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Girls tennis
DENBIGH 5, MENCHVILLE 4
Singles — Hernandez (D) d. Sumner 1-6, 6-0, 6-4; Armamento (D) d. Hixon 6-2, 6-3; Hidalgo (M) d. Conides 6-3, 5-7, 6-4; Pineda (D) d. Sain 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; Gillen (M) d. Schultz 6-4, 6-2; Eisenberg (M) d. Avery 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles — Hernandez-Pineda d. Sumner-Hixon 7-6 (7-3), 6-3; Armamento-Conides d. Hidalgo-Sain 1-6, 6-1, 6-1; Gillen-Eisenberg d. Schultz-Avery 4-6, 6-2, 6-0.
Records — Denbigh 8-0, 8-0 Peninsula District; Menchville 7-1, 7-1.

In girls tennis Wednesday, Denbigh took the Peninsula District regular-season crown with a 5-4 victory at Menchville — a match of unbeaten teams that took about 4 1/2 hours and included five three-setters.
The Patriots' No. 1 Shelby Hernandez, No. 2 Annie Armamento and No. 4 Jessica Pineda gained victories, with only Armamento's coming in straight sets. Menchville forced a 3-3 tie entering doubles on triumphs by No. 3 Marie Hidalgo, No. 5 Abby Gillen and No. 6 Toby Eisenberg.
In doubles, Hernandez and Pineda edged Nancy Sumner and Jenna Hixon 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, and Armamento and Katie Conides clinched it with a 1-6, 6-1, 6-1 win over Hidalgo and Jessica Sain. That made the score 5-3, just before Gillen and Eisenberg completed a 6-0 third-set victory at third doubles.

Menchville will join Denbigh in the Eastern Region tournament, provided the Monarchs win their finale against Woodside, a heavy underdog. Wednesday's match was a reversal of last year's close Menchville victory over Denbigh that gave the Monarchs first place and the Patriots runner-up status.
"It was a barnburner," Denbigh coach Andy Hawkins said. "We know it was gonna be. We're survivors here, the last ones standing, whoever could stay in the longest. He came up 5-4 last year, and I was lucky enough to come up 5-4 this year.
"My girls got down a little bit and showed an awful lot of heart, and his girls got down a little bit and showed an awful lot of heart."
Menchville coach Marvin Hedgepeth said, "Andy and I are both happy about not having to finish it tomorrow after our other matches. It was exactly the kind of match we had last year."