Boys’ Tennis: St. John’s Prep Defeats Marblehead, 4-1; Girls’ Lacrosse: Ipswich 17, Pentucket 6

Non-league boys varsity tennis match St. John’s Prep 4, Marblehead 1; Boys JV won by Marblehead 3-2

On a warm spring day when the MHS varsity boys travelled to Danvers and the JV played at Seaside Park in Marblehead, the V match was won by SJP 4-1 and the JV was one by Marblehead 3-2.

At SJP, the first sets were close and I was proud of how our boys competed. They put themselves in a position to win and in the case of 1^st singles player, Justin Faia, he did win in an upset win over senior, Nick Silacci 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 10-8. Both boys were tired from grueling matches the day before in which Justin had also come through in a 10-point super tie-breaker after splitting sets in the match against Swampscott. Justin is the consummate competitor and when it’s close, he finds a way to win.

1. Senior quad-captain Justin Faia beat senior Nick Silacci 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 10-8
2. Senior quad-captain Felix Litvak lost to Jacob Silacci 6-4, 6-1. Felix was ahead in the beginning of the first set and his aggressive baseline style made for a competitive match.
3. Sophomore Billy Ackerman lost to junior Mikey Prokopis 6-2, 6-0. They had excellent baseline rallies. I was glad to see Billy going for his shots against this strong opponent.

1^st doubles: Senior quad captains Sam Orenstein and Garrett Tully played some good smart doubles but lost to fellow seniors David Cunningham and Mihang Xu 6-2,6-3.

2^nd doubles: Sophomores Dan Litvak and Jack Quigley had a super first set, losing only in a tiebreaker 7-6 (7-5) but then lost the second set 6-1 against Jack Malowepszy and Carlton Riester

In sub-V play, seniors Mike Conlin and Luke Fobert lost 6-3.

The JV match held in Marblehead at Seaside Park was a great display of Marble head’s depth in the line up and bodes well for future seasons:

1^st singles: Sophomore Adam Sherf won 4-6, 6-4, 10-8

2^nd singles: Sophomore Tony Gluskin won 6-3, 6-4

3^rd singles: Mason Friedman won 6-4, 6-2

1^st doubles: Juniors Ben Birnback and Max Radmann lost 6-3, 6-2

2^nd doubles: Sophomores Jack Curran and Eric Stammiz lost 6-4, 6-2

Coach Elisabeth Foukal

Girls’ Lacrosse

Ipswich 17
Pentucket 6