BY RYAN O’CONNOR During her two years playing on the Bow High School tennis team, Amber Chandronnait guided the Lady Falcons to two state titles while earning two individual championships and one doubles crown. Those accomplishments, along with a plethora of accolades playing independently, earned her a scholarship to the ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORSamantha Jean doesn’t like to lose, especially to her sister, Kirsten. The feeling is mutual, said the younger sibling. Though each was the top tennis player for their respective high school this season, they never met in a New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association-sanctioned event. Sam, a recent Manchester ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR No. 1 doubles teams knotted at 7-7, Jean VerPlanck thought her Bow girls tennis squad had a strong chance to knock off once-beaten Portsmouth in the Class I quarterfinals on May 21. Then the skies opened and the rain fell. When the tourney’s No. 2 and No. 7 seeds resumed play the next day, VerPlanck said any ...

BY JERRY LIPTAK The Pelham High School boys tennis team tweaked the old argument – the end justifies the means – in 2008. This was a team that proved sometimes the end just defies the means. Yes, unbeaten state champ Hanover concluded the Pythons’ season with a quick 9-0 defeat in the Class I state semifinals on ...

BY JERRY LIPTAK A playoff atmosphere arrived one week early for two good Class I tennis teams – visiting Bow and host Pembroke Academy. While the day’s end marked the season’s close for PA, Bow’s campaign begins anew. The Falcons’ depth proved too much for the Spartans in a 6-3 victory in the ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR By regular-season standards, the implications of a win or a loss were far greater than a typical boys tennis contest. Matched up on Saturday, May 17, were 9-3 Pelham and 11- 2 Coe-Brown. The winner was likely to host a first-round playoff duel between the two five days later. “It was huge,” said ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Entering the season with three starters who never played tennis before, even Mark Telge had to question his team’s chances to be competitive in Class L. Yet 13 contests into the season, the Little Green have compiled an 9-4 record and almost assuredly locked up a postseason berth. This, after the they ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR It was an otherwise routine conversation between Danny Gorman, the uncle, and Danny Gorman, the nephew. “Are you looking forward to the upcoming tennis season?” asked the elder Gorman. “Can’t wait,” replied the nephew. “I just wish we had a coach.” The discussion took ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR After five increasingly successful seasons as Manchester West boys tennis coach, including a 13-1 record and trip to the Class L finale in 2007, Shawna Morley was offered an opportunity at Bedford High she couldn’t refuse. “I knew the community of Bedford and how serious they are and how much they ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK Say it as many times as you’d like. The boys of Derryfield tennis won’t get sick of it. In fact, they’re quite used to it: another season, another state championship. In no surprising fashion, the Cougars grabbed their fifth straight Class M-S crown with an 8-1 win over top-seeded Berlin on May 26. Derryfield ...