CAMBRIDGE — Ana Lynch had a case of nerves early in her No. 3 singles match in opposition to Weston’s Jackie Burns, however the very best treatment to shaking them off was enjoying strong tennis the remainder of the way in which.
The Newburyport junior fell behind early earlier than rebounding and coming away with a much-deserved 7-5, 6-3 match win. That victory broke a 2-2 tie and lifted the Clippers to a 3-2 determination over top-ranked Weston (10-9) and a second consecutive Div. 3 title. The No. 2 ranked Clippers completed their stellar season at 20-3.
The contest got here all the way down to Lynch and Burns exterior after the 2 groups break up within the MIT tennis bubble after being compelled inside due to rain. Lynch was making an attempt to remain engaged throughout her match and fed off the cheers of the Newburyport followers.
“I was trying to tune things out, but the crowd was really great,” she stated. “I usually get tight under pressure, but they really helped me. I was down 3-5 in the first set and after I came back I got a lot of confidence.”
Newburyport’s terrific Caroline Schulson rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 win over and the No. 1 doubles crew of Lila Li and Libby Galton was victorious (6-8, 6-2, 6-3) whereas the No. 2 tandem of Bridgette Mellete and Lauren Brennan additionally added a win (6-3, 7-5).
“We weren’t communicating really well our first set so we slowed down our play,” stated Galton. “We went into each point with a strategy rather than blindly hitting it.”
Newburyport head coach Jana Schulson stated a lot of the success this spring got here from the gamers specializing in bettering within the offseason.
“We shuffled people around and the girls practiced really hard all year,” stated Schulson. “We told (Ana) to take it easy and play her game. I’m so happy we did it again. It was just awesome.”
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