Overview
- Top-seeded Martha’s Vineyard beat defending champion Dover-Sherborn 3-2 to win the MIAA Division 3 girls’ tennis crown.
- The Vineyarders trailed 2-0 before freshman Josey Johns won third singles and Leah Thomson and Zoe Treitman rallied to win first doubles and tie the match.
- Junior Laina Dubin clinched the title by defeating Dover-Sherborn’s Leah Hills 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 in the deciding first-singles match.
- The final was a roughly three-hour match played at MIT’s DuPont Courts on a near-90-degree day, testing endurance and shot selection.
- The team returned to Martha’s Vineyard to a celebratory homecoming that marked the program’s first state championship since 2017 and underscored coach Bill Rigali’s praise for roster depth and team camaraderie.