Local Roundup: Woodstock Tennis Sweeps Burr & Burton

Woodstock — The Woodstock Union High boys tennis team picked up its first win of the season with a 6-1 victory over visiting Burr & Burton on Thursday afternoon at the Woodstock Athletic Club.

Oliver Wilson won, 6-4, 6-1, at No. 1 singles, while Peter Borden (6-1, 6-0) and Gardner Gottshegen (6-0, 6-3) also had strong showings in their singles victories. Justin Kopf added a victory by forfeit to give Woodstock four singles wins. Kyle Rasmussen lost a heartbreaker at No. 2 singles, 3-6, 6-3, 5-10.

“That was the last match to finish, so everyone was watching. It was the match of the day, for sure,” Woodstock coach Dave Miles said.

Sam Powers and Carl Gebhardt won, 6-1, 6-1, at the top doubles spot. Ethan Earle and Micah Lockhart added a 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 2 doubles.

The Wasps (1-1) host U-32 on April 24.

Lebanon 9, Coe-Brown 0

Lebanon — Jacob Peress won 8-0 at No. 1 singles to lead the Raiders in sweeping the Bears.

Terran Campbell added an 8-1 victory at No. 2 singles, and Noah Didehbani (8-5), Owen Johnstone (8-2), Noah Ryder (8-3) and Lassie Bisp (8-1) also won in singles. Peress and Campbell added an 8-4 victory at No. 1 doubles, while Johnstone and Ryder won 8-6 in their doubles match. Brodie McPherson and Graham Chickering won 8-3 in the third doubles match.

The Raiders (3-0) visit Goffstown on Monday.

Girls Tennis

Woodstock 6, Burr & Burton 1

Manchester, Vt. — Momo Biele edged out a thrilling win, 6-2, 1-6, 10-7, in No. 1 singles as the Wasps stayed undefeated through their first three games.

Grace Frazier also managed a win at No. 2 singles, as did the double teams of Katey MacMaster and Emily Haynes along with Lydia Howe and Olivia Marsicovetere. Woodstock head coach Tom Hopewell was impressed with the progress his young doubles pairing of Howe and Marsicovetere has made since picking up tennis “only five weeks ago.”

The Wasps (3-0) travel to MSJ on April 24.

Monadnock 7, Lebanon 2

Swanzey, n.h. — The Raiders picked up a pair of doubles victories, but dropped to 0-2 on the season.

Kaitlin Chamley and Emerson Sleeper won, 8-3, at No. 2 doubles for Lebanon. Esperanza Daly and Artemisia Delgado were ahead in their doubles match and won by forfeit.

The Raiders are off for spring break and will play at Stevens on April 24.

Girls Lacrosse

Bishop Brady 9, Lebanon 7

Concord — The Raiders surrendered the first three goals of their season opener, but scored three consecutive times midway through the second half to forge a 7-7 tie. It was a strong effort from a team that had been on an outside field only three prior times this spring.

“We have a very young team, so I’m not angry at all,” midfielder Izzy Peress said. “We started off a little weak, but we came back on them.”

Said 23rd-year coach Sara Ecker: “We didn’t have any scrimmages this year, so we can’t hang our heads. We have to think of this as our scrimmage. All this does is tell us what we need to work on and, honestly, this sets our expectations a little higher.”

Midfielder Katie Berthasavage, the first sophomore co-captain of Ecker’s tenure, scored twice and had a beautiful assist on one of Zoe Soule’s two tallies. Berthasavage sprinted up the left sideline and drew the defense to her before flipping a centering pass to Soule, who blew in alone on goaltender Emma Windsor.

Cecelia Webber had two goals, Ashlyn Taber had a goal and an assist and junior goaltender Elizabeth Jones was a standout, making 11 saves. Lebanon had trouble with draw controls, ground balls and clears, but was patient on attack. The Raiders return only four starters from last season, when they were 7-8 and lost their first playoff game.

“I was pleasantly surprised with their composure; a first game is usually much messier than that,” Ecker said. “That shows promise.”

— Tris Wykes

Boys Lacrosse

Bishop Guertin 19Hanover 4

Hanover — The Marauders were outpaced by one of the top teams in NHIAA Division I.

“This was a great early-season test and showed us the yardstick by which the top teams in the state are measured,” Hanover coach Ryan Gardner said in an email. “Owen Brooks and Alex Mosenthal played tough between the lines, but their quickness and depth were too much for us.”

Graham Penfield led the Marauders with two goals. Jake Acker and Reed Winter each had one goal. Hanover (1-1) visits Nashua North on Monday.

Softball

Whitcomb-Rochester 25Rivendell 5 (5)

Bethel — The Raptors came out on the short end in their season opener.

Eighth-grader Natalie Martin pitched two innings of relief and had a strikeout. Sierra Longto had an RBI triple. Freshman Eadie Molesworth also had an RBI.

The Raptors visit Twinfield on April 25.

Colleges

Dartmouth Athletes Named All-Ivy

Princeton, n.j. — Ten Dartmouth athletes were named on the 2016-17 winter academic All-Ivy list. The honor requires a 3.0 grade-point average while making major contributions in their sports.

Seven Big Green seniors make up the bulk of the All-Ivy delegation: women’s squash player Jacqueline Barnes, men’s swimmer Joby Bernstein, men’s squash player Glen Brickman, men’s hockey player Troy Crema, women’s hockey player Mackenzie St. Onge, swimmer Amy Sun and women’s basketball player Fanni Szabo. Also honored were junior skiers Brian McLaughlin and Foreste Peterson, along with sophomore men’s basketball player Evan Boudreaux.