Top-seeded Longmeadow eliminated No. 5 Northampton, 4-1, in the Western Massachusetts Division 1 Boys Tennis Tournament, Monday.
Freshman Aidan O’Brien capped his strong first year with a victory at first singles for the Blue Devils (10-7).
O’Brien beat Jeffrey Mueller 6-2, 7-5.
“It was a good win for him today,” Hamp coach Brian Miller said. “He lost to him earlier in straight sets.”
Mueller beat O’Brien 6-4, 6-2 on May 18. Three days later Mueller won the Western Massachusetts Individual Tournament championship.
Monday’s win capped O’Brien’s season at 12-4 at first singles.
O’Brien “was just playing really well,” Miller said. “He was patient and when he had a opportunity to go for it he went for winners. He moved him back and forth. He stayed patient and took advantage of every opportunity he got.”
Northampton’s Jake Duggan played well at second singles, but fell 7-6 (7), 6-4 to Ashvin Babu.
At third singles, Longmeadow’s Ethan Purrington beat Galen Winsor 6-3, 6-0.
Adam Katz and Patrick Burns beat Chris Raphael-Reily and Charlie Ryan 6-2, 6-2. Katz and Burns won the individual doubles championship.
Hamp’s Asa Geller and Matt Skrzynski dropped a 6-0, 6-1 second-doubles match to Luke Stathis and Zach Peterson.
Longmeadow (16-2) will meet No. 2 East Longmeadow (14-4) in the finals at West Springfield Wednesday.
Northampton does not have a senior this season.
Mount Everett 5, Granby 0 — The Rams could not solve Chandler DeGrenier as they fell in the Division 3 tournament quarterfinal round in Sheffield.
DeGrenier scattered two hits and struck out 11.
Kate Sullivan beat out an infield single in the first inning and laced a double in the seventh. She did not advance either time.
Ali Beauregard struck out seven, walked two and allowed two earned runs on five hits in the loss.
Julia Gauvin made a pair of tough catches at third base. She also fielded a bunt and threw out the runner at first on a close play.
It was the final game for Sullivan and Beauregard. Sullivan will play basketball at Amherst College, while Beauregard will attend Roger Williams.
Boys tennis
Longmeadow 4, Northampton 1
at Longmeadow
First singles: Aidan O’Brien (N) def. Jeffrey Mueller, 6-2, 7-5; Second singles: Ashvin Babu (L) def. Jake Duggan, 7-6 (7), 6-4; Third singles: Ethan Purrington (L) def. Galen Winsor, 6-3, 6-0; First doubles: Adam Katz & Patrick Burns (L) def. Chris Raphael-Reily & Charlie Ryan, 6-2, 6-2; Second doubles: Luke Stathis & Zach Peterson (L) def. Asa Geller & Matt Skrzynski, 6-0, 6-1
Records: Northampton (10-7) Longmeadow (16-2)
Softball
Northampton 9, Westfield 1
Westfield 010 000 0 — 1 3 1
Northampton 201 123 x — 9 7 2
WP—Kerwood LP—Moniz
Records: Northampton (17-4) Westfield (12-8)
Mount Everett 5, Granby 0
Granby 000 000 0 — 0 2 2
Mount Everett 020 111 x — 5 5 1
WP—Degrenier LP—A. Beauregard
Records: Everett (20-2) Granby (12-10)
Baseball
Hopkins 2, Smith Academy 0
Hopkins 000 200 0 — 2 11 0
Smith Academy 000 000 0 — 0 0 0
WP—Morrison LP—Pitrat
Records: Hopkins (10-10) Smith (8-11)
Minnechaug 5, Northampton 2
Northampton 101 000 0 — 2 4 4
Minnechaug 003 020 x — 5 4 0
WP—Tessicini LP—FSafron S—Goossens
Records: Northampton (14-7) Minnechaug (15-6)
South Hadley 9, Greenfield 3
Greenfield 000 300 0 — 3 3 2
South Hadley 231 120 x — 9 11 0
WP—Mooney LP—Miner
Records: South Hadley (16-5) Greenfield (11-10)
Hoosac Valley 3,
Frontier Regional 1
Hoosac Valley 001 020 0 — 3 9 1
Frontier Regional 000 001 0 — 1 2 1
WP—Matrigali LP—Arnold
Records: Frontier Regional (13-6) Hoosac Valley (14-7)