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9 hours ago
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St. John's Prep, Lexington advance to Division 1 boys' tennis final
Prokopis and Kouzminov rallied for a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 triumph to power the top-ranked Eagles (21-0) to a 3-1 win over the fifth-ranked Patriots (14-4) in the Division 1 semifinals at Newton North High. Advertisement The second singles match between Prep junior Jack Prokopis and Concord-Carlisle sophomore Pedro Nachbin reached a third set, but did not finish due to slippery court conditions. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'We lost focus, I would say, in the second set, and got ourselves behind the 8-ball,' Luke Prokopis said. 'We haven't really played any third sets this year … so it was a different experience. But we just said to get the first three games and just maintain it. So we're very happy we could close it.' Lexington doubles partners Sritan Devineni (left) and Evan Saptari celebrate after a point during Monday's Division 1 boys' tennis semifinal against Acton-Boxborough. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo Just feet away on the Newton North courts, Lexington freshman Joshua Chen faced a similar test of resilience in his third set against Acton-Boxborough senior Rishi Dasari on the second singles court. With Lexington up 2-1 in the match and in need of one more point, Chen got a key break against Dasari to pull ahead 4-3 the third set and never looked back, capturing a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 triumph. Chen's win secured a 3-1 semifinal victory for the sixth-ranked Minutemen (23-1) over the second-ranked Revolution (14-2). Advertisement 'Once I got that break in the middle of the third set, I really found my confidence,' Chen said. 'I was really going back and forth in how I was feeling, but that [break] just made me know I could win it.' Other victories for Lexington came from freshman Daniel Lee (6-2, 6-1) at third singles, and sophomore Lucas Dai and junior Ryan Wade (6-3, 6-2) at second doubles. The first doubles match also did not finish due to court conditions. The two perennial powers will now have a rematch in the Division 1 state finals, after the Eagles handed Lexington their only loss of the season, 3-2, back on May 6. Division 2 State Duxbury 3, Hopkinton 1 — As his third singles match intensified early in the second set, Duxbury senior Taylor Bettencourt immediately felt lighter when he glanced over and saw his teammates lining the fence and hollering his name. 'I owe it all to them,' Bettencourt said. 'As soon as they started getting rowdy, that's where I started locking in and doing what I needed to do, just using that momentum.' Bettencourt pulled away for a 6-2, 6-1 victory in a captivating semifinal showdown that was closer than the score indicated — sending the fourth-seeded Dragons (19-3) to the state final for a third consecutive season. Colgate-bound senior standout Tim Vargas cruised, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 1 singles, and senior Peter Burnham and sophomore Willy Pierce did the same, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 1 doubles. Advertisement 'We've got some players, that's for sure,' said Duxbury coach John Bunar. 'We played very well today. This one, if we didn't have our best and they were playing well, we lose it. We played our best today.' Junior Chavdar Kamenerov and sophomore Owen Gormley won, 6-4, 6-3, at second doubles for the No. 1 Hillers (21-1), and sophomore Joe Krattenmaker led, 6-4, 1-3, before the match was called due to rain. In the state final, Duxbury will face the winner of No. 3 Sharon and No. 7 Westborough, who play Tuesday at Lexington High (weather permitting). Trevor Hass reported from Bridgewater. Matty Wasserman can be reached at
Boston Globe
19-05-2025
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- Boston Globe
Globe Top 20 tennis polls: Newton South girls, Brookline boys serving notice
