With only one loss with their full lineup during the regular season in the first match of the season against Hall-Dale, Boothbay Region High School girls tennis coach Alex Arsenault remains optimistic about the program. The team will return with all but one player, senior Sarah Kreft, who is graduating. 

The Seahawks’ season (8-4 overall) ended June 5 with a semifinal tournament loss to Waynflete – without a full squad.

“We had a very successful season,” said Arsenault via email on June 6. “Upsetting MCI (in the quarterfinal round) was a huge team victory. Our doubles showed up strong that day! Laura (Chapman, first singles) had a staple win for her career, remaining undefeated in team play!

“Being one match away from the Class C South Championship was great for our program. We have bigger goals to accomplish next year.  The only match we lost with our full lineup was the first match of the season against Hall-Dale. That’s an example of how hard our girls worked to improve! Every match we got better and better. I look forward to the returning players next year.”

Matches against Waynflete and MCI  

The girls Class C South semifinal tennis match in Portland was called due to lightning and rain on Wednesday, June 5. Boothbay trailed 3-0 (with an anticipated 2nd doubles forfeit by the Seahawks) and lost to the Waynflete Flyers when the match was stopped. 

Scores vs. Waynflete 

1st singles: Laura Chapman (B) 6-1, did not finish (W) Lucy Hart 

2nd singles: Sawyer Blake (B) 4-4, did not finish (W) Vivian Rollis 

3rd singles: Maddie Andreasen (B) lost 0-6, 0-6 to (W) Rosie Dellamatera-Christin 

1st doubles: Ivory Cody and Abby Orchard (B) lost 0-6, 1-6 to (W) Jenny Morrill and Lucia Moraes 

2nd doubles: Boothbay forfeit 

BRHS advanced to the semifinal round of the Class C South tournament with an upset win, 3-2, over host Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield Monday afternoon, June 3. MCI (8-4) was seeded third and Boothbay sixth (7-3) in the final Heal point standings.  

Scores vs. MCI 

1st singles: Laura Chapman B won 7-5, 6-4 over MCI’s Ava Vardaros 

2nd singles: Sawyer Blake B lost 1-6, 0-6 to MCI’s Olivia Varney 

3rd singles: Hannah Kreft B lost 6-4, 3-6, 1-6 to MCI’s Lillian Roderick-Backford 

1st doubles: Sarah Kreft and Ivory Cody B won 6-4, 6-4 over MCI’s Heidi Dechane and Daphne Hands 

2nd doubles: Abby Orchard and Maddie Andreasen B won 6-2, 6-3 over MCI’s Clare Hands and Abi Rowell