YUNET JOMOLCA Mariner’s Sydney Bell watches the flight of her return volley in Thursday’s singles match loss to North Fort Myers. More photos are available online at: cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com.

Thursday’s tennis match went down to the wire with Mariner’s girls ultimately prevailing over North Fort Myers 4-3.

In the boys’ match, Mariner walked away with a 6-1 victory.

North’s Ellen McHugh and Abby Gunderson won singles matches, then paired up to take the No. 1 doubles match. They accounted for all three points for the Red Knights.

Meanwhile, Mariner’s Adrienne Wadsworth extended her season-long unbeaten streak by winning both singles and doubles matches she played. Tori Webb-Martin and Elizabeth Burchers accounted for the Tritons’ other points.

The Tritons (5-3) host Ida Baker Friday.

YUNET JOMOLCA Ellen McHugh of North Fort Myers makes a backhand return in her singles win Thursday at Mariner. More photos are available online at: cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com.

Singles – Ellen McHugh (NFM) def. Sydney Bell 6-0, 6-0; Abby Gunderson (NFM) def. Monica Amaya 6-1, 6-0; Adrienne Wadsworth (M) def. Tonya Moore 6-0, 6-0; Tori Webb-Martin (M) def. Rodelyn Furvil 6-4, 6-1; Elizabeth Burchers (M) def. Shonna Moneo 7-6, 6-2.

Doubles – McHugh-Gunderson (NFM) def. Bell-Amaya 8-4; Wadsworth-Webb-Martin (M) def. Furvil-Marissa Durfey 8-0.

Cape Coral 4, Ida Baker 3: Cape Coral withstood a strong challenge from Ida Baker, holding off the Bulldogs for a one-point win.

Renee Dean and Kaitlyn Dampier won at both singles and doubles for the Seahawks with Danielle Carter contributing with a singles victory.

The Seahawks (8-1) host undefeated Bishop Verot (6-0) Friday.

YUNET JOMOLCA Mariner’s Aaron Smith prepares a forehand shot against North Fort Myers Thursday. More photos from the Tritons’ 6-1 victory are available online at: cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com.

Singles – Renee Dean (CC) def. Amanda Teets 6-0, 6-3; Danielle Carter (CC) def. Sarah Leni 6-4, 6-3; Kjierstine Payne (IB) def. Aimee Dolorfino 6-2, 6-0; Kaitlyn Dampier (CC) def. Amanda Feder 6-3, 6-2; Rachel Collins (IB) def. Ella Baar 4-6, 6-4, 10-7.

Doubles – Dean-Dampier (CC) def. Teets-Feder 8-6; Payne-Leni (IB) def. Carter-Dolorfino 8-4.

Boys Tennis

Cape Coral 7, Ida Baker 0: Joel Silverberg dropped only one game in winning at No. 1 singles and added a doubles point to help carry Cape Coral past Ida Baker.

Dylon Dixon boosted his singles record to 5-0 while Alex Ragonese improved to 7-1 on the season for the Seahawks.

YUNET JOMOLCA North Fort Myers’ Jesus Lugones grimmaces while making a backhand return in Thursday’s 6-1 loss at Mariner. More photos are available online at: cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com.

Cape (8-1) hosts Bishop Verot Friday.

Singles – Joel Silverberg (CC) def. Caleb Davis 6-1, 6-0; Arthemon Lis (CC) def. Paul Lapikas 6-3, 6-3; Alex Ragonese (CC) def. Nick Boye 6-4, 3-6, 10-1; Shane Pacheco (CC) def. Carlos Garcia 6-1, 6-4; Dylon Dixon (CC) def. Jaryd Wydock 6-3, 6-0. (JV: Evan Brandt (IB) def. Zach Reider 8-6.)

Doubles – Silverberg-Dixon (CC) def. Davis-Lapikas 8-5; Lis-Ragonese (CC) def. Boye-Garcia 8-1. (JV: Caleb Erdner-Mitch Irvin (CC) def. Baker 8-2.)

Mariner 6, North Fort Myers 1: Mariner played its way through some tight matches, including a pair of third-set tiebreakers, to grab a victory over North Fort Myers.

The highlight of the day came at No. 5 singles, where Mariner sophomore Steven Allen defeated his brother, freshman Bradley Allen of North Fort Myers 6-1, 7-5.

The Tritons (4-4) host Ida Baker Friday.

Singles – Aaron Smith (M) def. Jesus Lugones 6-4, 4-6(10-7); Tim Connelly (M) def. Alex Reynolds 6-2, 7-5; Danville Bent (M) def. Zach Fisher 6-5, 3-6(12-10); Nathaniel Gunnin (M) def. Sid Feldman 7-5, 7-5; Steven Allen (M) def. Bradley Allen 6-1, 7-5.

Doubles – Smith-Connelly (M) def. Lugones-Alex Smith 8-6; Reynolds-Feldman (NFM) def. Bent-Derrick Adams 8-4.

Baseball

Island Coast 6, East Lee 1: Island Coast coach Clint Montgomery feels his first-year varsity team has let a few games slip away this season. They made sure that didn’t happen Thursday night thanks to strong pitching by sophomore Jordan Moody and sophomore closer Kyle Harding.

Moody went six innings in the Gators’ win over East Lee County. The right-hander allowed only two hits and one unearned run.

Harding came on in his usual relief role in the seventh and finished off the Jaguars, striking out two.

The Gators (5-7) jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Freshman Randy Petito sparked the big inning with a leadoff single and stolen base. Taylor Renegar and Nelson Candelario had RBI doubles, and Marco LoSauro added an RBI single.

After three quiet innings, the Gators added runs in both the fifth and sixth innings. Josh Guffey delivered an RBI double in the sixth.

“I didn’t think four runs would be enough,” Montgomery said. “We kind of sat there for a few innings and they were just a hit away. We got that run in the fifth and tacked on another in the sixth, and that’s what you have to do.”

The Gators travel to Cape Coral Friday for the second meeting of the season between the schools. The Gators won 4-1 early in the season at the Early Bird Tournament.

East Lee County 000 100 0 – 1 3 0

Island Coast 400 011 x – 6 9 2

W – Jordan Moody. L – Reese Lanier.

2B – Randy Petito (IC), Nelson Candelario (IC), Josh Guffey (IC).

Softball

Fort Myers 5, Cape Coral 3: Lindsey Caserio had an inside-the-park home run in the sixth inning, and Rachel Kormos delivered an RBI triple in the seventh, lifting Fort Myers to a victory at Cape Coral.

The host Seahawks battled the Green Wave (7-3) to a 3-3 tie into the sixth.

The Seahawks took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Payton DiLallo singled and scored the first run, and Tara Higgins scored the second run. Higgins had an RBI triple in the fifth. Brenna Harkins worked all seven innings on the mound for the Seahawks (4-7).

The Seahawks host Mariner Friday.

Fort Myers 021 001 1 – 5 8 5

Cape Coral 200 010 0 – 3 5 6

W – Emily Henderson. L – Brenna Harkins.

3B – Kormos (F), Higgins (C). HR – Caserio (F).