Kyra McCandless, Mia McCandless and Phoebe Jiang swept their singles matches in straight sets as No. 1 Lexington (23-0) advanced to the Div. 1 state girls tennis semifinals with a 3-2 win over Middlesex League rival Winchester.
The eighth-seeded Red and Black (16-4) won both doubles as Nora Dunn/Andrea Bilic and Siena Pierce won their matches in straight sets.
No. 1 St. John’s Prep (20-0) continued its dominance, rolling to a 5-0 win over No. 8 Acton-Boxboro in a Div. 1 state quarterfinal. John DeAngelis, Jack Prokopis and Lule Free won their matches in two sets, while the two doubles team of Luke Prokopis/Boris Kouzminov and Mark McDuffie/Alex Melville surrendered just four games in their one-sided wins.
BASEBALL
DIVISION 1
SECOND ROUND – Thursday
Springfield Central 6, North Andover 2
BOYS LACROSSE
DIVISION 3
SECOND ROUND – Thursday
Medfield 16, Holliston 2
GIRLS LACROSSE
DIVISION 1
QUARTERFINAL – Thursday
Wellesley 17, Andover 8
BOYS RUBGY
SEMIFINAL – Thursday
Hanover 64, Brookline 19
BOYS TENNIS
DIVISION 1
QUARTERFINALS – Thursday
St. John’s Prep 5, Acton-Boxboro 0
Brookline 3, Newton North 2
DIVISION 2
QUARTERFINAL – Thursday
Westborough 5, Mansfield 0
DIVISION 3
QUARTERFINAL – Thursday
Weston 5, Medway 0
GIRLS TENNIS
DIVISION 1
QUARTERFINAL – Thursday
Lexington 3, Winchester 2
DIVISION 3
QUARTERFINAL – Thursday
Weston 3, St. John Paul 2
DIVISION 4
QUARTERFINAL – Thursday
Hamilton-Wenham 5, Sutton 0
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
DIVISION 2
SECOND ROUND – Thursday
Longmeadow 3, Marlboro 0