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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.

 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.

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.

Tied 2-2 going into the deciding third set of the second doubles match on May 19, Mother Nature forced Pentucket and Marblehead off the court. Wild weather all month delayed the finish until yesterday when Nate Eames and Brandon Conn pulled out a 6-3 victory to keep the Sachems unbeaten at 15-0. Pentucket looks for a perfect finish when it hosts Hamilton-Wenham at 10 a.m. today.

Led by a win at first singles by Ryan Swanson, Pentucket clinched the Cape Ann League Large boys tennis title with a 5-0 victory over Wilmington.

"The kids are so pumped," said Sachems coach Christian Langlois. "Every one of the kids playing on the varsity team was playing varsity two years ago when were were (4-12). So this is a huge deal for them."

The unbeaten Pentucket boys tennis team blanked North Andover 5-0, the highlight being the win first doubles Nick Giannino and B.G. Smith. They were blanked 6-0 in the first set but won the second set on a tiebreaker and then prevailed 6-1 in the clinching set.

Ryan Swanson, Pat Dahn and the doubles team of Nick Giannino and B.G. Smith all remained unbeaten as Pentucket's tennis team prevailed over North Reading, 4-1. After losing their first match, Nate Eames and Brandon Conn won their seventh straight match for the Sachems.

Ryan Swanson came back after a first set loss to score successive 6-2 wins and set the pace for Pentucket in a 5-0 win over Mancehster-Essex.  The Sachems stay perfact (7-0) and received a strong performance from Pat Dahn, who recorded a 7-5, 6-0 sweep.  Swanson and Dahn both remain undefeated as well as the doubles team of Nick Giannino and B.G. Smith, who also came back to score a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 decision.

North Andover's Andrew Smith and Kyle White earned three straight victories to take the title at No. 2 doubles as the Scarlet Knights earned second as a team at the Cape Ann League Open. Pentucket took first as a team.