Tennis: Magicians ace past Swampscott, Malden Catholic

BY JOE McCONNELL

The Marblehead High boys tennis team (9-0 in the Northeastern Conference, 10-2 overall) won two more matches to remain undefeated in the conference, while also clinching a Division 2 state tournament berth.

The Magicians defeated host Swampscott on May 9, 4-1, before shutting out non-league host Malden Catholic two days later, 5-0. There was high-caliber tennis played on all five courts at Swampscott, and the results were the same as the first time around.

First singles player Mika Garber played his best yet this season while defeating Swampscott junior Charles Schepens in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4, according to coach Elisabeth Foukal.

Jost Eggebrecht kept it up in second singles, beating Charles’ brother Sam, 6-3, 7-5. Mathew Sherf then played his solid lefty game

REELING ONE IN to outmaneuver Maxim Zeissig in third singles, 6-2, 6-2. Etan Farfel and Jayden Janock had no easy time of it against the seasoned first doubles team of Nick Custer and Trevor Talebian, but according to Foukal still managed to persevere with smart doubles tactics and excellent play, 6-2, 6-4.

Senior co-captain Jimmy King and sophomore Luke Miller took their Swampscott second doubles opponents Szymon Wabno and Julian Flacke to three sets, only to lose, 6-2, 4-6, 3-6. It was a marked improvement from the first time around, when they lost to the Swampscott tandem in straight sets.

In sub-varsity action, senior co-captain Jack Wykes and sophomore Anthony Vizy took care of James Dicker and Max Mandee, 6-2.

Sophomores Austin Bacon and Leo Winocour lost to juniors Tex Graff and Matt De La Puente, 6-2.

Sophomore Quinn Fletcher and Ben Zaltsman beat Jess McKinley and Lucas Beread, 6-0. Against Malden Catholic, the Magicians dominated the Lancers in both the varsity and sub-varsity matches.

Bacon made his varsity singles debut, and he did so in style beating his third singles counterpart Matt Zubricki, 6-1, 6-1. Anthony Vizy stepped up to play first doubles with Janock, and together they prevailed over Richard Recturo and Joh Tran, 6-0, 6-0, on Vizy’s birthday.

Eggebrecht beat Andrew Webb in first singles, 6-1, 6-0. Farfel followed a similar script to defeat Rylan Scallion in second singles, 6-1, 6-1. Miller and Sherf took care of Shugh Guan and Lucas Wang in second doubles, 6-0, 6-0. In sub-varsity play, sophomores Fletcher and Zaltsman won their doubles match, 6-0. Winocour and Farfel did the same, 6-0.