in boys tennis.

Christian Waters won his No. 2 singles match 6-4, 6-2. 

Varun Penamatsa, who was filling in at No. 3 singles, posted a convincing 6-0, 6-1 win and Andover blanked Revere 5-0 in opening round play.

Sophomore Andrew Smith and freshman Kyle White got North Andover off to a quick start with a 6-0, 6-3 win at second doubles and the Knights rolled past Malden Catholic, 5-0, in their tourney opener. Sherwin Yamin made it 2-0 with a convincing win at second singles and Mike Terranova clinched the win as he rolled at No. 1.

For the second straight day, the second doubles team of Nate Eames and Brandon Conn came through in the clutch, delivering a three-set victory to lift Pentucket over Hamilton-Wenham 3-2 to end the Sachems' regular season at a perfect 16-0.