It was a clash of the titans in girls tennis Thursday with undefeated Swampscott defeating Beverly, which had also been undefeated going into the match, 5-0, at Swampscott.”It was just a good match,” Swampscott coach Lenny Polacco said. “It was hard-fought, and there was a huge crowd from both Beverly and Swampscott.”Swampscott first singles player Jen Cleary did what no one else had done in 35 matches: She defeated Beverly’s Sabrina Salmela, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.”She just hung in there and took control midway through the second set,” Polacco said.In second singles, Micalla Hootstein defeated Meghan Corcoran, 6-2, 6-2, and in third singles, Yuliya Sergeyeva outlasted Sophie Blau, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.First doubles were also a war, with Kara Gilberg and Kate Hall getting past Amanda Krugman-Gina Pinciaro, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5). In second doubles, Rebecca Ruskin-Jane Malinkovich survived against Kate Johnson-Robyn Spiridigliozzi, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.Polacco credited his early-season non-league schedule, which featured four tough matches, including bouts with Lynnfield and North Reading, with helping the team prepare for competition like Beverly. Beverly (10-1) is in first place in the Northeastern Conference North and Swampscott (11-0, 9-0) is sitting atop the NEC South.L’field 4, Rockport 1At Rockport, the Pioneers (9-1) finished the week 4-0 thanks to wins from Jen George, 6-0, 6-1, at first singles; Allison Bodek, 6-0, 6-1, at second singles; and Sarah Copelas, 6-2, 6-0, at third singles. Jess DiFillippo-Kristen DiFillippo won at first doubles, 6-1, 6-3.Fenwick 3, AB Williams 2At Peabody, the Crusaders (9-3) swept singles, with Ami Ingemi winning 6-3, 6-2. She’s now 10-2 at No. 1. Vanessa Poirier won 6-1, 6-0 at second singles and Lizzy Trainor (11-1) won at third singles, 6-1, 6-0.M’head 5, Classical 0At Marblehead, Chelsie Osborne was the bright spot for the Rams (3-8). She normally plays first doubles, but moved up to second singles and lost a tough one, 3-6, 6-7.Danvers 5, English 0At Danvers, the Bulldogs (1-7) had some strong play at third singles by Ashley Turner, who ended up losing to Rachel Gershaw, 5-7, 6-4, 1-6. Danvers had wins from Anna Dokina at first singles (the English player had to default due to injury) and from Katarina Paulo at second singles, 6-2, 6-1. Danvers also took both doubles matches.Arl. Cath. 4, St. Mary’s 1At GE Courts, Alex Smith and Stacey Politis won at first doubles, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, but it was the only point the Spartans could muster.