Lewiston High School’s Lizzy Michaud returns a shot during a Class A North semifinal match against Mt. Blue High School in Lewiston on Saturday. LEWISTON – Anita Murphy has been coaching the Lewiston girls’ tennis team for 39 seasons. You think she has seen it all in her Hall of Fame career? Nope, think again. […]
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High School Tennis: Hammond falls to a familiar opponent
PORTLAND – Bethany Hammond fought to the end, but couldn’t overcome Rosemary Campanella of Kennebunk/Wells. The St. Dominic Academy senior, who was the No. 3 seed, lost in straight sets Monday morning in a semifinal match in the MPA State Singles Tournament at The Fitness and Racquet Club 6-1, 6-2. Campanella the No. 2 seed […]
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Girls Tennis: Waynflete’s depth helps in victory over St. Dom’s
Saint Dominic Academy’s Kassaundra Stacy tosses the ball for a serve during her #1 doubles match against Waynflete Friday afternoon in Auburn. AUBURN — In a rematch of last season’s girls’ Class C south regional final, Waynflete edged St. Dom’s 3-2 Friday in a key late-season match. The Saints defeated the Flyers to capture the […]
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Girls’ tennis: Deep Hebron ruling the MAISAD
Hebron Academy girls’ tennis coach Colin Griggs, center, is surrounded by his 2017 team, from left: Maddy New, Lauren Rousseau, Lena Olszewska, Griggs, Tounarouze El Yazidi, Hina Koharazawa, Xinyuan “Emma” Xu and Kirari Nakai. HEBRON — When it comes to MAISAD conference play, all the Hebron Academy girls’ tennis team knows how to do is […]
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Lewiston girls’ tennis 2017 preview
Coach: Anita Murphy (39th season) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s result: 15-1 (state runner-up) Returning athletes: Seniors — Elizabeth Michaud, Maddie LeBlond, Chloe Morin. Key losses: Maddi Roy, Alanna Taylor, Corinne Laberge, Sierra Melanson. Promising newcomers: Senior — Zahara Shidad; Freshmen — Roslyn Wailus, Molly Chicoine, Maddy Foster. Season outlook: Despite the Blue Devils losing four of […]
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Mountain Valley girls’ tennis 2017 preview
Coach: Elaine Michaud (28th year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Last year’s result: 5-7 Returning athletes: Seniors — Emma Somers, Jillian Provencher, Natalie Richard, Abigail Labrash; Junior — Brooke Carver. Key losses: Julia Sirois, Megan Philbrick, Deserae Burris, Natalie Inglis. Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Abbey Duguay, Sarah Cunningham; Freshmen — Abby Gauvin, Phoenix Hughes. Season outlook: The Falcons hope to improve on […]
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Edward Little girls’ tennis 2017 preview
Coach: Kim Clark (third year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s record: 4-8 Returning athletes: Seniors — Khadro Adow, Yasmin Farah, Isabel Bassett; Junior — Ridwan Hussein; Sophomores — Esther Chen, Janvi Patel, Mikaela Scott, Ava Weaver. Key losses: Riley McCurdy, Sarah Knobloch, Megan Farrington, Hannah Thistle. Promising newcomer: Senior — Alexis Bellefleur. Season outlook: The Red […]
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Spruce Mountain girls’ tennis 2017 preview
Coach: Jeremy Gath (first year) Conference: KVAC; Class: B Last year’s results: 0-12 Returning athletes: Junior — Evelyn Castonguay; Sophomore — Natalie Luce. Key loss: Deliliah Jordan. Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Anna Bradford, Abby Redman. Season outlook: The Phoenix are looking pretty good for 2017, with a few very good players and a few promising newcomers to the […]
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Oxford Hills girls’ tennis 2017 preview
Coach: Walter Perry (10th year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s results: 2-10 Returning athletes: Seniors — Kaylee Dow, Cassia Docos, Abbie Earle, Krista Roast; Juniors — Gabby Bergeron, Morgan MacNeil. Key losses: Victoria Eichorn. Promising newcomers: Seniors — Meghan Doherty, Rosemary Eichorn; Sophomores — Katerina Crowell, Ashley Mcallister, Naomi Martin, Hunter Roast; Freshman — Marla Tanous. […]
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Hebron Academy girls’ tennis 2017 preview
Coach: Colin Griggs (sixth year) Conference: MAISAD Last year: 9-0 regular season, won fifth straight MAISAD title; invited to NEPSAC Class D round-robin. Returning athletes: Sophomores — Leah Bonis, Hina Koharazawa, Emma Xu. Key losses: Tilila El Yazidi, Sophie Gibson. Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Tounarouze El Yazidi, Kirari Nakai. Season Outlook: Five sophomores will make […]