After an unusual loss (3-2) to Middleboro to start the week, the girls’ tennis team rallied with back-to-back wins over Quincy (3-2) and Pembroke (5-0) to run its record to 7-3 with two more wins needed to make post-season play.

Michaela Dowd had a strong win at No. 1 singles, wasting little time in beating Quincy’s Stephanie Annessi, 6-1/6-1, while a pair of wins at doubles provided Duxbury with the victory.

Julia Allen and Erin Nelson had no problems with Lyna Pham and Maris Pepo, beating the Presidents’ No. 1 doubles pair, 6-2/6-1. Nicole Hanrahan and Lilly Weil at No. 2 doubles did equally as well, taking care of Stephanie La and Julie Tran, 6-1/6-1.

Duxbury had its problems in singles where Corey Tucker dropped a 4-6/3-6 decision to Quincy’s No. 2 player, Dora Pepo, and Casey Reinhart took it on the chin against Sandy Xie, 1-6/5-7.

“It was a beautiful day for tennis, and our doubles teams, along with Michaela, had quick and efficient wins,” said Coach Jutta Rossano. “Our singles players had harder matches, but both of them played well and made the matches close.”

In Friday’s win over Pembroke, singles had their chance to shine, as they finished quickly and watched the doubles play in extended matches.

Dowd wiped out Sarah Winn, 6-0/6-0, Tucker took care of Erin Scroggins, 6-2/6-1, and Reinhart had an easy time in her win over Maggie Harrington, 6-0/6-1.

Allen and Nelson had a tough time in the first set before defeating Laura McConarty and Elise Famiglietti, 6-4, 6-1, while Hanrahan and Kozmiski won a tie-breaker 6-6 (TB7/5) in the first set of their match before knocking off Kim Higgins and Gina Petrie 6-3 in the second set for the victory.

”It was a stressful day for both teams, as several girls took AP exams,” said Rossano. “Our singles took the lead quickly and closed even faster. Doubles had closer matches, but kept a steady lead to win.”

The girls have three Patriot League matches this week and one on Monday, so taking home two wins would be a major stepping stone toward getting into postseason play, as the final four games are with Scituate, Hingham, Marshfield, and Notre Dame, all four of who could be trouble for the Lady Dragons.