The Martha's Vineyard Times

Martha's Vineyard is MIAA Division 3 south boys tennis champion

By Ralph Stewart
June 10, 2012

File photo by Ralph Stewart

Natty Schneider, seen here against Cape Cod Academy earlier this season, and first doubles partner Jackson McBride used a strong service game to topple Dover-Sherborn, in Saturday's sectional final.

The Martha's Vineyard Regional High School boys tennis team finally has some hardware to go with a perfect 21-0 record.

Coach Ned Fennessy's team defeated Dover-Sherborn for the third time this season, Saturday, at Old Rochester Regional High School in Mattapoisett to capture the MIAA Division 3 south title for the first time.

The Vineyarders won a hard-fought match, 3-2, to advance to the state semi-finals on Monday at 4 pm in Lexington, to play last year's state champions, the Weston Wildcats (16-6).

Dover-Sherborn gave M.V. a battle in the sectional final. The Raiders won at second doubles over Justin Smith and Ryan Sawyer and at second singles as Christian Baker outlasted Patrick McCarthy 4-6, 6-4, 11-9.

The Vineyarders took the other three matches to win the sectional trophy. Kent Leonard defeated Harry Stone 6-2, 6-1 at first singles, Justice Yennie chalked up his 41st straight win with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Russ Daly at third singles, and the first doubles duo of Natty Schneider and Jackson McBride served their way to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Stefano Barbier and Alex Qian-Wang.