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With No. 1 player, junior standout Ryan Swanson out with the flu, Pentucket's boys tennis team dropped a 3-2 decision to Austin Prep in the first round of the Division 3 North tournament. Both doubles teams —  Nick Giannino and B.G. Smith at No. 1 and Nates Bames and Pat Baga at No. 2 — won their matches for the Sachems (10-5). 

The Methuen girls' tennis team and the North Reading boys' team each exited their respective tournaments - each with a 5-0 loss

Seven weeks ago, Pelham boys tennis was 1-2 and coming off a 9-0 shellacking to Bedford.

But the Pythons turned it around big-time and nearly won the Class I championship. Against that same Bedford squad which had humiliated them in mid-April, the Pythons put up a game fight before falling 5-4 in the title match.

MANCHESTER, NH — Late yesterday afternoon, it was looking as if Londonderry state’s boys tennis title drought would continue for at least one more year. Especially since the Lancers’ last match of the day featured a limping junior and a freshman not much taller than his racket.

 Londonderry took two of the three doubles matches to knock off Goffstown, 5-4, and advance to the Class L boys tennis title match. Alex Burbine and Kevin Greene won 8-3 at No. 1 and Harrison Max and Mike Rubin prevailed 8-4 at No. 3.

Pelham boys tennis advanced to the finals for the first time in program history and to do it the Pythons slayed Hanover, which had won the last two Class I titles and 6 of the last 7.

Andrew Mack battled for a marathon 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-1) victory at No. 3 singles, the lone singles win for Andover High as the Golden Warriors defeated archrival Central Catholic 3-2. Nitin Mahesh and Jeff Birenbaum took No. 1 doubles and Christian Waters and Evan Birenbaum took No. 2 doubles for the Golden Warriors.

Andover remained perfect in MVC Division 2 play, shutting out an improving Methuen squad. Cam McCarthy's steady play and strong work at the net at third singles highlighted the Golden Warrior victory. The Rangers still have a shot at a postseason berth with a win in their last match of the season.

Fighting back from a first-set loss, Methuen's second doubles team of junior Taylor Jacoby and sophomore Derek Wong seized momentum with an 8-6 tiebreaker win in the middle set then coasted to a 6-2 final set win. The victory was the highlight of the Rangers' 4-1 triumph over Haverhill.

Freshman Ryan Barrows reversed any early loss to the same foe from Malden with a convincing, 6-4, 6-2 win at third singles, helping North Reading complete the 5-0 boys tennis whitewash.