Takeaways from boys tennis regional championships

Hickory boys reach first state tennis final

Hickory’s boys tennis team persevered through heat and long points Monday morning to reach a state championship match for the first time. Playing at home in Chesapeake, the Hawks handed Maury its only loss of the season, 5-1 in a VHSL Class 5 semifinal. They earned the right to face Midlothian for the title at 9 a.m. Thursday at Huntington Park in Newport News. “They were resilient; they had ice in their veins,” said coach Mark Pearman, whose Ha…

Division 1 tennis: SJP, Lexington to face off for championship

NEWTON – St. John’s Prep and Lexington were both victorious in their respective semifinal matchup, and the two schools will meet on Saturday with the state championship on the line. The D1 boys state semis were held in brisk weather at Newton North, with the winners forced to persevere in order to advance. Sixth-seeded Lexington was the first to punch their ticket to the finals, defeating second-ranked Acton-Boxborough, 3-1. Led by third singles…

Takeaways from boys tennis regional championships

Yarmouth rolls again in Class B South, while Falmouth, Camden Hills and Waynflete also advance to Wednesday's championship matches.

Takeaways from girls tennis regional championships

BOYS TENNIS: Fishback brothers Drew and Tucker make it to double state championship match

FLUSHING — With a state championship in singles, Drew Fishback wanted to do what he and his older brother Ryan never got to do — go for a doubles state championship.