The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team claimed its first victory of the season in Wiscasset, beating the Wolverines 3-1 on April 27.

Scoring for the Seahawks were Anna Baumm, Chloe Hoecker, Madison Gaudette, Emma Rideout and Eve Dolloff. Mackenzie Colby’s match was suspended, due to the rain.

Baumm, who was down 7 games to 9 against Wiscasset’s Hannah Foye, erased a two game deficit and came back to win the match 11-9.

For Boothbay’s doubles match, freshman Madison Gaudette captured her first win at the varsity level with teammate Hoecker. The duo defeated Wiscasset’s Alisyn Richardson and Hayhlee Craig 10-6.

Due to the court capacity in Wiscasset, each match was limited to one set for each match.

Coach Alex Arsenault said despite the shortened preseason and busy schedule, his team is already showing signs of improvement early in the season.

“They’ve been coming to net a little more. Being more aggressive, which I want them to do,” Arsenault said. “Their positioning is definitely a lot better now.”

 Boothbay vs. Winthrop

Boothbay suffered its second loss of the season, losing to the Winthrop Ramblers 5-0 at home on April 29.

Out of the five matches played on Wednesday, Boothbay’s singles player Angela Machon was the only match that went into third set. In girls high school tennis, most matches consist of three sets of play, with the winner determined by the best two out of three sets.

For Boothbay, the loss dredged up memories of last year’s playoffs when Winthrop knocked Boothbay out of the running, Arsenault said. This year the Ramblers will be the team to beat.

Arsenault said Boothbay is playing more consistently, however, his team needs to work on its service game and up aggression if players want to win more matches this season.

“By the end of the season we should be winning both singles and doubles. We really need at least one point from our doubles to really win matches more often,” Arsenault said.

Boothbay will face the Greyhounds at Lisbon on May 1.