It took the Belchertown boys tennis team less than a hour to move from the quarterfinals to the semifinals of the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament.
The top-seeded Orioles made quick work of No. 8 Lee, winning 4-1 Sunday afternoon in Belchertown.
The Orioles swept their first two points.
Mike Laughner and Sean McCarthy beat Elias Keiderling and Tyler Geoghan 6-0, 6-0.
Noah Pare did the same with Christopher Petrescu at third singles.
Alec Morgado and Dennis Lelic finished the 45-minute victory with a 6-0, 6-2 win at first doubles over Lukas Loehr and Dom Bartini.
Belchertown (19-2) will host No. 4 South Hadley (11-8) Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Cyrus Raines made it 4-0 with a 6-0, 6-1 win at second singles over Michael Comalli.
Ibz Zia of Lee took a point at first singles, holding off a challenge from Jon Vinagre to win 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 on a third-set tiebreaker.
Longmeadow 5, Amherst Regional 0 โ The No. 8 Hurricanes (8-8) saw their season end in the Division 1 quarterfinal round with the loss Saturday on the road.
Amherstโs Nathan Ji pushed Ethan Purrington at third singles. Ji won the first set, but Purrington rallied for the 3-6, 6-3, 4-2 (10-2) victory.
Pat OโConnell fell at first singles for Amherst, losing 6-3, 6-1 to Jeffrey Mueller.
At second singles, Austin Xiong fell 6-4, 6-3 to Ashvin Babu.
Ben Griffiths and Daniel Moore beat Amherstโs Ethan Yu and Andi Ni 6-3, 6-2 at first doubles.
At second doubles, Joey Green and Rohan Shenoy lost 6-0, 6-1 to Adam Katz and Patrick Burns.
It was the final match for OโConnell, Amherstโs lone senior.
No. 1 Longmeadow (15-2) will host No. 5 Northampton (10-6), Monday at 4 p.m. in the semifinals.
South Hadley 4, Mount Greylock 1 โ The top-seeded Tigers cruised into the Division 3 semifinals with a victory over the No. 9 Mounties, Sunday at Mount Holyoke.
Hailey Werenski beat Josie Dalsin 6-1, 6-0 at second singles, while Kaylin Cousineau dispatched Charlotte Sanford 6-1, 6-2 at third singles for South Hadley.
Aislinn Ford and Hannah Dahrouge won at first doubles to clinch the match, while Ali Deschenaux and Emma Parenteau took home a 4-6, 6-1, 13-11 victory at second doubles.
South Hadley will host No. 4 Lee (12-4), at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Holyoke.
Hopkins Academy 5, Commerce 2 โ Trevor Fil struck out 14, walked two and scattered four hits in the compete-game victory Saturday as the Golden Hawks advanced to the Division 4 quarterfinal round Saturday.
No. 6 Hopkins Academy (9-10) will visit No. 3 Smith Academy (8-10), Monday at 4 p.m. Jon Morrison will pitch for Hopkins. The junior struck out 17 and threw a no-hitter against the Falcons on April 24. He fanned 15 and allowed two hits on April 25, 2016.
Fil helped his cause with a hit and two RBIs. Justin Butterfield (run) and Mike Curran (run) each had one hit for the Golden Hawks.
Nate Kelley, Noah Scanlon-Dean and Liam Higgins each scored one run.
Baseball
Hopkins Academy 5,
Commerce 2
Commerce ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 100 010 0 โ 2 4 2
Hopkins ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 003 101 x โ 5 3 2
WPโFil LPโAlmanzar SโMartin
Records: Hopkins (9-10) Commerce (11-10)
Boys tennis
Longmeadow 5, Amherst 0
at Longmeadow
First singles: Jeffrey Mueller (L) def. Pat OโConnell, 6-3, 6-1; Second singles: Ashvin Babu (L) def. Austin Xiong, 6-4, 6-3; Third singles: Ethan Purrington (L) def. Nathan Ji, 3-6, 6-3, 4-2 (10-2); First doubles: Ben Griffiths & Daniel Moore (L) def. Ethan Yu & Andi Ni, 6-3, 6-2
Second doubles: Adam Katz & Patrick Burns (L) def. Joey Green & Rohan Shenoy, 6-0, 6-1
Records: Longmeadow (15-2) Amherst (8-8)
Belchertown 4, Lee 1
at Belchertown
First singles: Ibz Zia (L) def. Jon Vinagre, 6-4, 3-6, 10-8; Second singles: Cyrus Raines (B) def. Michael Comalli, 6-0, 6-1; Third singles: Noah Pare (B) def. Christopher Petrescu, 6-0, 6-0; First doubles: Alec Morgado & Dennis Lelic (B) def. Lukas Loehr & Dom Bartini, 6-0, 6-2; Second doubles: Mike Laughner & Sean McCarthy (B) def. Elias Keiderling & Tyler Geoghan 6-0, 6-0
Records: Belchertown (19-2) Lee (9-9)
Girls tennis
South Hadley 4,
Mount Greylock 1
at Mount Holyoke
First singles: Isabel Northington (MG) def. Caroline Robitaille, 6-1, 6-0; Second singles: Hailey Werenski (SH) def. Josie Dalsin, 6-1, 6-0; Third singles: Kaylin Cousineau (SH) def. Charlotte Sanford, 6-1, 6-2; First doubles: Aislinn Ford & Hannah Dahrouge (SH) def. Emma Stankiewicz & Orianna Van Slycke, 6-1, 6-0; Second doubles: Ali Deschenaux & Emma Parenteau (SH) def. Mia Van Deurzen & Hannah Gilooly, 4-6, 6-1, 13-11
Records: South Hadley (17-4) Mount Greylock (7-7)
