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Nicole Fischer swept her match at third singles (6-0, 6-0) to help lift the North Andover girls tennis team to a 5-0 win over Malden in the first round of the Division 1 North tournament. The No. 9 Knights have a quick turnaround and will play at top-seeded Andover in Wednesday's quarterfinals (3:30 p.m.). The Warriors won both matchups in the regular season 5-0.

Julia Webster came back from being down 2-5 to win her match, 8-6, to help North Andover girls tennis top Haverhill, 4-1. The win qualified the Knights (9-5) for the state tournament.

The North Andover girls tennis team got a comeback win from Ally Maher at second singles (3-6, 6-4, 6-1), and Julia Webster held on for a three-set win at first singles (6-4, 1-6, 6-3) in a 3-2 win over Tewksbury. The first doubles team of Lizzie Lynch and Chiara Trafton had the Knights' third win (6-2, 6-1).

North Andover senior Ally Maher's win in a marathon match from the No. 2 slot helped propel the Knights to a victory over Central Catholic, as she rebounded from a first-set loss, winning sets two and three, 7-6 (7-2) and 6-4. North Andover sophomore Nicole Fischer won, 6-0, 6-3, at third singles, while the Raiders' Fiona Waters took first singles, 7-5, 6-1.