The two preseason tennis favorites in the Southern Connecticut Conference took another step forward against Amity Friday.
Fairfield Prep beat Amity for the second time this season, this time sweeping the Spartans 7-0. Tom O'Brien, Ryan Carr and Jason Ottomano, Prep's top three singles players, are all among the league's best.
The Hand girls beat Amity 6-1 for the second time this year. Alex Petrini, Hand's top singles player, has not lost yet this season. Taylor Fay and Kristen Doerer round out a very sound top three for the Tigers.
Don't expect anything to change when the SCC tournament commences in a few weeks: Prep and Hand will likely be the teams left standing in the finals at Yale University on May 26.