It was a beautiful day at Marblehead High School and the fifth-seeded Magicians made all the right moves to defeat their Northeastern Conference foe, the 12th seeded Beverly Panthers, in the first round of the Division 2 North tournament on Friday.
The line up that Coach Tim Stonecipher chose seemed to be a surprising one, since it was without his 1st Team All-Conference Doubles squad of Annie Ryan and Lindsey Cohen. Ryan and Cohen played a perfect 12-0 doubles record during their all-star regular season.
"Having already played [Beverly] we had an idea of how we would match up best," said Stonecipher. "I went with the lineup that gave us the best opportunities and match-ups."
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Stonecipher's strategy worked; the Magicians rolled through their first round match defeating Beverly 4-1.
Sisters Mary Lindsay Ryan (7-6, 6-3) and Annie Ryan (6-2, 6-2), who are a sophomore and freshman respectively, took second and third singles to lead the Magicians (15-5) into the next round of the Division 2 North playoffs.
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The teams of sophomores Lindsey Cohen/Megan Stanojev (6-0, 6-4) and freshman Meghan Gabel paired with senior-captain Morgan Sharrio (6-2, 6-1) swept doubles.
Mary Lindsay Ryan and the doubles team of Gabel/Sharrio were also honored with all-star status, being selected to the 2nd Team All-Conference.
The Magicians move onto the quarter finals where they will face-off against the 13th seeded Belmont High School Marauders.
