{"id":2641,"date":"2026-06-13T19:33:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T19:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2641"},"modified":"2026-06-13T19:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T19:33:42","slug":"division-1-girls-tennis-title-was-nearly-50-years-in-the-making-for-newton-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2641","title":{"rendered":"Division 1 girls\u2019 tennis title was nearly 50 years in the making for Newton South"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>CAMBRIDGE \u2014 Manel Guermazi threw her racket into the air and leaped in jubilation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2639\">Photos: First gameday of the 2026 World Cup in Boston<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>It wasn\u2019t easy, but the Newton South junior closed out her second singles match, 7-5, 7-5, to clinch a long-awaited state title against Dual County League rival Boston Latin at MIT\u2019s duPont Courts Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt was unbelievable. I\u2019ve dreamed of that moment when I can just throw my racket and let it all out for so long,\u201d said Guermazi. \u201cI\u2019m happy, I\u2019m relieved, and this is an indescribable feeling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Division 1 title is Newton South\u2019s first in 49 years and feels especially sweet after a season-long battle with the third-seeded Wolfpack (18-2).<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>High school championship scoreboard<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen [Manel] clinched the third point, I started crying,\u201d said Newton South coach Noura Guermazi, Manel\u2019s mother. \u201cWhen we lost to Boston Latin in the regular season, I told the team that we would learn from the loss and get better. They worked every day, and it paid off.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2637\">The NBA Finals have been close. Still, Knicks are in command and need one win over Spurs for a long-awaited title<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Lauren Sayers and Sofia Kovarzin earned the first point of the day for the top-seeded Lions (18-1) with a 6-3, 6-2 win at second doubles, and Olivia Whitaker prevailed 6-4, 6-2 at first singles, paving the way for Guermazi\u2019s match-sealing victory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sienna Solorza and Emily Zhu triumphed 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 at first doubles, and Olivia Whitaker won 6-2, 7-6 at third singles to finalize the sweep \u2014 the Lions\u2019 fourth of the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Whitaker, a senior, was a key member of the team in her freshman and sophomore years, before stepping away for junior season. Her return, according to her teammates, was what got them over the hump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe learned a lot over the course of the season, and defied the expectations we set for ourselves,\u201d said Whitaker. \u201cThis feels really nice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2635\">Perseverance pays off for former Bruins goalie prospect Brandon Bussi, who is within a win of the Stanley Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lions completed their fourth sweep of the postseason, winning all five points against Boston Latin. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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