Globe Top 20 tennis polls: Newton South girls, Brookline boys serving notice
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In a battle between two solid teams in the ultra-competitive Dual County League on Friday, No. 8 Acton-Boxborough emerged victorious, 4-1, over No. 11 Lincoln-Sudbury to create separation in the league standings.
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Wellesley remains on top, as its perfect season continued. The MIAA touranament seedings and pairings will be released Friday. Records based on scored reported to the Globe.
The Globe's Top 20 girls' tennis poll
The Globe poll as of May 19, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff.
No.
Team
Record
Previous
1.
Wellesley
16-0-0
1
2.
Newton South
14-0-0
2
3.
Lexington
16-0-0
3
4.
Boston Latin
11-3-0
4
5.
Westford
13-1-0
5
6.
Bishop Feehan
12-2-0
6
7.
Hingham
16-1-0
10
8.
Acton-Boxborough
8-4-0
8
9.
Winchester
14-3-0
9
10.
Notre Dame (H)
12-2-0
11
11.
Lincoln-Sudbury
7-6-0
7
12.
Wayland
8-5-0
13
13.
Andover
15-1-0
14
14.
Concord-Carlisle
6-5-0
12
15.
Milton
9-4-0
15
16.
Needham
10-4-0
16
17.
Dover-Sherborn
13-0-0
19
18.
Belmont
10-6-0
18
19.
Duxbury
12-3-0
17
20.
Martha's Vineyard
14-0-0
20
The Globe's Top 20 boys' tennis poll
There's little movement this week in the Globe Top 20 boys' tennis poll, with most of the state's top teams cruising down the backstretch of the regular season.
St. John's Prep stayed unbeaten and atop the poll. Third-ranked Brookline put together an impressive week, notching a 3-2 victory over No. 6 Newton North on Wednesday, and then handling No. 10 Duxbury, 4-1, in nonleague action on Saturday.
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Next week should bring more clarity to the Division 1 postseason landscape, with No. 5 Concord-Carlisle set to face No. 4 Lexington and No. 2 Acton-Boxborough consecutively (on Tuesday and Wednesday) to close out the regular season.
The only new entrant into the poll is No. 17 Wellesley, which posted three consecutive wins to conclude the week, highlighted by a 4-1 triumph over Weston on Tuesday.
The MIAA tournament seedings and pairings will be released on Friday. Records based on scores reported to the Globe.
The Globe poll as of May 19, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff.
No.
Team
Record
Previous
1.
St. John's Prep
15-0-0
1
2.
Acton-Boxborough
11-0-0
2
3.
Brookline
15-1-0
3
4.
Lexington
17-1-0
4
5.
Concord-Carlisle
9-2-0
5
6.
Newton North
11-3-0
6
7.
BC High
11-2-0
7
8.
Winchester
14-3-0
9
9.
Hopkinton
16-0-0
11
10.
Duxbury
15-2-0
10
11.
Bishop Feehan
11-1-0
12
12.
Westford
7-4-0
8
13.
Needham
12-4-0
15
14.
Bedford
10-4-0
16
15.
Hingham
15-1-0
13
16.
Andover
12-3-0
14
17.
Wellesley
10-8-0
–
18.
Sharon
15-1-0
19
19.
Manchester Essex
16-0-0
20
20.
Arlington
11-4-0
17
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