Boys tennis bests Winchester, 3-2, in MIAA tourney
Acton-Carlisle, the No. 9 seed in the MIAA Division 1 Tournament, upset No. 8 seed Winchester.
Acton-Carlisle boys tennis, the No. 9 seed in the MIAA Division 1 Tournament, upset No. 8 seed Winchester, 3-2, in their second-round playoff clash in Stoneham on Monday.
With the teams tied 2-2, Jack McClelland’s marathon third-singles match was the last to finish. In front of a large crowd, he outdueled his Winchester opponent, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, to seal the Patriots’ win.
- Team record: Overall 8-5, Dual County League 7-4
- Big day: Pedro Nachbin won at first singles, 6-3, 6-1.
- Game changer: Playing second doubles, Jack Garofalo and Austin Fischl, down 1-3 in the second set, came back to win their match, 6-3, 7-5.
- Unsung heroes: Charlie Derkazarian battled at second singles but ultimately fell 6-4, 7-5. Brooks Miller and Mack Rottenberg lost a tough match at first doubles, 6-4, 6-3.
- Up next: The Patriots were to take on top-seeded Lexington this week.
CCHS 5, Hopkinton 0
The Pats swept Hopkinton in the first round of the tournament on May 28.
- Big day: The team had an overall strong performance, winning each line decisively. Nachbin won at first singles, 6-1, 6-3; Derkazarian won at second singles, 6-1, 6-1; and McClelland won at third singles, 6-2, 6-0.
- Turning point: Miller and Rottenberg had a slow start against a very strong doubles team from Hopkinton, but they persevered to win their match 6-4, 6-2.
- Unsung hero: Garofalo played almost the entire match with a broken racket, but he and Fischl won handily at second doubles by a score of 6-0, 6-3.
