Ryan Sawyer was a tennis champion in high school and excelled in tennis at college. Now as coach, he has high hopes for the Vineyard boys' tennis team.

Merger talks are now under way between the nonprofit program that provides free tennis instruction for Island children and the YMCA.

Vineyard tennis players Kat Roberts, Victoria Scott and Lizzie Williamson have been named to the Boston Globe’s 2017 girls tennis all scholastic team.

Regional high school first doubles team Victoria Scott and Lizzie Williamson are champions again.

The Martha’s Vineyard girls tennis team cruised to its third straight Division 3 state championship Wednesday, defeating Monument Mountain 5-0.

The defending state champions beat Lynnfield 5-0 in the semifinals Monday. The girls play Monument Mountain Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.

Paige, Spencer, and Molly Pogue, who are 15 years old, have been playing tennis since they were four. Now, they are all members of the varsity tennis teams.

As the regular season winds down for high school athletics, four teams will see post-season play.

With the spring sports season under way, the two-time state champion girls tennis team is back on the courts. In their third game of the season last Thursday, the girls faced Sandwich, and the winning streak continued.

The Martha's Vineyard girls tennis team won the state championship Wednesday with a 5-0 win. For the second straight year the Vineyarders completed an undefeated season.