Eastern Mass. tennis: Players of the Week for May 10-15

Eastern Mass. tennis: Players of the Week for May 10-15

Here are notable performances from tennis players competing in Eastern Mass. conferences/leagues in the past week.

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Emily McIntosh, Hamilton-Wenham — The talented senior won the deciding match 7-6, 6-3 in Wednesday’s 3-2 win over Manchester Essex, claimed a double-bagel victory in a 5-0 win against Pentucket on Monday, and battled her way to a 7-6, 6-4 sweep over Amesbury on Tuesday.

Nikhil Ponnusamy/Sam Ren, Westford Academy — On back-to-back days, the senior/junior duo won match-deciding tiebreakers for the No. 2 Ghosts, including a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 triumph and a 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 comeback victory against No. 7 Concord-Carlisle on Tuesday and No. 4 Newton South on Wednesday, respectively.

Sarah Belford, Ipswich — The junior clinched a 4-1 team victory against North Reading on Monday with her 6-4, 6-4 win at third singles, and notched an 8-0 victory at first singles as part of a 4-1 triumph over Amesbury on Thursday.

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Roman Pavluchenko, Monomoy — The junior logged a 6-1, 6-1 win in Wednesday’s 4-1 victory over Dennis Yarmouth, and was the sole Sharks winner on Friday against Martha’s Vineyard, triumphing 6-4, 6-2.

Sophia Smith, Duxbury — Keeping her undefeated high school career going, the star sophomore didn’t drop a game all week, achieving 6-0, 6-0 victories in 5-0 team wins against Whitman-Hanson on Monday and Silver Lake on Wednesday.

T.J. Kelly, Marblehead — The senior coasted 6-1, 6-2 in Monday’s 4-1 triumph over Gloucester, and notched a 6-1, 6-0 victory Tuesday to fuel a 4-1 win against Beverly.

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