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With Andover's season coming down to the final set of the day, Golden Warriors coach Jen Deschenes looked to to a pair of seniors to lead the way.

"It came down to the third set, it had gotten very windy and the pressure was intense," said Deschenes. "But they were able to stay positive and held it together. Mental toughness is so important, and it was huge."

Top seed Bishop Guertin remained unbeaten, dropping No. 5 Londonderry, 6-3, in the Class L semifinals. Kelli Murphy continued her strong season for the Lancers, winning at first singles and joining Erica LaBlanc for victory in first doubles. Bishop Guertin will face Manchester Central for the Class L title Wednesday.

Despite losing to Lowell in the final regular season match, Methuen still ended up with a share of the Merrimack Valley Conference Division 2 title with the Red Raiders, each having a 7-1 record. The doubles team of Tori Bonneau and Rebecca Kwakye had the lone Rangers victory.

No. 6 Salem fell to No. 3 Manchester Central 8-1.

Kelli Murphy won No. 1 singles, Amanda DePasquale took No. 2 singles and they teamed to win No. 1 doubles as No. 5 Londonderry downed No. 4 Manchester Memorial 7-2 in the Class L quarterfinals.

Kelsey Hodas and Julia Alagero held it together in the heat in a marathon three-setter, preserving the 5-0 shutout for Merrimack Valley Conference champion Andover in the regular season finale with Methuen.

Pentucket won its third straight match, knocking off Wilmington, 4-1. Sarah Dillon battled for a 7-5 second-set win as part of a straight-set victory for the Sachems.

The first doubles team of Kelsey Chapman and Reid Campbell "stepped up to the plate" according to head coach Jen Griffin, playing with patience that produced quality shots in a 6-0, 6-0 win as part of Andover's shutout victory over Billerica.

Julia Anderson and Morganne Akroyd gutted out a tough three-set victory at first doubles, winning the determining set 6-4, to lift Methuen to a 3-2 victory over Lowell.

There was a strong local flavor in the Governor's Academy's 10-5 season-ending victory over Brooks. Andover's Julie Kutchin, Kaitlyn Barnett and Christine Goglia joined with West Newbury's Katie Wolfe to put the Governor's Academy on top. Nicole Zohdi had a straight-set win at first singles for Brooks.