Friday Seacoast Roundup: Portsmouth boys tennis advances to semis

PORTSMOUTH - The fourth-seeded Portsmouth High School boys tennis team opened its Division II tournament with a 9-0 quarterfinal win over No. 5 Merrimack on Friday, May 29.

>The Clippers, now 12-3, will now play the winner of Sunday's match between No. 1 Goffstown and No. 9 Oyster River on Tuesday, June 2 in a semifinal match.

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>"We played a solid all-around match one through six," Portsmouth head coach Anthony Sillitta said. "Regardless who we play, it will be a strong team. We will prepare to play against the best and will look to bring our best effort to each match we have left."

>Jiles Tracz (No. 1, 8-2), Amitay Hey Tene (No. 2, 8-1), Hillel Hey Tene (No. 3, 8-2), Caelan French (No. 4, 8-6), Julian Brouseau (No. 5, 8-0) and Brandon Ganev (No. 6, 8-2) all won in singles for the Clippers.

>In doubles, Hillel Hey Tene and Ganev won 8-4 at No. 1, Amitay Hey Tene and Gerardo Navarro-Manchego won 8-2 at No. 2, and Jackson French and Max Baumgart won 8-1 at No. 3.

BOYS TENNISNo. 3 Bow 7

>No. 6 Winnacunnet 2

>BOW - David Cuceu (No. 1, 8-4) and Jake Powers (No. 5, 8-5) both won in singles for Winnacunnet in its Division II quarterfinal loss.

BASEBALLBedford 7

>Winnacunnet 0

>BEDFORD - Harvey Reynoso and Ethan Roy had Winnacunnet's two hits in this Division I game. The Warriors finish the regular season with three straight losses and a record of 11-9.

SOFTBALLWinnacunnet 9

>Bedford 6

>HAMPTON - Lucy Gelbstein had two hits and two RBIs, and Maeva Shapiro had two hits and scored two runs as Winnacunnet closed out its regular season with this Senior Day win and a record of 12-6.

>Hayren Reynoso had three hits and two RBIs for the Warriors, while Fenway Schouller had two RBIs, and Charlie Edwards had three hits and two RBIs.

VOLLEYBALLPortsmouth 3

>Winnacunnet 0

>PORTSMOUTH - Connor Kelly had six kills for Winnacunnet in its Division I loss. Individual set scores were 25-14, 25-16, 25-18.

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