Bulldogs Roundup: Girls Tennis Team Falls in Finale

And then there were three.

Of Bedford's six spring sports squads, only three are still playing.

The BHS boys tennis team concluded its season with a championship on Tuesday, but the Bedford girls tennis squad was unable to follow suit as they fell to top-seeded and undefeated Bishop Guertin, 5-1, on Thursday in the Division I championship contest.

Yesterday, two of three BHS teams (not including girls tennis) advanced, while the third team was bumped in the first round.

The following is a recap of Thursday's action as well as a preview of this weekend's upcoming contests:

Girls Tennis

The Lady Bulldogs finished runner up to BG after dropping five of six singles matches during Thursday's championship contest at Manchester West. Results are as follows:

Singles:

1. Anna Corrao vs Brianna Leonard 0-8
2. Julie Aichinger vs Jennifer Dai 1-8
3. Sadhana Tadepalli vs Lauren Hayward 1-8
4. Abby Ramsey vs Elizabeth Dizesare 1-8
5. Payton Terzian vs Allison Murphy 2-8
6. Nikita Yerram vs Amelia Fallon 8-4

Doubles:

1. Aichinger/Corrao vs Leonard/Hayward Did not play
2. Ramsey/Tadepalli vs Dai/Dizesare Did not play
3. Terzian/Anitha Machupali vs Murphy/Fallon Did not play

Boys Lacrosse

The top-seeded Bulldogs opened defense of their 2012 championship with a 17-2 blowout of No. 8 Oyster River at Bedford High School. BHS takes on No. 4 Bow at 8 p.m. Saturday at Exeter High School.

Softball

The No. 6 ranked Lady Bulldogs, playing in their first D-I tournament, defeated No. 11 Pinkerton Academy, 1-0. BHS travels to No. 3 Dover for a 4 p.m. Saturday quarterfinal matchup against the Green Wave.

Baseball

The No. 12 Bulldogs, competing in D-I for the first time, traveled to Rochester and fell, 10-2, to 5 Spaulding in the opening round of the playoffs.

Girls Lacrosse

The third-seeded Lady B's triumphed, 13-11,in their opening-round game against Merrimack on Wednesday, earning a spot in the Division II semifinals against No. 2 Portsmouth. The contest is scheduled for 1 p.m Saturday at Southern New Hampshire University.

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