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Finally. That was Sophia Correnti’s first thought after her last high school singles tennis match. After coming close in each of the previous three years, the Derryfield School senior won her first NHIAA singles title recently at Southern New Hampshire University. Correnti defeated Souhegan’s Callie Perrin 6-3, 6-4 in the final. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe I just did that. Wow,’” Correnti said. “It was a really good feeling.” The Bedford resident was the runner-up in the singles tournament each of the past two seasons and reached the semifinals as a freshman. Her first singles championship came five days after she helped Derryfield win its second straight Division I team title at the same venue. Correnti, who is headed to Tulane University in New Orleans in the fall and will try out for its Division I women’s tennis team, finished her senior season 21-0 in singles play. Over her Derryfield career, Correnti went 57-2 in singles competition. “(I was) just coming in with the ...

Jun. 9—LEWISTON — The only thing different for the Yarmouth boys tennis team was the seeding. The second-seeded Clippers won their sixth straight Class B South championship Monday, shutting out No. 1 Lincoln Academy 5-0 at Bates College. It is the third straight year they have defeated the Eagles to reach the state final, doing so as the top seed in 2023 and '24. In Class A South, Falmouth returned to the final for the second straight year and fifth in seven seasons with a 4-1 win over Thornton Academy. The Class C South boys final between Waynflete and Maine Central Institute was in progress at press time. From Spain to a final While the Clippers were in the B South final last year, their No. 1 player was not. Andre Violette played second singles as a sophomore, but spent his junior season abroad in Spain at the Emilio Sanchez American School, a school and tennis academy in Barcelona. Violette, a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Eli Melanson on Monday, said he was happy to contribute to a tit...