For the first time in five years the Winchester boys’ tennis team claimed the Division 2 state title with a 3-2 win over Duxbury at Andover High School on Tuesday afternoon.

“I knew it was going to be 3-2 either way. It just worked out for us,’’ Winchester coach Matt Rose said.

The Sachems (19-2) got on the board first when the first doubles tandem of senior Will Hibbard and junior Matt Fagan won, 6-2, 6-0.

Winchester dropped the second and third singles matches and trailed Duxbury, 2-1, but had the lead in the remaining two matches. Duxbury’s wins came from sophomore Ethan Hall and junior Jack Simon.

The second doubles match went to a second-set tiebreaker. After a furious rally, a Duxbury shot went wide, giving senior Jonathan Yao and junior Ramsey Sullivan a 6-0, 7-5 win to even the championship at two apiece.

All eyes turned to the first singles match between Winchester sophomore Noah Criss and Duxbury senior Eric Seewald. Criss won the first set in convincing 6-0 fashion, but Seewald had been in that position before.

During the 2013 state title match, Seewald lost the first set to Noah’s brother Jake Criss, 6-1, before rallying to win the match, 1-6, 6-0, 6-1, to give Duxbury the title.

As the pressure mounted Tuesday, Seewald began to cut into Criss’s second-set lead.

“In the first set, I came out more aggressive because I was playing free and he’s a senior so there’s more pressure on him,’’ Noah Criss said. “As the second set came, I got tight as I realized I could close it out or I could choke.’’

Down, 4-1, Seewald won two of the next three games, but needed to break the sophomore’s serve to prolong the match.

“Under pressure my serve really helped me,’’ Criss said. “It saved me in the last game and it saved an early break in the second set.’’

With Criss and Winchester a point away from the state title, the sophomore sent a forehand volley that Seewald was unable to return, giving Criss a 6-0, 6-3 win.

As Seewald’s shot sailed long, Criss pumped his fist.

Division 2 girls

Foxboro 3, Wayland 2 — Foxboro lost in the Division 2 state championship each of the past two years, but this season it was able to get over the hump, capturing its first state ­title with a victory over Wayland at Rahanis Park in Burlington.

The Warriors clinched the championship with a 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 victory in first doubles behind the play of freshman Julia Muise and sophomore Kayla Prag.

Despite a valiant fight from Wayland’s doubles pair, Arielle Friedman and Elena Erdekian, Muise and Prag remained poised and composed throughout the match.

“It was nerve-wracking for sure, but I think having Julia by my side was huge,’’ Prag said. “We really got to know each other this season, and we just relaxed. We used each other’s energy and each other’s strengths and weaknesses.’’

They may be underclassmen, but the duo from Foxboro played like seasoned veterans.

“I was so proud of their mental toughness today, and the way they battled back a couple times through tight sets,’’ said Foxboro coach Jon Montanaro.

The Warriors also collected points in second and third singles en route to the victory.

Sophomore Sophia Prinos dropped only four games in her 6-1, 6-3 win over Wayland’s Audrey Camacho in second singles, and junior Lexi Nelson defeated Sydney Hsu, 6-4, 6-3.

Wayland, which was also vying for its first state championship, secured victories in second doubles and first singles.

Cate Ruland and Allie Kunen made quick work of Foxboro (6-0, 6-2) to earn Wayland’s first point and Izzy Essi won her first singles match on a tiebreaker.

Senior Diana Prinos may have been narrowly defeated by Essi for the final point, but Montanaro noted that the team would not have been in this position if it weren’t for Prinos and the other seniors.

She, along with No. 2 doubles player ­Michaela McCarthy set the tone for the rest of the Warriors, and it’s no fluke the team made it to the state final in three of its four years.

“The leadership that they’ve had is great,’’ Montanaro said. “They go out and lead by example every day, and their work ethic is second to none. Those girls earned everything that they got today.’’