Advertisement In a battle between two solid teams in the ultra-competitive Dual County League on Friday, No. 8 Acton-Boxborough emerged victorious, 4-1, over No. 11 Lincoln-Sudbury to create separation in the league standings. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Wellesley remains on top, as its perfect season continued. The MIAA touranament seedings and pairings will be released Friday. Records based on scored reported to the Globe. The Globe's Top 20 girls' tennis poll The Globe poll as of May 19, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff. No. Team Record Previous 1. Wellesley 16-0-0 1 2. Newton South 14-0-0 2 3. Lexington 16-0-0 3 4. Boston Latin 11-3-0 4 5. Westford 13-1-0 5 6. Bishop Feehan 12-2-0 6 7. Hingham 16-1-0 10 8. Acton-Boxborough 8-4-0 8 9. Winchester 14-3-0 9 10. Notre Dame (H) 12-2-0 11 11. Lincoln-Sudbury 7-6-0 7 12. Wayland 8-5-0 13 13. Andover 15-1-0 14 14. Concord-Carlisle 6-5-0 12 15. Milton 9-4-0 15 16. Needham 10-4-0 16 17. Dover-Sherborn 13-0-0 19 18. Belmont 10-6-0 18 19. Duxbury 12-3-0 17 20. Martha's Vineyard 14-0-0 20 The Globe's Top 20 boys' tennis poll There's little movement this week in the Globe Top 20 boys' tennis poll, with most of the state's top teams cruising down the backstretch of the regular season. St. John's Prep stayed unbeaten and atop the poll. Third-ranked Brookline put together an impressive week, notching a 3-2 victory over No. 6 Newton North on Wednesday, and then handling No. 10 Duxbury, 4-1, in nonleague action on Saturday. Advertisement Next week should bring more clarity to the Division 1 postseason landscape, with No. 5 Concord-Carlisle set to face No. 4 Lexington and No. 2 Acton-Boxborough consecutively (on Tuesday and Wednesday) to close out the regular season. The only new entrant into the poll is No. 17 Wellesley, which posted three consecutive wins to conclude the week, highlighted by a 4-1 triumph over Weston on Tuesday. The MIAA tournament seedings and pairings will be released on Friday. Records based on scores reported to the Globe. The Globe poll as of May 19, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff. No. Team Record Previous 1. St. John's Prep 15-0-0 1 2. Acton-Boxborough 11-0-0 2 3. Brookline 15-1-0 3 4. Lexington 17-1-0 4 5. Concord-Carlisle 9-2-0 5 6. Newton North 11-3-0 6 7. BC High 11-2-0 7 8. Winchester 14-3-0 9 9. Hopkinton 16-0-0 11 10. Duxbury 15-2-0 10 11. Bishop Feehan 11-1-0 12 12. Westford 7-4-0 8 13. Needham 12-4-0 15 14. Bedford 10-4-0 16 15. Hingham 15-1-0 13 16. Andover 12-3-0 14 17. Wellesley 10-8-0 – 18. Sharon 15-1-0 19 19. Manchester Essex 16-0-0 20 20. Arlington 11-4-0 17 Matty Wasserman can be reached at
Boston Globe
10-05-2025
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- Boston Globe
Globe Top 20 boys' volleyball poll: Despite loss, Brookline remains at No. 1
It was another productive week for Methuen. After The big win of the week, excluding the Bay State clashes, belonged to Greater Lowell, whose senior trio is clicking after a four-set victory over Acton-Boxborough. The Gryphons have won six in a row, which should improve their No. 25 power ranking in Division 2 (they were the 11-seed in last year's tournament). Related : Advertisement Records based on scores reported to the Globe. The Globe's Top 20 boys' volleyball poll The Globe poll as of May 10, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff. No. Team Record Previous 1. Brookline 11-1-0 1 2. Natick 11-2-0 4 3. Needham 13-2-0 3 4. Newton North 12-3-0 2 5. Lexington 14-1-0 5 6. Wayland 10-5-0 6 7. Milford 9-6-0 7 8. Taunton 11-1-0 8 9. Cambridge 11-4-0 9 10. St. John's Prep 11-5-0 10 11. Lowell 12-1-0 12 12. New Bedford 10-2-0 13 13. Acton-Boxborough 7-5-0 14 14. Methuen 11-3-0 18 15. Chelmsford 9-3-0 15 16. Newton South 7-5-0 17 17. St. John's (S) 7-8-0 11 18. Winchester 11-3-0 16 19. BC High 7-6-0 19 20. Greater Lowell 13-3-0 – AJ Traub can be reached at
Boston Globe
17-04-2025
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- Boston Globe
Globe Top 20 boys' lacrosse poll: St. John's Prep sticks in top spot, but there's a new No. 2
Related : Acton-Boxborough scored a huge win at defending D2 champion Longmeadow, then fell at Westford on Tuesday. Duxbury falls after losing to Cohasset and Medfield takes a small tumble after dropping an 8-7 nailbiter to Marshfield Saturday. Weston debuts while Catholic Memorial and Norwell fall out of the poll. Advertisement Records based on scores reported to the Globe. The Globe's Top 20 boys' lacrosse poll The Globe poll as of April 17, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff. No. Team Record Previous 1. St. John's Prep 6-0-0 1 2. BC High 4-0-0 3 3. Lincoln-Sudbury 6-1-0 2 4. Hingham 5-0-0 4 5. Reading 5-0-0 8 6. Walpole 6-0-0 14 7. Acton-Boxborough 5-2-0 6 8. Billerica 5-1-0 16 9. Winchester 5-1-0 9 10. Needham 4-3-0 5 11. Franklin 4-0-0 11 12. Duxbury 5-2-0 7 13. Marshfield 3-2-0 12 14. Medfield 5-1-0 10 15. Mansfield 6-0-0 15 16. Andover 4-1-0 13 17. Cohasset 5-0-0 – 18. Scituate 4-2-0 17 19. Wellesley 4-1-0 20 20. Weston 6-0-0 – Nate Weitzer can be reached at
