Alec Morgado and Dennis Lelic set the tone for the top-seeded Belchertown boys team with a 6-2, 6-1 45-minute victory at No. 1 doubles.
The pair combined for 11 aces to pace the Orioles in a 5-0 win over Lee on Thursday in the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament first round.
“They are definitely our staple,” coach Zach Siano said. “Now is the time for our singles guys to step up.”
Noah Pare and Cyrus Raines followed with a 6-2, 6-2 win at second doubles. Ryan Kearney clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-2 win at second singles.
Jon Vinagre made it 4-0 with a 6-3, 6-1 third-singles win.
Trent Zulkiewicz earned a long 6-0, 6-1 win at first singles.
Northampton 5, West Springfield 0 — No match went more than two sets as the Blue Devils swept their Division 1 Tournament first round match at home.
Alex Zimbalist handled Alec Kidman 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1 singles.
Leon Moore beat Bean Davis 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 singles, while Julian Laird won 6-2, 6-3 over Ryan Hunter at No. 3 singles for Northampton (11-4).
Jack Denhart and Nat Jones took down Benjamin Heath and Jacob Johnson 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1 doubles, while Charlie Denhart and Cole Rhodes-Dow defeated Earl Rice Jr. and Shane Wilkinson at No. 2 doubles.
The win sets up a showdown with either No. 1 Longmeadow or No. 8 Central for the No. 4 Blue Devils in the semifinals.
Longmeadow and Central play at 3 p.m. Saturday,
Lee 3, Frontier Regional 2 — The second-seeded Red Hawks’ unbeaten run ended in the first round of the Division 3 playoffs.
They started the season 14-0 before the Wildcats swept doubles sweep and took one singles match to win.
Celia Speth won 6-3, 7-6 (2) over Ava Martin at No. 1 singles for Frontier (14-1), and Ashley Barrington beat Sandra Ortega 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3 singles.
Anna Zera and Tori Speth lost for the first time all season at No. 2 doubles 6-5, 5-7, 6-2 to Kate Delsignor and Anna Wang.
Angelique Nejaime and Maddie Desantis clinched the win for Lee with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Erike Poissant and Tori Bowen at No. 1 doubles.
“I wouldn’t say anything went haywire other than a couple breaks of service that went the wrong way,” Frontier coach Steve Barrett said. “You can’t ever complain about the effort they put out. After a 14-0 season I’m not going to sit here and complain and criticize.”
It was the final match for Frontier seniors Barrington, Poissant, Allison Zera and Lily Schuman.
South Hadley 5, Agawam 0 — By virtue of No. 1 Frontier Regional’s loss, the No. 3 Tigers (12-7) will host Lee (14-3) in the semifinals at a time and date to be determined.
The Blaney sisters, Olivia and Alexa, helped the Tigers to an opening-round sweep at No. 2 doubles.
They beat Katelyn Poirier and Ariana Korcz 7-6, 4-6, 10-5.
Katie Meon beat Emma Armfield 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1 singles for South Hadley.
Caroline Robitaille and Tosin Omojola finished up the singles sweep 6-2, 6-1 and 6-2, 6-2, respectively.
Hannah Dahroque and Aislinn ford won 6-0, 7-5 at No. 1 doubles.
Boys tennis
Belchertown 5, Lee 0
at Belchertown
First singles: Trent Zulkiewicz (B) def. Ibz Zia 6-0, 6-1
Second singles: Ryan Kearney (B) def. Michael Comalli 6-1, 6-2
Third singles: Jon Vinagre (B) def. Jet Devarennes 6-3, 6-1
First doubles: Alec Morgado & Dennis Lelic (B) def. Sam Polastri & Julian Nejaime 6-2, 6-1
Second doubles: Noah Pare & Cyrus Raines (B) def. Lukas Loehr & Dominic Bartini 6-2, 6-2
Records: Belchertown (14-6) Lee (8-8)
Northampton 5,
West Springfield 0
at Smith College
First singles: Alex Zimbalist (N) def. Alec Kidman, 6-0, 6-3
Second singles: Leon Moore (N) def. Bean Davis, 6-2, 6-0
Third singles: Julian Laird (N) def. Ryan Hunter, 6-2, 6-3
First doubles: Jack Denhart & Nat Jones (N) def. Benjamin Heath & Jacob Johnson, 6-0, 6-3
Second doubles: Charlie Denhart & Cole Rhodes-Dow def. Earl Rice Jr. & Shane Wilkinson, 7-5, 6-3
Records: West Springfield (15-4) Northampton (11-4)
Girls tennis
Lee 3, Frontier Regional 2
at South Deerfield
First singles: Celia Speth (F) def. Ava Martin 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
Second singles: Sarah Winston (L) def. Ally Zera, 6-4, 6-2
Third singles: Ashley Barrington (F) def. Sandra Ortega, 6-0, 6-2
First doubles: Angelique Nejaime & Maddie Desantis (L) def. Erika Poissant & Tori Bowen, 7-5, 6-4
Second doubles: Kate Delsignor & Anna Wang (L) def. Anna Zera & Tori Speth, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
Records: Lee (13-3 Frontier Regional (14-1)
Amherst 3, Central 2
at Amherst
First singles: Allison McCann (A) def. Fatima Abdoo, 6-0, 6-0
Second singles: Nya Saunders (A) derf. Alexis Rios, 6-1, 6-0
Third singles: Margaret O’Connell (A) def. Amira Adzihigrey, 6-1, 6-0
First doubles: Lyndzi Moriarty & Rainbow Elliston (C) def. Amaraya Deza & Nikayla Krouch 6-2, 6-1
Second doubles: Cassidy Bauresa & Mecca Hardy (C) def. Julia Hopely & Anna Lacey, 6-3, 6-1
Records: Central (8-8) Amherst (10-5)
South Hadley 5, Agawam 0
at Mount Holyoke College
First singles: Katie Meon (SH) def. Emma Armfield, 6-3, 6-1
Second singles: Caroline Robitaille (SH) def. Alia Godek, 6-2, 6-1
Third singles: Tosin Omojola (SH) def. Nicole Covill 6-2, 6-2
First doubles: Hannah Dahroque & Aislinn Ford (SH) def. Lydia Koury & Lindsay Hartman 6-0, 7-5
Second doubles: Olivia Blaney & Alexa Blaney (SH) def. Katelyn Poirier & Ariana Korcz, 7-6, 4-6, 10-5
Records: Agawam (5-14) South Hadley (12-7)