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It was a terrific season for the Pinkerton boy's tennis team, but it ended one win short of its ultimate goal. The Astros (16-1) suffered their only loss of the season on Tuesday, but it just happened to be to powerhouse Bedford, 5-4, in the state championship game.

Andover knocked off perrenial power Shrewsbury, 3-2, to close the regular season with a 16-2 record. With the match tied at 2-2, it came down to No. 1 singles and Javier Camino posted the 6-7, (5-7), 6-0, 6-2 victory. Coach Mike Wartman said, "Javier elevated his play and played a real smart match."

Freshman basketball-tennis standout Onyeraluobu Chibuogwu improved to 13-1 with a 6-0, 6-0 win at third singles. He was one of the stars as Methuen blanked Lowell, 5-0.

Ben Ramos and Justin Hallan ralled for a 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles to help North Andover beat Methuen 3-2. The win clinched the MVC Division 2 title for the Scarlet Knights.

Battling an illness, Richard Rosa fought back to win the final match of the day 6-2, 0-6, 6-0 at No. 2 singles to clinch Central Catholic's 3-2 win over Lawrence. 

With the match on the line, the duo of Kenny Drewry and Andre Provencal rallied for a 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 2 doubles to clinch Pentucket's 3-2 victory over Amesbury.

In a battle of unbeatens, Pinkerton (13-0) stunned Bedford 5-4 in boys tennis. Henry Su and Henry Andrews both won at singles and combined to win their doubles match.Bedford is the five-time defending Division 1 champion and had won 110 straight matches.

Andover's Ryan Cadigan toughed out a 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 victory at No. 2 singles and the Golden Warriors clinched the MVC Division 1 title with a 5-0 win over Central Catholic.

Juniors Luke Depolito and Matt Feng continued their dominate run at second doubles for North Andover, winning 6-1, 6-1 to help the Knights pick up a 4-1 match win over Chelmsford. The duo is now 8-1 on the year.

The Methuen boys tennis team had a dominate showing in a 5-0 sweep of Lawrence. Chris Crowinshield and Onyera Chibuogwo eached swept their matches at second and third singles, and Nick Apel and Mahmoud Qesmi swept their match at second doubles. The win qualified the Rangers (8-1) for the state tournament.